Competition, a struggling job market and immigration fears are fuelling criticism in China of the country’s new K visa programme, a scheme designed to attract foreign STEM talent. Unveiled in August and set to launch on Wednesday, the programme attracted an unexpected public backlash this week, with many voicing concerns about its potential impact on…
The Chinese government is attempting to court foreign tech specialists with relaxed entry requirements, a move some believe could see it snipe U.S.-bound talent after the Trump administration tightened access to H-1B visas. Beginning this week, China is unveiling a new visa category specifically aimed at “young scientific and technological talents.” The “K visa,” originally…
US President Donald Trump last Friday, Septermber 19, shook the tech industry by declaring a whooping fee hike for H1-B visas raising the cost up to $100,000—an almost 50-fold jump. The announcement triggered immediate chaos with Silicon Valley companies warning employees against leaving the country, international workers rushing to book flights, and immigration lawyers worked…
Once you let the economic-nationalist genie out of the bottle, it’s difficult to stop it from enveloping the entire economy. Since January, the Trump administration has pursued an aggressive tariff agenda, taken a 10% stake in Intel, and insisted that the U.S. government can tell Nippon Steel how U.S. Steel should run its operations. It…
After targeting Indian exports with 50% tariffs, US President Donald Trump has now chosen to strike at the heart of India’s global economic presence—its people. His latest executive order, imposing a one-time payment of $100,000 on every new H-1B visa application from the current $2,000-5,000, is not just a policy shift but a symbolic breach…
Amid growing anger from his political base, US President Donald Trump has defended his proposal to admit 600,000 Chinese students over two years, but analysts warn that the policy reversal may not ease the pathway to American colleges. Reaction to last month’s announcement prompted the administration, which previously “aggressively revoked” visas for Chinese students, to…
Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy announced his departure from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) just 69 days after being named co-head alongside tech billionaire Elon Musk. A recent report suggests it was Musk who pushed for Ramaswamy’s removal.According to Politico, three individuals familiar with the matter revealed that Musk expressed a clear…