PORT VILA, 24 OCTOBER 2019 (FINANCIAL TIMES) — Vanuatu is reviewing its “passports for sale” scheme over concerns that inadequate scrutiny of the mainly Chinese applicants risks undermining the visa-free access it enjoys with the EU. Since it was launched in 2016, the citizenship programme has generated more than US$200million in government revenue for Vanuatu, […]
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FIB says proposed call center project inconsistent with company’s FIAC
The Foreign Investment Board (FIB) revealed that the plan by a Chinese insurance company to build a call center facility in Melekeok State is outside the scope of the Foreign Investment Approval Certificate (FIAC) issued to it in January 2017. FIAC No. 609-2017, which was issued to Chinese company GT Insurance Inc., was granted to […]
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Five Chinese charged for fishing with scuba tanks
The Office of Attorney General charged five Chinese nationals with Violation of Marine Protection Act, specifically for using scuba tank while spear fishing in Palau waters this March. The five individuals charged are Baoxin Xu, Peng Li, Lu Lin, Hen Lee and Min Quan. According to police report, a call was sent to Fish & […]
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Award-winning Chinese free diver still missing
Emerson Nobou, an officer from the Marine Law Office, briefed the media and friends of award-winning Chinese professional free diver Chen Chao, who went missing during a diving trip on November 19, about the extent of the search operation conducted. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) A massive search and rescue operation has been conducted by the marine […]