Economy
New Zealanders emigrating in record numbers as economy stagnates
80,000 left in a year amid rising unemployment, high interest rates, slow growth
Immigration
Japan immigration
Japan hotels scramble for foreign workers as tourists flood country
Tokyu Resorts eyes 5-fold boost in Philippine, Myanmar, Indonesia, Nepal hires
Politics
U.K.'s Starmer condemns attack on asylum-seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads
'This is not a protest' but 'organized, violent thuggery,' says prime minister
Society
South Korea population rises for 1st time in 3 years on foreign workers
Influx of workers from Vietnam, Thailand and elsewhere outpaces natural decline
Japan immigration
Less than half of foreign workers want to remain in Japan's countryside
Challenges emerge ahead of 2027 change letting trainees switch jobs sooner
Japan immigration
Japan's foreign resident population exceeds 3 million for first time
Nationwide increase contrasts with continuing drop in number of citizens
Asia Insight
Japan's new enemy in fight to lure immigrant workers: The tumbling yen
Visa rules eased, but currency weakness tarnishes Japan's appeal for overseas hires
Japan immigration
In Indonesia and India, labor-starved Japanese hotels scout talent
Job fairs also planned in Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Nepal as tourism booms
Japan immigration
Japan headed for shortage of 970,000 foreign workers in 2040
JICA doubles estimate amid global race for employees and weaker Asian growth
Immigration
U.S. deports 116 Chinese migrants in first 'large charter flight' in 5 years
Immigration under intense scrutiny in race for the White House
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South Korea's migrant workers caught in lithium battery plant fire
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Education
Australia doubles visa fees in clampdown on international students
Move is one of a raft of changes as nation seeks to reduce migration
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Politics
Hong Kongers hold key to some seats in U.K. election
New BNO arrivals courted by British politicians as community grows
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Immigration
Philippines, Bangladesh push Asian migrant numbers to record high
6.93 million workers go abroad in 2023 as remittances hit $371.5 billion
U.S. elections 2024
Biden-Trump debate: Where they stand on immigration
U.S. border and visa policies central to one of America's most controversial issues
Immigration
Chinese migrants to U.S. look for detour as Ecuador halts visa waiver
Mexico might offer a more expensive option but only for those with certain visas
Japan immigration
Japan to ease financial burden on Vietnamese migrant workers
Employers to pay half of recruitment costs under new program
Politics
India calls for stronger protections for its overseas workers
Kuwait fire that killed 45 Indians highlights migrants' harsh living conditions
Politics
Japan's tougher deportation law to take effect Monday
Measure will allow removal of people with pending applications for asylum
Immigration
Migration crisis: Record 24m flee authoritarian regimes
China among world's top sources of asylum seekers
Society
Biden says he's restricting asylum to help 'gain control' of the border
President toughens approach as immigration emerges as a big election issue
Middle East crisis
Thai workers in Israel return to pre-war level after October exodus
Farmers trapped between conflict abroad and low wages at home
The Big Story
Why so many middle-class Chinese migrants take risky, illegal route to U.S.
Economic malaise, debt and despair push families to trek through jungle to Mexico border