Join Beijing’s foreign correspondents and friends for drinks and chat at the next FCCC Happy Hour. The last one was so well attended, we almost had a beer crisis! Date: Friday, October 10 Time: 6.30-10.30pm Venue: The Bookworm, Nan Sanlitun Lu (www.beijingbookworm.com) Bar deal: pint Yanjing draught 10 kuai, pint Carlsberg draught 20 kuai, house [...]

Arlene Blum, mountaineer and environmental activist, will share with us the dramatic slides of her adventures on some of the world’s most challenging mountains, as well as the work she has done as a chemist and environmental activist to limit the damage of flame-retardant chemicals on health, the environment, and the food chain. Date: Thursday, [...]