Recently, I was browsing a forum topic on the cost of living in China. I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to respond to question posed on the forum.
As outlined in a recent post called JobsInChina.com Brings You … Jobs In China, this site recently added a listing of jobs in China. As explained in the previous post, I decided to partner with NewChinaCareer. I also expressed one doubt Read the rest of this entry »
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Yes, JobsInChina.com finally has a listing of jobs in China. In this post, I explain both the new service and the background to this decision.
This news is quite old now (from May), but I find it interesting that the publishing house Pearson is planning to buy a chain of schools in Shanghai. The Guardian reports that:
Textbook and newspaper publisher Pearson is poised to buy a chain of private schools in Shanghai to tap into the growing demand for English language teaching from increasingly affluent Chinese families.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics have finished and the Closing Ceremony was just as spectacular as the Opening Ceremony. I watched it on TV and loved every minute of it.
Fortunately, someone who was there has posted a lot of great photos on Flickr, with a Creative Commons license that allows me to share them with you here. I’d like to thank rich115 for his great photos! Here are some of them. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are underway and there are many photos of the games being posted on Flickr. I was originally planning to include these in the Flickr Picks series, but there are just too many! Instead, I decided to put them all in one post, which I’ll update as the Games go on. Read the rest of this entry »
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This post started off a a Flickr Pick, but was promoted to the main area of the blog, as the Silk Street Market just proved to be too important.
The Silk Street Market is a landmark in modern Beijing and a popular shopping destination for tourists. It’s also called the Silk Market or Xiushuijie (in Chinese). Read the rest of this entry »
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This is another post I wrote a little while ago and haven’t posted until now.
China’s Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu) occurs on 5th May on the Lunar calendar. This year, that equates to 8th June.
As the name of the Festival indicates, it’s famous for Dragon Boat racing! People also eat zongzi (glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves) and drink baijiu (Chinese wine) during this holiday. Read the rest of this entry »
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I wrote this quite a while ago, but didn’t have time to post it. I’m a little hesitant to post it now, as it doesn’t add much value, but seeing it’s written (and I want to use the header image), I figure I may as well go ahead:
Much has been written about the 5.12 Earthquake in Sichuan and it’s aftermath. There are many stories of heroes and people helping out. I’ve highlighted just a few below. Read the rest of this entry »
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I recently added a new category of post to JobsInChina: Flickr Picks.
Flickr Picks highlights China related photos that I’ve found on Flickr, that particularly impress me. I’ll usually add my thoughts to the posts, but they’ll be short and frequent. Read the rest of this entry »
