BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Multinational companies sent fewer foreign employees to the Chinese mainland in 2009 as they aimed to cut costs during the global financial crisis, China Daily reported Wednesday.

    In contrast, the number of Chinese employees with overseas educational background and foreign staff hired from within China increased, the newspaper said, citing a report by Mercer, a global human resources and related financial advice provider.

    Among senior management staff, the number of people sent from foreign countries dropped by 6 percent, compared to last year. But the number of foreign staff hired from within the Chinese mainland increased by 12 percent, the report showed.

    The largest decrease - 10 percent - was among professional technical staff.

    The survey also found 40 - 50 percent of multinational companies...

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