Immigration
Many Americans for various reasons leave the USA and move to other countries for permanent residence. Emigration from the United States is a massive but little-known phenomenon. The exact number of…
Work
Foreigners planning to go to the Czech Republic for work this year have been given the opportunity to do so officially and with fewer bureaucratic hassles. As of January 1, 2009, a law on issuing…
Real estate consulting firm Colliers International reported that residential property prices in Dubai fell by an average of 8% in the last quarter of 2008 compared to the previous quarter. The…
Tourism
Tourism
Today, the term 'Scandinavia' is commonly used to denote everything located in the northwest of the Baltic Sea. The Scandinavian countries and territories are typically considered to be Finland…
Hungarian police have announced increased control over the technical condition of vehicles and the use of winter tires. This was reported by the UNIAN news agency, citing Ukrainian border guards.
Airbus
The first self-service (express) check-in kiosks for passengers (Self-Service Kiosk Check-in or Quick Check-in) appeared at European and American airports 4-5 years ago. However, this is no longer a…
Money
Although the exchange rate of the pound sterling against the single European currency has fallen, residents of the United Kingdom are in no hurry to part with their national currency. Both current…
Visas
Since January 12, 2009, new entry rules for citizens of 35 countries eligible to visit the United States without a visa have come into effect. Instead of filling out a paper form on the plane…
Everyday life
At the end of last year, the Pentagon leadership announced a forthcoming experimental program under which not only Green Card holders but also students studying at US universities, holders of work…
Work
The crisis has complicated the economic situation in Western Europe, and Eastern European labor migrants have to return home. But at home they have nothing attractive to offer yet, so a mass exodus…
Culture
What will January offer the traveler? In Paris you can see a big dive show, in Barcelona – still lifes by Picasso, in Rome – an exhibition dedicated to the personality of Julius Caesar, and in…
On January 11, a ban on smoking in enclosed and public places came into effect in Taiwan, reports The Earth Times. The unrecognized republic became the 17th state in the world and the second in Asia…
During 2008, the rate of decline in the value of luxury real estate in London reached record levels. In particular, according to statistics from the real estate company Knight Frank, last year prices…
In the United States, as of January 9, DNA samples have officially begun to be taken from people detained on suspicion of violating immigration laws.
The United Arab Emirates plans to tighten requirements for applicants for tourist and guest visas. The UAE Ministry of Interior is considering a proposal from the Federal National Council (FNC) to…
Housing prices in Singapore fell by 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2008. This is the sharpest price decline in the city-state in the last 10 years, experts say.
The Department of Naturalisation and Residency of the UAE has created a 'blacklist' of 57 professions whose representatives will now not be allowed to bring their families to the country and live…
SmartMoney magazine organized its own ranking of American universities based on the difference between tuition costs and salaries earned by university graduates. The first study by the magazine…
Many German citizens are disappointed with the results of the country's reunification. In particular, only 46% of residents of the former GDR believe that their living conditions have improved over…
In 2008, New York was visited by 47 million tourists, including a record number of foreigners – 9.8 million people. In total, tourists brought $30 billion to the city. Thus, New York remained in…
As of January 1, 2009, Slovakia officially switched to the euro, becoming the 16th country to adopt the single European currency.
On January 1, 2009, the Czech Republic became the new chair of the European Union. The country's presidency will last six months.