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Britain to close down golden visa scheme

The golden visa scheme which is used by many Russian oligarchs use to live in the UK has been closed by the British Home Secretary.

Wealthy individuals who invest at least 拢2m in the UK are offered residency through the golden visa scheme. But that's set to end as the UK government aims to deter Vladimir Putin's allies from benefitting from the UK economy. We get more details from Jack Freeland, an immigration solicitor with the law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn and Ben Cowdock, Investigations Lead at Transparency International UK. And the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong reported last year that 44% of their members were contemplating pulling out - we hear why from Tara Joseph, President of AmCham. Plus, two years on from the start of the pandemic, most visitors are still banned from Japan, but how is it affecting the people there and the national economy? The 大象传媒's Tamasin Ford reports.

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