The development of soft skills has been a major concern in the Malaysian higher education scene. In order to identify appropriate strategies in developing these skills among students, it is important for institutions to be aware of soft skill levels of students before they start a degree...

Issues to do with the availability and quality of statistics for carrying out comparative studies on China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan have been debated for decades. Applying some of the findings of individual studies may be a way to bypass the problems of statistics and develop a policy...