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International

Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B fee draws rare rebuke from business groups

China’s new K visa significantly simplifies the immigration process for those eligible.
Global Enterprise

China launches new K visa to attract foreign tech talent

The visa fee will make hiring foreign talent more expensive for US firms, and make it more attractive for them to locate their talent in Asia.
Companies & Markets

US$100,000 H-1B visa fee may draw top talent to Asia: analysts

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the United States was committed to encouraging investment by companies from South Korea as one of the leading foreign investors in the US.
International

US to allow South Koreans to work at sites under temporary visas but clear solution elusive

South Korean workers arrive at Incheon International Airport on Sep 12, 2025 after their detention in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG plant in Ellabell, Georgia.
International

South Korea, US to hold talks on visa systems on Sep 30: Yonhap reports

Alibaba’s $50 billion bet on artificial intelligence could push Chinese tech to the next frontier.
Podcasts

Alibaba’s AI gamble, US visa shock, Singapore’s mid-cap move

“Without resolving the visa issue, meaningful progress remains virtually impossible,” South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min Seok told Bloomberg News in Seoul on Wednesday.
International

South Korea says US projects will remain in limbo until visa fix

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A man walks on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo
Global Enterprise
ANALYSIS

Financial firms to feel outsized impact from Trump’s H-1B overhaul

The new process, if finalised, would give heavier weight to applications by employers who pay high wages if annual requests for the visas exceed the statutory limit of 85,000.
Global Enterprise

Trump administration proposes new H-1B visa process favouring higher-skilled, better-paid workers

An advertisement for a visa consultancy office in New Delhi. Indian citizens scooped up about three-quarters of H-1B visas in 2023.
Opinion & Features

The perverse consequence of America’s US$100,000 visa fees

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