Entrepreneurs ask US to accelerate visa reform
Two of the best-known startup accelerators in the United States are appointing specialists to help immigrant entrepreneurs enrolled in their…
10 years ago
Quota work permits and critical skills visas under the new Immigration Regulations
According to South Africa’s new Immigration Regulations, the quota work permit category has been replaced by the critical skills work…
10 years ago
The Visa-For-Sale Scheme and Other Useless Immigration Programs
For the first time since its creation in 1990, the “investor immigrant” visa program looks on track to have its annual…
10 years ago
Why Indians are increasingly looking to study in US, UK at undergraduate level
A few months ago, Rimi Khanna (name changed), studying Maths honors at Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi, approached CollegeCore Education for…
10 years ago
The Best And Worst Cities For Jobs This Fall
The climate for job seekers continues its slow trek towards improvement, with some markets showing particular optimism about the end…
10 years ago
4 states see sharp rise in low skilled workers going abroad
Emigration from Gujarat for greener pastures abroad has seen a rise of 26%. Over 8850 Gujarat workers emigrated in 2013…
10 years ago
The Most In-Demand (And Aging) Engineering Jobs
Not pre-med. Not business. Not computer science. The most popular college major choice for high school seniors surveyed by CareerBuilder—the majority…
10 years ago
150 startups and VCs call on government to sort out visas, broadband, tax, skills and regulation
Over 150 UK tech startups and investors have backed a new "Startup Manifesto" that outlines how the next government should…
10 years ago
Top 10 international places to invest in real estate
If you could buy prime beachfront property at a bargain price, wouldn't you? Finding a steal in the U.S. is…
10 years ago
China unveils new rules on overseas investment
New measures to allow easier overseas investment by domestic companies have beenreleased by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC). Under the new rules, the ministry cedes its previous control over the number ofinvestment projects. Only overseas investment projects in sensitive countries or regions,as well as in sensitive industries will require approval by the MOC. Such sensitive countries or regions include countries that have not established diplomaticties with China and those countries under the United Nations sanctions. Other overseas investment projects only need to register with the MOC, according to the new measuresposted on their website Saturday. Aimed at allowing more freedom for outbound investment, the measures take effect onOct. 6 this year. Previously, any overseas investment project worth more than 100 million U.S. dollars wasrequired to be approved by the MOC. Overseas investment in energy and mining, orprojects between 10 million and 100 million U.S. dollars, must also be approved byprovincial commerce departments. Overseas investment by industries under China's export restriction policies or thoseprojects affecting more than one foreign country's interests are subject to the MOC'sapproval review. Apart from the MOC, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC),China's top economic planner, has the power to approve or veto an overseas investmentproject. According to the new measures unveiled by the NDRC in April, Chinese companiesplanning to invest less than 1 billion U.S. dollars overseas will only need to register withauthorities rather than get approvals from the NDRC. Any overseas investment project larger than 1 billion U.S. dollars must be approved by theNDRC and investment above 2 billion U.S. dollars must be approved by the State Council,or China's cabinet. As one of the most popular destinations for foreign investment, China has also become theworld's third-largest investor during the first seven months of the year, investing 52.55billion U.S. dollars in nonfinancial companies in 149 countries or regions, according tothe MOC. September 07, 2014 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/business/n/2014/0907/c90778-8779609.html
10 years ago