Immigration

A view of Kuala Lumpur's skyline. Malaysia has seen an influx of foreign businesses in various sectors. 
Work

Malaysia to double salary threshold for executive expats to $4,900 a month

Government seeks to secure jobs for locals as foreign businesses flow into nation

14 January 2026
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Photos

In Focus: International 20-year-olds in Japan come of age beyond borders

Foreign nationals make up half of attendees at Shinjuku ceremony

11 January 2026
The Japanese government is considering stricter requirements for certain long-term foreign residents. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
Japan immigration

Japan weighs tighter rein on residency for foreign nationals

Language skills, longer residence considered alongside steps to help integration

7 January 2026
Gokay Temizsoylu, left, and his sister, right, applied for Bulgarian citizenship this summer, following their mother's successful move. (Photo by Sinan Tavsan)
Immigration

Turks seek EU citizenship as Europe tightens travel visa rules

Those with Bulgarian, Romanian roots can apply, as some say they want 'insurance'

31 December 2025
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Environment

NIKKEI Film: From a sinking island: The choice of a Tuvaluan Family

Hundreds opt to move to Australia, but at what cost?

28 December 2025
Pakistani rupee notes are counted at a bank in Peshawar in August 2023. Economists are worried that the IMF might inadvertently persuade overseas Pakistanis to forgo the formal banking sector and send money home through informal back channels.
Finance

IMF remittance mandate for Pakistan sparks shadow banking fears

Cutting bank incentives risks a reemergence of informal transfer channels: experts

24 December 2025
The new training and employment system will encourage foreign workers to transition to Specified Skilled Worker status, which allows for longer stays after working for three years. (Photo by Sho Asayama)
Japan immigration

Japan eyes capping foreign workers at 426,000 under new training system

Increasing public concern prompts measures against visa overstays

23 December 2025
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a pro-Palestinian solidarity rally in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 24. Recent comments by Anwar suggesting his primary responsibility is toward Malaysians, not foreigners, have generated concern that refugees could face further marginalization.
Tea Leaves

If Malaysia's Anwar won't be a 'PM for refugees,' then who will?

Rohingya families face new barriers abroad as politics and public sentiment harden

23 December 2025
A video posted by Guan Heng on YouTube has gained over 1.25 million views. (Photo by Masahiro Okoshi)
International relations

Chinese man who filmed Uyghur camps faces possible deportation from US

After ICE detention, advocates call for Guan Heng to be granted asylum

17 December 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Dec. 15.
Trump administration

Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to an additional 20 countries

Administration upgrades Laos from partially restricted to full immigration ban

17 December 2025
An Afghan recipient of U.S. Special Immigrant Visa holds his son as he and his family prepare to sign a lease on a new apartment in Houston in 2021, following their evacuation from Afghanistan.
Immigration

Trump's DC shooting response puts Afghans' asylum, transit in limbo

Blanket visa freeze forces refugees to reassess, risks straining ties with host nations

10 December 2025
Andrew Beck, vice president of the conservative Claremont Institute, is close to U.S. Vice President JD Vance. (Photo by Rintaro Tobita)
Immigration

US immigrants must 'understand' English, Christian values: Vance ally

Claremont's Andrew Beck describes future of MAGA, America's moral framework

4 December 2025
A man is led out of a house as federal immigration agents raided a home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov. 25.
Immigration

Trump says US will permanently pause migration from 'Third World Countries'

President vows to 'denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility'

28 November 2025
Trump said one National Guard member had died while a second member was "fighting for his life."
Crime

Trump says US National Guard member died after DC shooting

Suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan; administration halts Afghan immigration processing

28 November 2025
India-China ties appeared to be on the mend but have hit a snag due to the detention of an Indian woman at the Shanghai airport. Chinese authorities claimed her passport was invalid.
Immigration

Indian woman's detention at China airport sparks Delhi-Beijing row

Experts say incident shows thaw 'temporary,' likely relates to Japan-China tiff too

