Migration from mainland China to the UK has sharply increased during the past two decades (see Fig.1). In 2012, China ranked as the top (non-EU) migrant-sending country to the UK for the first time (ONS2013a). The arrival of the new Chinese migrants from mainland China has changed pr...
The increased return rate was the result of tightened migration policies and limited job vacancies in most Western student-receiving countries after the 2008 financial crisis, as well as expanding career opportunities in China. The Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Returnees (2013) indicated...
Some new shopping malls are sitting on significant retail vacancies, but this could be due to an over-saturation in specific markets like clothing retailers which favor these small sub-divided retail spaces, while other sectors such as financial services and healthcare seek more appropriate locations...