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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Feb 8 – Year Of The Tiger Panel: China’s Endangered Predator
The year of the tiger is almost upon us and with it will come a major new push in China to protect this most endangered of species. To mark this occasion, the FCCC brings together a stellar panel of experts from the World Bank and two leading conservation organisations to outline the current situation, the [...]
Feb 2 – OECD Economic Review Of China
Presented by: Pier Carlo Padoan, Chief Economist and Deputy Secretary-General, OECD Richard Herd, Senior Economist, Head of China and India Desk, Economics Department, OECD The OECD’s first survey of the Chinese economy in five years looks at how the country has weathered the global crisis and assesses the challenges ahead. Its recommendations cover a range [...]
Feb 5 – FCCC Happy Hour
Happy Spring Festival! Winter is not quite over, but come celebrate anyways at our monthly Happy Hour. It will also be a good chance to see friends before the Spring Festival break. DATE: Friday, February 5 TIME: 6-10pm VENUE: The Bookworm www.beijingbookworm.com ENTRANCE: Free. Non-members very welcome as always DIZZY DRINKS DISCOUNT: FCCC members wielding [...]
Ensuring Your Gmail Security
Foreign correspondents in a few bureaus in Beijng have recently discovered that their Gmail accounts had been hijacked. Their emails were being forwarded to a stranger’s address. Here is how you can check if your Gmail has been compromised: Log into your Gmail account Click “Settings” in the upper right hand corner. Then click on [...]
Jan 11 – Greying China And The Care Gap
More than 12 out of every 100 people in China are now over the age of 60, straining welfare services for the elderly which are “severely insufficient’”, state media reported recently. Estimates suggest that by 2050 the proportion of the population over 60 will double to 24 per cent. Officials have already sounded the alarm [...]
