Aug 25th, 2010
Japan, China and South Korea agree to 26 million visitors by 2015
In a joint statement made by the tourism chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea from their trilateral meeting in China on 22 August, it was agreed that they would try to double 2009 “intervisitation” figures. They aim to welcome 26 million people to their three countries by 2015. A total of 13.5 million people traveled [...]
Aug 19th, 2010
First Official Chinese Leisure Tourists Arrive in Canada
Canada has welcomed its first official leisure tourists from China this week, after Asia’s economic powerhouse granted approved destination status to Canada earlier this summer. “Several hundred” Chinese tourists arrived in Vancouver on Wednesday, the Canadian Tourism Commission said in a statement, after a group of 18 Chinese tourists landed in Victoria, B.C. on Monday. [...]
Aug 18th, 2010
China Passes Japan as Second-Largest Economy
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 quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States, according to government figures [...]
Jun 28th, 2010
New Role of Chinese College Entrance Exam
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 young bodies and minds. Instead, at this school and at thousands of schools across China, [...]
Jun 28th, 2010
Carlyle Group sells Wall Street Institute Schools in China to Pearson
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 under the Wall Street English brand name, which last year enrolled more than 35,000 students. [...]
Jun 3rd, 2010
Rising Tuition in Hong Kong Keeps Beijing Students Away
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 before, we received more than 10,000 applications,” said Laura Lo, director of Chinese Mainland Affairs [...]
May 27th, 2010
Beijing on Track to Become World-Class Tourism City
“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 Beijing. In order to meet the requirements of a world-class tourism city, Beijing is developing [...]
May 20th, 2010
100 College Leaders To Be Trained Overseas In 2010
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 Education and State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, aims to let Chinese college leaders learn [...]
Apr 26th, 2010
Education agents in the USA
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 to make an easier road for overseas Chinese students who want to go back to [...]
Apr 26th, 2010
Chinese language courses gain popularity
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 experiencing dynamic growth. “There has been tremendous growth and interest in learning Chinese among schools [...]
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