Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for reform in a bid to build a globally competitive human resource system.
China is to build a database of overseas talent as part of a digital platform to match foreign experts with potential employers, a senior official said on Sunday.
According to its "Doing Business 2015" report, Malaysia is ranked in the top 20 globally in the ease of doing business, coming ahead of Switzerland, the UAE and Japan.
A lack of education and cultural understanding of the Asian region is prohibiting Australia's economic growth, a business leader said at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Sydney conference on Friday.
China has expanded its program to attract overseas talent by adding 55 introduction plans to the latest brain gain list.
China is considering relaxing its "green card" policy by lowering the application and approval threshold, a move to attract more foreign talent.
The Chinese government says experts from overseas will get a Chinese visa much faster and easier than ever before.