India, China to explore pact on relaxed biz visa regime during Li’s visit

India and China might sign the much-awaited pact on establishing a relaxed visa regime for the business communities during the upcoming visit of the new Chinese premier Li Keqiang. Keeping border tensions aside, it seems the new Chinese leadership is keen on forging greater business ties with India by establishing industrial parks and economic corridors [...] Read more »

Indian students pull back from US; China races ahead

WASHINGTON: Fewer Indian students are studying in America these days. The number of students from India in the United States dropped for the second successive year even as there was a surge of Chinese students amid an overall increase of foreign students coming to America. The annual ”Open Doors” survey of international students in US released [...] Read more »

China, India make up for 25% international students in OECD region

LONDON: Individuals from China and India make up one-fourth of total international students in the OECD region, a grouping of mostly developed nations. These students are also an important source of future labour migration, Paris-based think tank OECD said today. “The share of migrants from Asia among immigrants to OECD countries rose from 27 per [...] Read more »

Hindi set to make debut in South China

Beijing: Hindi, one of the foreign languages gaining popularity in China, will be making its debut in South China as Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou is set to open a Hindi chair to teach the language. A Memorandum of Understanding for establishing a Hindi Chair at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), [...] Read more »

China to introduce new ‘talent visa’ to attract foreigners

China plans to introduce a new visa regime titled “talent introduction” in an effort to attract more skilled professionals from abroad. A draft law in this regard has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for its second reading. Ordinary visas will be granted to foreigners who enter [...] Read more »

U.S. Still a Lure for Many Ph.D. Graduates from India, China

Percentage of students on temporary visas. Foreign students from India and China are remaining in the U.S. after getting their doctorates here in large numbers and at much higher rates that Ph.D. graduates from other countries, according to a new study. The study showed that the stay rate of those from China who graduated from [...] Read more »

Obama orders streamlining of foreign tourist visas

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the streamlining of applications for foreign tourist visas to the United States, focused on increasingly affluent Chinese and Brazilian visitors, in an effort to boost tourism and create jobs. Obama announced the modest package of reforms at the Disney World theme park in Florida, a state whose [...] Read more »

Indian and Chinese are the most interested to seek jobs abroad

KOLKATA: Executives from India and China are the most interested in the world to seek jobs abroad even if they do not get a pay increase, according to a latest study. The study conducted by Ma Foi Randstad, as part of its global Workmonitor Survey, reveals India has the highest mobility index. And this is [...] Read more »

China to introduce US style visa rules for foreigners

Beijing: China will introduce US style visa rules for foreigners, which included procedures like finger printing, to put in place biological identification data in order to “curb illegal entry” in the country to seek jobs. The draft law on entry and exit procedures, currently under consideration by China’s legislature, National People’s Congress, for the first [...] Read more »

U.S. Travel Association Applauds Congress for Action on Visa Reform

The U.S. Travel Association claimed significant victories for the U.S. visa system and traveler facilitation reforms in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, approved late last week. The legislation reflects 2011 advocacy efforts by the U.S. Travel Association to improve the U.S. economy, remove barriers to travel and improve the travel process. “This legislation is [...] Read more »