The essential global youth travel industry event
China is the right place, right now, for the global tourism industry – precisely why the World Youth & Student Travel Conference is coming to Beijing this October. After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second … Read
Silence. That was the first sign of something unusual at the prestigious Shanghai No 54 Middle School last Monday morning. No assembly in the sports field, no Chinese national anthem over the loudspeakers, no usual morning exercises to limber up … Read
US-based private equity firm, The Carlyle Group, has sold the Wall Street Institute (WSI) chain’s China operation to Pearson in a deal worth US$145 million. Under the deal, the UK education and publishing company takes control of 39 schools operating … Read
High-school teenagers and their parents in Beijing are showing less passion about universities in Hong Kong because of the high cost, although the universities will offer some scholarships. “We received 4,000 mainland students applications in 2009, but in the years … Read
“We are looking at you China, in the eyes of the world, for leadership.” A powerful quote from the UNWTO head, commenting on China’s impressive numbers at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)’s global summit currently being held in … Read
China will start a program this year to send 100 college leaders overseas to receive short term training in foreign countries including Japan, the US, England and Australia, the Beijing News reported Tuesday. The program, initiated by China’s Ministry of … Read
At a Hunan restaurant in Flushing, Queens, members of the newly formed Chinese Returnees International (CRI) suck on spicy spare ribs and quaff green tea. They’ve come for camaraderie and conversation–but they also have loftier goals. “Our primary concern is … Read
The National Chinese Language Conference will meet in Washington DC thursday, bringing together more than 800 educators, policymakers and language advocates for a three-day meeting to discuss key issues in language instruction and research in a field that is currently … Read
China and India have seen many educational exchanges in recent years, and it will be better if more scholarship and cooperation projects are open to Indian students, said an Indian student at the India-China Development Forum in Beijing on Tuesday.
China will surpass France as the largest tourist destination by 2015, according to a senior official with the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The number of incoming tourists has been growing fast, and the country has great potential to be … Read
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