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Reporting across our programme themes — from migration and integration to gender, culture, business and human rights, in the Netherlands, China and the wider diaspora.
12 June 2026 · 4 min read
Working sooner: Netherlands lets some asylum seekers take jobs after three months
A new rule lets asylum seekers with a strong chance of protection enter the labour market after three months — and the old 24-week annual work cap is gone.
Marylyn Marthins
5 February 2026 · 4 min read
China widens visa-free entry and 10-day transit as it opens its doors to more visitors
Beijing expands 30-day visa-free entry to dozens of countries and stretches visa-free transit to 240 hours, making short stays and stopovers far easier.
Deborah Chidinma
12 June 2026 · 4 min read
Dutch integration rules in focus: what newcomers need to know about inburgering
A practical guide to the inburgering requirements, language exams and timelines every newcomer to the Netherlands should understand.
Marylyn Marthins1 October 2025 · 4 min read
China opens new K visa to court young foreign science and technology talent
Beijing's new K visa category aims to attract early-career scientists and engineers, easing entry rules for young foreign talent.
Deborah Chidinma28 January 2026 · 5 min read
Brain gain: China intensifies its drive to attract overseas scientists and returnees
A wave of incentives is drawing overseas-trained researchers and diaspora scientists back to China.
Elijah Chidiebere
24 June 2026 · 4 min read
CIFTIS 2026: Beijing’s services trade fair opens a new door for the diaspora
This September, Beijing hosts CIFTIS — China’s flagship fair for trade in services. For diaspora professionals, it is a rare chance to do business with China beyond goods.
Daniel Udemba Tochukwu
20 June 2026 · 7 min read
Doing business with China: how diaspora entrepreneurs are turning trade links into opportunity
From the Canton Fair to container ports, diaspora traders and investors are building two-way business links with China — and reshaping community wealth back home.
Daniel Udemba Tochukwu
18 May 2026 · 4 min read
Why dialogue matters: the quiet work of helping communities live together
UNESCO research finds that societies which invest in intercultural dialogue are markedly more peaceful — a reminder of why community conversation is never just talk.
Marylyn Marthins
2 September 2025 · 4 min read
Democracy in a post-truth age: educating the next generation of global citizens
As misinformation strains democracies, educators are turning to global citizenship education to rebuild critical thinking, civic trust and youth participation.
Elijah Chidiebere12 June 2025 · 4 min read
Global gender parity is still 123 years away, new data warns
The World Economic Forum's 2025 report finds the world has closed 68.8% of its gender gap — progress, but at a pace that leaves full parity more than a century off.
Deborah Chidinma8 April 2026 · 4 min read
The hidden health cost of migration — and why well-being is everyone’s business
The WHO warns that refugees and migrants face heightened risks to mental health, driven less by the journey than by poverty, isolation and discrimination after arrival.
Marylyn Marthins
22 March 2026 · 5 min read
Prevention starts with belonging: the community case against extremism
The UN's approach to preventing violent extremism puts communities, not just security forces, at the centre — built on dialogue, inclusion and trust.
Elijah Chidiebere14 February 2026 · 5 min read
Racism in Europe is getting worse, not better, EU rights agency finds
The EU Fundamental Rights Agency reports that nearly half of people of African descent have faced racial discrimination — and that most incidents are never reported.
Marylyn Marthins
30 January 2026 · 4 min read
More than a party: how diaspora festivals build belonging and economies
Cultural festivals do double duty — sustaining identity across borders while generating jobs and income, new UNESCO research shows.
Deborah Chidinma16 December 2025 · 4 min read
The diaspora’s quiet superpower: remittances now top USD 685 billion
Money sent home by migrants outstrips foreign investment and aid for many developing economies — a lifeline built one transfer at a time.
Elijah Chidiebere
25 November 2025 · 5 min read
16 Days of Activism: confronting violence against women, online and off
As the annual global campaign begins, UN figures show almost one in three women experience violence — and abuse is increasingly moving onto screens.
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