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| Social networking websites crucial to expat life in China |
The difficulty in accessing popular networking and blogging sites such as Facebook and Twitter is affecting more than just the social lives of foreigners - local businesses are also missing out on an effective marketing tool. People have found Facebook and Twitter blocked since the July riot in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. It was rumored restrictions would be relaxed after the National Day holidays but access is still restricted...
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Posted by Jamie Friday, November 06, 2009 (10:05:14) |
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| 50% of new expats leave China early |
Almost half of new expatriates leave China early because they have difficulty adjusting to the lifestyle, a consultancy firm said. China Transition Institute (CTI) president David Israel-Rosen said most foreigners are unprepared for what life will be like when they arrive in China...
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Posted by Jamie Thursday, November 05, 2009 (10:26:04) |
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| Can you help near Bordeaux? |
A request for help from one of our members:
"Are there two fit men near Bordeaux able to help us with a once-only problem? Our 21-year-old son was knocked down in a hit-and-run incident 6 weeks ago and has been in the Pellegrin Hospital since. His bones are mending and he is out of a coma, but weakened and unable to walk. We need to get him home and expect the doctors to sign him off as fit to fly on or soon after 6 November. We just need to get him to Bordeaux Airport, where ground attendants will take over. So it is just a question of lifting him, all 6 ft-plus of him, from a wheelchair at the hospital, into a car or people carrier, and driving him with my wife, who has been with him all this time, to the airport. We'll gladly refund fuel costs. We'd use a private ambulance but the lad had inadvertently let his travel insurance expire. Please ring me, James Darley, on 020 7939 7979 (office), 01494 484414 (home) or my wife Crissy on 07906 218783." |
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Posted by Jamie Wednesday, November 04, 2009 (11:22:26) |
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| Increase of UK Sun-seekers Perusing Property Abroad |
A leading property website has revealed that there has been a 32 per cent increase in searches on its site for overseas property this summer, including the highest overall volume of searches since August last year . In reaction, the Post Office is warning second home seekers of extra charges that traditional high-street banks may legally impose on foreign money transfers to foreign banks, especially when paying mortgages or down payments on property overseas. |
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Posted by Jamie Monday, November 02, 2009 (12:02:37) |
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| Secrets of a successful expat life revealed |
"My departure time has come and it's zaijian Beijing and gidday to my hometown of Sydney, Australia. But before I go, lend me your ears so I can tell you valuable advice learnt during my three years three months in the Middle Kingdom..."
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Posted by Jamie Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (08:39:47) |
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