Fewer Chinese choosing to study abroad
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19:06 30/05/2005
The number of Chinese students applying for overseas student visas is dropping, says an official with the British embassy to China. "More and more Chinese students seem to be losing interest in...
UK to tackle illegal immigration during EU presidency
14:23 27/05/2005
The drive to manage illegal immigration will be one of the UK's priorities for its six-month presidency of the European Union, the country announced 26 May. Charles Clarke, the UK's home secretary,...
176,000 workers from new EU member states work in UK
11:45 27/05/2005
About 176,000 workers from the new EU member states have entered the UK to work since the EU expanded last May. This was 20 times more than expected; still, the UK's Immigration Minister Tony McNulty...
University rep speaks out against UK visa fee changes
15:37 26/05/2005
The visa fee changes coming into effect from July in the UK are driving away international students and ruining the reputation of UK universities, said the vice-chancellor of the UK's Sheffield...
More East Europeans getting jobs in EU, not US
18:11 18/05/2005
A Swedish flag flying outside Ellison Bay's Wagon Trail Resort in the US state of Wisconsin gives guests a taste of Europe, one that is usually enhanced by dozens of European workers. "Poland is a...
EU won't ease visa barriers for Russians
9:10 18/05/2005
Russia failed to gain an easing of European Union visa restrictions for its citizens on 18 May, after the country would not agree to take back its illegal migrants from the EU. Putin said Russia...