27 November 2025
A woman performs a traditional dance during Tuvalu Independence Day celebrations in Brisbane, Australia, on Oct 4. (Photo by Sophie Mak)
International relations

Tuvaluans in Australia get ready for arrival of more compatriots

Numbers set to increase under landmark agreement spurred by rising seawaters

23 November 2025
A property agent places adverts in the window in Portimao, Portugal, in 2013. After Europe's sovereign debt crisis, Spain and Portugal tried to revive their property markets by offering Golden Visas to buyers from outside the European Union. 
Immigration

Europe's 'Golden Visa' landscape shrinks but Asian demand stays high

Chinese and Indians seek 'Plan B' residency and territories to park wealth

20 November 2025
Students enter the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
Education

US colleges see 17% drop in newly enrolled international students: report

New restrictions on student visas and other Trump administration policies behind decline

18 November 2025
(Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Big in Asia

Tuvaluans seek Australian escape as worries for homeland mount

Nation faces transformation as first recipients of climate migration visas depart

8 November 2025
An Afghan restaurant in New Delhi: India's welcome of the Taliban foreign minister in October has made Afghan refugees nervous about their futures. (Photo by Kanika Gupta)
Immigration

Afghan refugees' fears grow as India warms to Taliban

New Delhi's shift means UNHCR resettlement may be evacuees' only hope

6 November 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, has only appointed two women to her first cabinet. (Photo by Ken Suzuki)
Japan immigration

Japan's Takaichi eyes crackdown on illegal immigration, land purchases

Cabinet discusses more deportations, enforcing public insurance payments

5 November 2025
Richard Choi, a Liberal Democrat councillor, hosted an event to celebrate the efforts of Hong Kong volunteers in Sutton, in southwest London, in December 2024. (Courtesy of Richard Choi)
Immigration

Hong Kongers navigate challenges of settling in Britain

English proficiency, local engagement help, but family ties can come under pressure

2 November 2025
About 170,000 foreign nationals live in Japanese municipalities without Japanese language schools. (Photo by Koji Uema)
Japan immigration

Foreign workers in 38% of Japan towns lack access to language education

Education infrastructure lags behind immigration influx, government survey shows

1 November 2025
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 21. Ramaphosa's government denies Trump's claim that Afrikaners face persecution in South Africa.
Immigration

Trump sets refugee ceiling at record low 7,500 with focus on white South Africans

US president alleges white Afrikaner ethnic minority faces persecution in African nation

31 October 2025
The Dong Xuan Center in Berlin is one of the largest Vietnamese markets in the country, catering to the expanding diaspora.
Education

Vietnamese trainees abscond from German schools, slip into criminal world

December bilateral meeting to address issue as diaspora form agencies to help

23 October 2025
Protesters gather in Dallas in March to rally against SB-17, legislation that prohibits people from China and other countries deemed as U.S. foreign adversaries from buying property and land in Texas. (Photo by Dallas community rally organizers)
US-China tensions

Texas crackdown on China casts shadow over immigrants and descendants

Efforts to curb Beijing's influence rattle residents, academics and investors

21 October 2025
South Koreans at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 12 protest the U.S.'s huge immigration raid at a battery project site operated by Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution. 
Opinion

Anti-Chinese protests show South Korea's human rights hypocrisy

Seoul condemns ICE's shackling of Koreans but struggles to address anti-foreigner incidents at home

19 October 2025
India accounts for 70% of U.S. H-1B visa recipients, a large percentage of whom wind up at big tech companies.
Immigration

H-1B visa price hike makes India outsourcing an option for some US firms

$100,000 application fee is 'tough' hurdle, CEO of tax services provider says

17 October 2025
India is Germany's largest source of foreign skilled workers and students. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of the Embassy of India in Berlin, Germany) 
Immigration

Germany opens doors to Indians, but some trip over language barrier

Cultural differences, anti-immigration sentiment send some migrants packing

12 October 2025