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Booths for cultural fair almost sold out

Booths for cultural fair almost sold out

Booths for the Seventh China International Cultural Industries Fair is almost sold out with ninety percent already been booked by exhibitors. The fair is scheduled to be held on May 13 to 16 at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center and subvenues across the city. Different delegations from 31 provinces and cities have already expressed [...]

Feb 28 2011, 6:21 pm | Posted in Exhibitions | Read More »

Public hospital reforms to shorten patient waiting time

Public hospital reforms to shorten patient waiting time

A plan to do reforms on public hospitals will change the patients waiting time to see doctors at public hospital. By 2015 these reforms will take effect and patients will mot have to wait for more than thirty minutes before a doctor will see them. Outpatient clinics will be turned into special clinics by 2015 [...]

Feb 28 2011, 5:50 pm | Posted in Medical | Read More »

Smaller vehicles allowed to use bus lanes

Smaller vehicles allowed to use bus lanes

Drivers of blue plated vehicles that have ten seats of more can now register and apply for a yellow plates so they can be allowed to use bus lanes during the rush hours. The drivers can go to any police plate registration and management office to apply for the yellow plates. The driver will then [...]

Feb 28 2011, 11:03 am | Posted in Transportation | Read More »

Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen Honors Women with Dining Discount in March

Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen Honors Women with Dining Discount in March

Honour the ladies in your life at Futian Shangri-La, Shenzhen. Ladies will enjoy a 30 per cent discount and special dishes that enhance beauty at Café Zen and Lobby Lounge. This offer is available every Tuesday in March, starting on Women’s Day, 8 March 2011. Women’s Day Dining Discount March 8, 15, 22 & 29

Feb 28 2011, 10:31 am | Posted in Hotels | Read More »

Shenzhen to be a center for high tech industries

Shenzhen to be a center for high tech industries

Shenzhen will be positioning to be a center for innovations for world class high tech industries. To attain this goal Shenzhen must foster a cluster of big innovation enterprises that will lead their industries, while spending more attention on their small and medium sized enterprises. A lot of enterprises are well known for their abilities [...]

Feb 28 2011, 8:28 am | Posted in Finance | Read More »

Students to lead promotions on English speaking

Students to lead promotions on English speaking

Golden Ladder Culture Communication Company have encourage their junior English reporters to lead promotions on English speaking in time for the Universiade games. The students vowed to do their best in promoting the English language and Universiade spirit. A series of activities will be planned in the next couple of weeks to teach residents how [...]

Feb 28 2011, 7:45 am | Posted in Education | Read More »

4th Grade Documentarians

4th Grade Documentarians

Imagine you are a reporter for National Geographic. Your assignment is to create a documentary using historical photographs and engaging narrative to teach other elementary school children about migration and its effects on the world. This is exactly what the students in 4th grade are trying to accomplish as a final assessment for their Migration [...]

Feb 28 2011, 7:15 am | Posted in Education | Read More »

Xpats Drinks for a Cause

Xpats Drinks for a Cause

By now you will have learned of the disastrous earthquake that struck our New Zealand mates earlier this week. Whilst we love to “take the piss” from those “across the ditch”; at times like this we also want to help. This weekend we can all help, just a little; but collectively it will make a [...]

Feb 25 2011, 12:37 pm | Posted in Charity | Read More »

Marine World Shekou to undergo renovations

Marine World Shekou to undergo renovations

Major projects for the upgrade of the Marine World in Shekou will begin shortly. Among the four projects to begin construction are the China Merchants Group Square, Woods Apartments, five star hotel areas and a cultural facility. The Marine World Hotel located next to Nanhai Hotel is said to cost 800 million yuan to construction [...]

Feb 25 2011, 12:03 pm | Posted in Destinations | Read More »

Shenzhen Housing Fund to Impact Foreign Companies

Shenzhen Housing Fund to Impact Foreign Companies

The Shenzhen municipal government recently issued the “Interim Measures on the Administration of Housing Funds (Shenfu [2010] No. 176),” dictating that all government agencies, public institutions, enterprises, private non-enterprise entities, social groups (collectively “entities”) and their on-the-job workers and staff with or without Shenzhen household registration in Shenzhen should pay to the housing fund monthly [...]

Feb 25 2011, 10:32 am | Posted in Featured,Finance | Read More »

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