Microsoft plans to recruit new Chinese staff in the coming year, growing its Chinese headcount to 10,000 from roughly 9,000 today, senior vice president Hou Yang said in a statement posted to Microsoft’s Chinese-language Weibo page Wednesday. Microsoft will also expand its office footprint in China, building out centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou in the next three to five years. The plans...
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