Not long ago, the attention of the world turned to Hamilton Island, thanks to Tourism Queensland’s ingenious competition for ‘the best job in the world‘ – being paid to live on a tropical island paradise and blog about it.
Now, a lavender garden in southern China is trying to emulate this unqualified marketing success by holding a competition to recruit two Lavender Angels.
I recently read a couple of unconnected articles that suggest that now is a good time to buy real estate in Beijing. Prices are dropping. Restrictions on foreigners buying property in Beijing have been lifted. (more…)
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.
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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. (more…)
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One of the major side-effects of the 5.12 Earthquake in China, is that it’s really brought the country together. One article I read, Tragedy brings new mood of unity from the Guardian, really highlights this. (more…)
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While this blog was in remission, the tragedy of the 5.12 earthquake in Sichuan occurred. I’d left China only weeks before and listened to the emerging news with horror.
As of 8 June 2008, the death toll stood at 69,134 people. 17,681 people were still missing and 374,061 were injured. The scale of the disaster is hard to take in. It’s hard to comprehend that so many people lost their lives, especially the cruel twist that so many children were amongst the dead.
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Following my recent post on Beijing’s new airport terminal being the biggest building in the world, Beijing has claimed another record: Having more public toilets than any other city in the world. (more…)
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I recently read about the new Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport. It sounds mightily impressive. Here are a few quotes from the article:
at the size of 170 soccer fields, qualifies as the world’s biggest building.
I recently read an amusing news article asking whether Beijing taxi drivers should stop eating garlic and onions during the Beijing Olympic Games. (more…)
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