By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 14 September, 2015
Hong Kong's Immigration Department has announced that successful applicants for an APEC Business Travel Card whose applications are submitted on or after September 1, 2015 will be granted a card valid for five years. Read full story »
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By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 20 November, 2014
The UK is to extend the availability of its 24-hour Super Priority Visa Service for business travelers and those wanting to travel urgently. Read full story »
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By Fernand Gagnier, for ExpatBriefing.com, 10 October, 2014
The results of this year's InterNations Expat Insider survey are in, and they might surprise you: Latin American country Ecuador is the best location for expats, according to some 14,000 expats surveyed. Read full story »
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By Haruna Kobayashi, for ExpatBriefing.com, 24 September, 2014
Global real estate services company Colliers International has been named Best Overall Advisor and Consultant for Asia for the second year running in Euromoney's 2014 Real Estate Awards. Read full story »
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By Fiona Moore, for ExpatBriefing.com, 18 July, 2014
A new report from the UK's Foreign & Commonwealth Office has highlighted the extent to which British nationals overseas have received consular assistance over the past year, and reveals that there has been a decrease in some of the more serious types of consular cases. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 14 July, 2014
In a study, entitled the "Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP): A Study of Potential Economic Benefits and Costs," which has been issued by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Policy Support Unit, it has been estimated that the passport could save the region's investors USD20bn annually in fund management costs. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 03 July, 2014
A new report from Australia's Immigration Department has revealed that the country's migrant population comes from more than 250 overseas nations, and that migrant numbers from Asia are growing. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 18 June, 2014
The British Consulate in Hong Kong has said that the Hong Kong Government has objected to same-sex marriages taking place on consular premises. The announcement comes after a new British law empowering consulates to marry British nationals in jurisdictions where same-sex marriage is not available, so long as local authorities give permission. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 18 April, 2014
Singapore, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Philippines and Thailand have released a joint consultation paper on the operation of the Asia Region Funds Passport, which, when implemented, will allow fund managers operating in a passport member economy to offer their funds in other passport member economies under a streamlined authorization process. Read full story »
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By ExpatBriefing.com Editorial, 19 March, 2014
Bank Standard Chartered and insurance company Prudential have agreed to expand their bancassurance partnership, which will expand their offering of bank-provided life assurance and other insurance products to eleven Asian markets for a further fifteen years. Read full story »
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