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James Wilsdon discusses governance and ethics in China
from : mollywebb
11th October 2006
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White paper on political democracy (full text)
White paper on political democracy (full text)
from : mollywebb
10th October 2006
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China and English Language Policy
Just read an interesting piece in China's 'People's Daily Online'. It argues that perhaps there is little value in investing so much energy and effort in teaching everyone English - that the country's 'internationalization' doesn't necessarily entail that increasing numbers need be proficient in English.
from : petebradwell
19th September 2006
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English in China
A recent article in the Chinese paper, the People's Daily, demonstrates just how global English is. It mentions a Russian, teaching English in the training department of a premier Chinese hotel.That's pretty much the reality of global English and it's something to which the UK will have to accommodate. Examples of Chinglish are easy to come by. However, no matter how humorous the misunderstandings may on occasion be, we mustn't let them distract from this reality.First,...
from : samjones
11th September 2006
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Chinese in the US
Schools teaching Chinese as a response to its rapid rise to becoming the second most spoken non-English language in the US
from : petebradwell
7th August 2006
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Bridges over Finance-scapes
"B2X also announced its 10 year exclusive partnership with the China Daily Information Company, www.ChinaDaily.com , China's official and largest English Language online media destination. This partnership grants B2X key support in China's burgeoning Import/Export market." From BusinessWire This is pretty interesting. Specifically, the suggestion that via the English Language site China Daily, B2X wants to become the 'bridge in commerce between China and the entire World'....
from : petebradwell
1st August 2006
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Xinhua - English
Launch of an English-language China Economist magazine - designed to 'stimulate dialogue between Chinese and foreign business and economic circles'.
from : petebradwell
21st July 2006
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East Asian Science, technology and Society (EASTS): an international Journal
We strongly believe that East Asian STS will offer fresh STS perspectives because of her special local experiences, sharing similar cultural and colonial history, similar meteorological and biological makeup, and similar global positions with respect to the West.
from : mollywebb
26th June 2006
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The critical skills gap
Infosys, the leading Indian information technology services company, is so desperate for staff that it has started recruiting in the US, where it has just hired 300 people. In China, international accountancy firms are scrambling to fill thousands of posts in a country where qualified bean counters are almost as rare as democratic elections.
from : mollywebb
26th June 2006
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Build partnerships overseas, Blair tells universities
The emergence of India and China represents an economic opportunity - not a threat, Tony Blair said today as he launched a drive to bring an extra 100,000 overseas students to the UK over the next five years
from : mollywebb
26th June 2006
