malaica Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Hello folks! I am from Europe and have a company in China. Since I would like to setup an office in Thailand, I need to know how difficult it is to hire Chinese speaking people in Bangkok? They should possess a native-level standard of written and oral Chinese. I know that the Thai-Chinese community counts about 14% of the population. Do they still talk Chinese? Thanks if you can help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakachalet Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 greetings malaica you must be kidding.... only 14% speaking chinese....? lol also speaking chinese myself, i would venture to guess that the chinese speaking population in thailand exceeds 30%.... some thirty years ago, the figure would be around 70%.... currently, most elderly and middle aged thais who still could spreak and understand some chinese, PuTungWha, Cantanese, TaeChiew, Hukka, HockKian.... among a few others, genuinely regret that their own children do not read, speak nor write sufficient chinese to survive.... if and when china does take over southeast asia.... lol at present, from my experience, there are educated thais who could speak, read and write thai, chinese and english as well.... they comprise of about only 10% of the population and they are in great demand.... last month, during a funeral in bkk, ran into a thai lady in her 25.... she reads, speaks and writes thai, english and chinese.... a graduate of a state university in chicago.... she is commuting weeking between bkk and shienghai--working in shienghai and visiting her just deceased mom in bkk.... the parent chinese company is paying her around 15,000 usd a month plus monthly traveling allowance and monthly profit sharing of 10%.... if you have trouble looking for qualified individuals, email or pm me anytime.... with your specs will be glad to help as best as i can.... but these candidates will probably laugh at 60,000 baht a month salary though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Dupe thread, continue here please http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Difficult-Hi...ng-t324971.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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