Australia needs more workers for its agricultural industry.

On May 9, 2012, in News, Top Story Area, Uncategorized, by deyan

The global consulting firm KPMG has recently released a report which warns that the average age of the Australian agricultural workers is increasing. As they approach their retirement age, new replacements will be hard to find. This means, that agricultural sector may soon face serious labor shortages. The reason for this is that the Australian youths prefer to make career in other professional fields such as business management, technology or mining

The KPMG research reports that the average age of the Australian Farmers was 56 and indicates that the labor demand in the Australia’s agricultural sector surpasses the supply with some 30%. The company’s forecast …

Vietnamese Visa

On May 8, 2012, in travel, by deyan

Vietnam has emerged as a popular South-East Asian tourist and business destination during the last twenty years. The country has been registering an increasing flow of visitors, which has averaged 4 million foreign arrivals during the 2011. Some of the more popular Vietnamese destinations include Saigon, Hanoi, Hue and Hoi an.

Before visiting Vietnam, however most foreign nationals must apply for a Vietnamese visa. In general there are two main types of visas for Vietnam, which are suitable for visitors from abroad.…

Imposing borders on borderless Schengen zone

On May 4, 2012, in Schengen Visas, by Boyana

The Schengen zone’s original purpose was to eliminate border controls between the Schengen countries in order to make travel easy and to stimulate and create economic opportunities.

The Schengen freedom, however, brought concerns over uncontrolled terrorism, trafficking, illegal immigration and more, which turned the Schengen zone into a widely discussed and controversial topic between EU interior ministers. The area where travelers could travel without passport was once considered one of the greatest achievements of the European Union. It is now seen more like a free pass for crime.

Some European leaders now suggest to “fix” the problem as they simply impose border controls to the …