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LIFESiZE: LIFE in ShenZhen for Expats Shenzhen
Daily Digest Welcome to the "Survival Kit" for Shenzhen Expats! Refer to Shenzhen Daily Digest Index for Digests from other weeks, and see LIFESiZE Home for more Shenzhen information. Check the LIFESiZE blog for updates. Monday,
October 10, 2005 Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Database of road signs to be set up GUANGDONG will set up a database for road names and signs by 2008...All road names should be standardized for the convenience of the public...Major cities like Guangzhou and Shenzhen will take the lead in the province by setting up computer screens in public places for the public to work out routes by simply touching the screens.... Girl with hearing difficulty stands out in piano contest DESPITE her hearing difficulties, 8-year-old Xu Mengqi has won trophies in many recent piano contests in Shenzhen....(PDF Version has photos) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Tax Guide for Expats continued...(See LIFESiZE for more information) White paper highlights IT development HAVING topped the list of software export cities in China for six consecutive years, Shenzhen has become one of the biggest information industry bases in China, according to the “Shenzhen Information Technology White Paper” for 2004 issued recently.... Tuesday,
October 11, 2005 Campaign targets back wages SHENZHEN'S labor and social security bureau launched a three-month campaign to deal with back wages beginning Sunday....The bureau will send 500 law enforcement workers in 100 teams to check enterprises suspected of delaying wages or refusing to pay wages.... Canadian rider lives his dream FOR Canadian Phil Rancourt, a biker at the extreme sports park in the Happy Valley theme park, life in Shenzhen can’t be more agreeable, given that his job is his hobby....(PDF Version has photo) Foreign volunteers in welfare center TWICE a week, a minibus carrying 15 foreigners, most of them women, takes off from Jinshan Villas in Shekou to the city's social welfare center in Futian. There they play games with orphans, teach them English and help take care of the babies.... Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Opportunity to perform with Carreras offered Shenzhen music lovers will soon have a chance to hear [Tenor Jose] Carreras' captivating voice at the Shenzhen Gymnasium on Oct. 19....(PDF Version has photo) Reading Month invites calligraphy and paintings A NATIONAL calligraphy and painting contest will be held in Shenzhen as an important event during the city's Reading Month campaign....(PDF Version has photo) State treasure replicas to be sold in SZ A SPECIAL exhibition featuring replicas of 30 state treasures from the National Museum of China opened at the He Xiangning Art Gallery on Monday. All exhibits are open to visitors for purchase....(PDF Version has photo) SZ transporters to sue Maersk THE Shenzhen Container Trailers Association has decided to sue the Shenzhen office of Maersk Sealand after attempts at negotiation between the shipping giant and Chinese transport companies failed recently....In a council meeting of the association Sept. 23, scores of transport companies expressed discontent with the so-called "equipment management fee" charged by Maersk from May and agreed to take legal action.... Wednesday,
October 12, 2005 Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Chinese cuisine meets Western wine GRAPE wine, long considered an essential part of Western dining, can also enhance Chinese cuisine. Successful pairings were demonstrated at a recent Cantonese food and wine gathering at the Sportful Garden Restaurant in Shenzhen....(PDF Version has photo)Fund established to encourage invention SHENZHEN will establish a fund to encourage inventions, with monetary awards of up to 500,000 yuan (US$62,000) being granted for a single patented invention.... Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
China Hi Tech Fair Special Section (photos here) China High Tech Fair Guide (PDF Version only) CHTF attracts global spotlight THE Seventh China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) is more international, with more foreign delegations, as well as a larger number of world-class booths and events....Fair to unveil new award for ‘blue sky’ THE 2005 Global Top 10 Investment Scenarios to Apply New Technologies For Renewable Energy Utilization, also known as the BlueSky Award, will be unveiled at the Seventh China Hi-Tech Fair.... Talent fair to offer senior-level jobs The Second Hi-Tech Talent Fair has attracted 1,200 companies, who are offering more than 10,000 jobs.... Thursday,
October 13, 2005 A glimpse of October movies in SZ Nine films are scheduled for local screening..."Sunflower" starring Joan Chen [no date], "Electric Shadows" [Oct. 13], Venice Film Festival winner "Rosy Cheeks" [Oct. 13], Joe Ma's "Embrace Your Shadow0 [Oct. 13]," "All About Love" starring Andy Lau [Oct. 20], "View from the Top" starring Gwyneth Paltrow [Oct. 13], Johnnie To's "Election" [Oct. 20], "Home Sweet Home" starring Karena Lam and Hsu Chi [Oct. 27], and Hollywood blockbuster "The Legend of Zorro" [Oct. 28]...(PDF Version has photos) Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to perform in HK WORLD-RENOWNED cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform Nov. 9 at the Hong Kong Cultural Center Concert Hall.... Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Jobseekers flock to talent fair THE two-day China Hi-Tech Talent Fair has been providing a platform for qualified professionals and local companies to interact. Jobseekers around China have attended the fair....Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
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October 14, 2005 200,000 cameras for a safer city AS many as 200,000 surveillance cameras will be installed in the city's key public areas by the end of next year... A special haircut QSI International School students Pierrick Thevenet, Jody Chan and American teacher Jay Hamric (From L to R) cut the hair of Canadian teacher Ron Duffy in a pep rally at the school's indoor gym Thursday....(PDF Version has photo) Aussie presence at China Hi-Tech Fair AN information and communication technology delegation, organized by the Shenzhen Office of the Australian Trade Commission, is present at the on-going hi-tech fair....(PDF Version has photos)Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Jingshan Villa JINGSHAN VILLA is located on the southern west side of Nanhai Road in Shekou, Nanshan District of Shenzhen, across the sea from Yuen Long in Hong Kong....Leisure Highlights: Performances and events in Shenzhen in the coming week Mexican loves Chinese wines MEXICAN Eric Arroyo Anduiza, 23, came to Shenzhen in June 2004 after graduating from a Swiss university with a major in hotel and business management. Now he's working at the Shangri-la hotel as a wine sommelier....(PDF Version has photo)New flight schedule China Southern Airlines...will add dozens of flights on weekly basis....The new schedule will be effective from Oct. 30 to Mar. 25 next year. Oracle unveils new center in SZ SHENZHEN Vice Mayor Liu Yingli and Charles Phillips, president of Oracle Corporation, painted the pupils of two dancing lions Thursday, in a traditional Chinese ceremony launching the Shenzhen Software Park Oracle Competency Center (SSPOCC).... Photo Highlights of China High Tech Fair (PDF Version only) Photo Highlights "Ready for Ramadan" (PDF Version only) Soothing both belly and soul with autumn soup [Review of Hexing Soup and Hakka Food Restaurant] (PDF Version has photos) SZ-German partnership as a good base THEY call it the “medical valley.” The region of Nuremberg — the German “sister city” of Shenzhen — is home to a large number of medical technology companies. The selection of German exhibitors presenting their products and solutions at the fair reflects this phenomenon....And some of the 12 Bavarian companies participating in the fair are planning to open an office in the city.... SZ an SEZ role model for Russia SHENZHEN, as China's first special economic zone (SEZ), has set an example for Russia to follow, as the country is planning to establish special economic zones (SEZ).... Television: HTML ATV World, TVB Pearl + PDF O, Canada! (PDF Version has photos):
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