UAE - Visa-free travel between UAE, Japan starting 1st November

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that UAE citizens who hold ordinary passports can travel to Japan without the need to obtain a prior visa.

Holders of UAE passports can stay in Japan for up to 30 days each visit for the purpose of tourism or work, starting from 1st November, 2022, without the need to submit an application at the Embassy of Japan in Abu Dhabi, apply for an exemption, or pay any fees.

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HKSAR - Chief Executive's Policy Address: Attracting talents, enterprises to boost competitiveness

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, used his maiden Policy Address today (October 19), to outline the Government's strategies to compete for enterprises and talents to strengthen the city’s competitiveness.

Mr Lee's initiatives include setting up an Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) and a Top Talent Pass Scheme as well as enhancing existing talent admission schemes.

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Scotland - A new approach to work. Paper outlines plans for fairer labour market.

A new single rate for the national minimum wage to reflect the increased cost of living, and more effective employment law to protect workers’ rights underpin plans to build a fairer labour market in an independent Scotland, according to Deputy First Minister John Swinney.

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UK - Government update on Corporation Tax

The government has on Friday 14 October, announced that Corporation Tax will increase to 25% from April 2023 as already legislated for, raising around £18 billion a year and acting as a down payment on its full Medium-Term Fiscal Plan.

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USA - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) To Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2023

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023, on top of the 66,000 H-2B visas that are normally available each fiscal year. 

By making these supplemental visas available at the outset of the fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2022, DHS is acting swiftly to address employers’ needs for additional seasonal workers. 

At the same time, DHS and DOL are working together to institute robust protections for U.S. and foreign workers alike, including by ensuring that employers first seek out and recruit American workers for the jobs to be filled, as the visa program requires, and that foreign workers hired are not exploited by unscrupulous employers.

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New Zealand - Key visa categories reopened to support business attract top talent

The Government has announced the next steps in their plan to reconnect New Zealanders to the world and fill workforce shortages, with the resuming of selections for two residence visa categories visas that will help Kiwi businesses attract talent during the global worker shortage.

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[MV] 마마무 (MAMAMOO) - ILLELLA (일낼라)

일낼라 MV premiered 11 Oct 2022!

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열두시가 뭐가 문제야

일낼라 해

일낼라 해

골목길 밤은 깊어지고

달빛이 꽉 차올라

Woo 이리야

일낼라 해

일낼라 일내 yeah

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너를 떠보고 싶은 오늘 밤

일이 날까

일이나 낼까

별이 빛나는 밤에

너의 눈빛에 취하고 있어

아닌 척해도 티가 나 점점

일이 날까

일이나 낼까

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이 밤은 다크나이트

또 논란이 따라와

화끈하게 don’t stop

더 더 따라봐

우린 야만 말려봐라 암만잔뜩 성이

난 야수처럼 으르렁대

One Two Three

밤이 깊어져

단둘이 밤이 길어져

열두시가 뭐가 문제야

일낼라 해

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Woo 이리야

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달밤에 기대어

너와 나 뒹굴뒹굴

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뒤척여 매일 밤

집에 가지 마

[솔/문] 취하는 밤에

너와 밤거리를 헤매고 있어모든 것들이 다 멋져 보여

일이 날까

일이나 낼까

Eh eh eh 이리야

One Two Three

밤이 깊어져

단둘이 밤이 길어져

열두시가 뭐가 문제야

일낼라 해

[솔/휘] 일낼라 일내 yeah

골목길 밤은 깊어지고

달빛이 꽉 차올라

Woo 이리야

일낼라 해

[솔/화] 일낼라 일내 yeah

ILLELLA-LALLA 해

ILLELLA-LALLA 해

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일낼라 일내 yeah

ILLELLA-LALLA 해

ILLELLA-LALLA 해

일낼라 해

일낼라 일내 yeah

New Zealand - Immigration support for hospitality and tourism sectors

Immigration Minister Michael Wood today 9 October announced measures targeted to support the hospitality and tourism sectors and have adjusted the requirement to recruit chefs as requested by industry.

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USA - Executive Order to Implement the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Signed

President Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (E.O.) directing the steps that the United States will take to implement the U.S. commitments under the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) announced by President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen in March of 2022.

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South Africa - New fees for passports and travel documents approved

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has amended the fees for South African passports and travel documents in terms of section 4(1)(e) of the South African Passports and Travel Documents Act, 1994 (Act No. 4 of 1994), and in consultation with the Minister of Finance.

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