Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s government unveiled plans to end what it called the UK’s dependence on “cheap low-skilled labour” and deliver on its pledge to halt freedom of movement from the European Union after Brexit. Under a points-based immigration system to come into effect on January 1, 2021, workers must prove they can speak English, have a verified job offer and ...

Bloomberg After a decade and a half in Hong Kong, New Zealand native Ian Jacob is calling it quits. The owner of a construction-materials company, Jacob and his wife were worried last year about the political unrest, especially after the temporary suspension of schools. “We watched as the situation got worse and worse,” he said. With classes suspended again amid ...

Bloomberg Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said his country won’t let the flight recorders of the Ukrainian jet that was shot down in January leave Iran and be decoded without the presence of Islamic Republic envoys. “We have a right to keep the black boxes ourselves. We have a right to be present during any assessment of the black ...