Indians enjoy a reputation for getting jobs anywhere. They adjust to climate, food and even difficult bosses. But China, although right next door, has been a no-no. That is changing. More and more Indians take up jobs in both Mainland and in Hong Kong. After ignoring each other mutually, and after being cold shouldered by… Read More »

Shanghai has begun implementing new permanent residence rules for foreigners. They allow expats to more easily obtain a so-called “Chinese green card”, which in the past was almost impossible to get. Foreigners have already begun trickling to the city’s Exit-Entry Bureau to ask for more. US national Paul Whitehead works in a pharmaceutical company in… Read More »

Chinese and Indian students have made up big numbers on university campuses in the US and UK for years. Increasingly, they’re looking East to Australia and New Zealand. Chinese students make up a fifth of some 400,000 people seeking an education Down Under, while in New Zealand students account for three-quarters of all net arrivals… Read More »

WUHAN — Wuhan, capital city of central China’s Hubei Province, will allow 72-hour transit visa exemptions for foreign nationals beginning March, local authorities said Sunday. Foreigners will be able to visit Wuhan without visas within 72 hours when they are en route to a third country or region via the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WTIA),… Read More »

In September 2013, the Chinese government amended its visa regulations. The revised law mainly introduced a number of new visa categories, increasing the total number from eight to 12, and altered the scope of a few existing categories. In this section, we walk you through the most recent changes. The F-visa, also known as a business visa, was previously… Read More »

Sheldon Day spends a lot of his time trying to convince Chinese investors to come to his small town. Increasingly, they just want to know if the place is for real. Day is mayor of Thomasville, a city of 4,000 people in rural Clarke County. It’s just up the road from Pine Hill, where a… Read More »