Competition for Talent in China Creates Hukou Change

Recently, Shanghai, in an effort to attract top talent, offered hukou to graduates from leading universities. Other, less populous cities and regions have also been providing pathways to obtain Hukou for desired new residents, a task that would have been prohibitive in the past. Now, the city of Zhengzhou has become the first large city […]

China Shortens Quarantine Requirements

  China has announced a reduction in quarantine time for international travelers arriving into the country. New quarantine requirements: Centralized Facility Quarantine will now be for 7 days Home Health Monitoring will now be 3 days You may see this reported as 7+3 Previously, quarantine at centralized facilities was 14 days and home health monitoring, […]

Asia Ranks High in World’s Most Livable Cities

Several Asian cities were ranked highly for EIC’s World Most Livable Cities list.   Among cities ranking 80 points or higher, the following locations in Asia secured their spots on the list: Japan Osaka Tokyo  Taiwan Taipei Taichung Seoul Singapore Several Chinese cities including Shanghai and Beijing dropped slightly lower this year, but still ranked […]