There’s been a Chinese element outside Terminal 3 at Heathrow as of late. And you, as the holder of a British passport (as well as most other European and North American passports), get to explore the place visa-free for upwards of 72 hours (as long as you’re in transit to an onward destination). So picking […]
A bestselling graphic artist from Beijing has come out on top in the Education UK Alumni Awards 2016, organised by the British Council. Yifan Ling (凌一凡), was presented with the Professional Achievement Award at a ceremony in China on the evening of Saturday 19 March. More widely known by her pen name, Buddy, Yifan has been […]
By Bert Yang – Features Editor Really sorry to hear about an alleged incident on flight VS250. We do not tolerate abuse and @virginatlantic are investigating. — Richard Branson (@richardbranson) March 18, 2016 非常遗憾地获悉最近在VS250航班上发生的意外事件。我们决不容忍任何恶意侮辱的行为@virginatlantic事件正在调查中。 — Richard Branson (@richardbranson) March 18, 2016 That was Richard Branson, Virgin CEO, tweeting in response to a recent incident where […]
Teams of students from Queen Mary University of London and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications took part in a challenge to hack robots to make them identify hot and coloured lanterns. The Design and Build Winter Hack workshop was the first Joint Programme Innovation Centre initiative and was held in the Electronics Lab at […]
Ground-breaking Chinese director Evans Chan will introduce a ‘mini film festival’ featuring three of his best-known movies, as part of the University of Birmingham’s fourth Arts & Science Festival. The world-renowned director will also answer questions on his works in discussions, led by guest hosts, after each screening of the movies. Taking place at mac Birmingham […]
The world’s top freestyle snowboarders will meet today through to the 16th March at the 2016 World Championships of Snowboarding in Yabuli, China, competing for titles in Slopestyle, Halfpipe and in Big Air. The total purse will be $500,000 USD. Among the 250 competing riders are a who’s who of snowboarding. Kelly Clark, Jamie Anderson, […]
A University of Birmingham business expert has launched a major new book which could kick-start research and debate around how talented Chinese professionals and entrepreneurs are returning to help shape the economic future of China and the wider world. Dr Yipeng Liu from the Birmingham Business School joined Prof. Huiyao Wang, Counselor for China State […]
Applications open to study film, television or games in the UK or China as an overseas student The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today opened applications for the BAFTA Scholarship Programme in China, a new initiative that supports UK-China cross-cultural exchange by enabling talented Chinese and British nationals to study film, television, […]
Sarah Yam (任熙雯) of reddigitalchina.com As one of the biggest luxury markets in the world, China has immense potential purchasing power in the luxury industry. The position has still not changed despite many rumours and news on Chinese economy and luxury industry slowdown reported this year. According to Dean of Fortune Character Institute’s “2015 China Luxury […]