Maybe I can provide some insights, working in CAL Taiwan, salary around 6.5-7k USD with 5usd per diem. Expat pilots will get a commuting roster with 8 days consecutive off and free return tickets to your home country, provided it is CAL destinations. Accommodation allowances will be provided along with market allowances (basically to cover your living expenses). As for command opportunity, standard 6+ years. As what others mentioned in this thread, the operating mindset and training here is drastically different from other part of the world. Communications with cabin crew indeed close to zero, typically you won't even know who you're operating with! Overall, it's relaxes daily operations once you get used to the working environments.