Events
CONFERENCES & MEETINGS >> IN EUROPE
China-Britain Business Council Forum, London
The topic of this forum is "Asia Rising: Winning Through Strategic Communications and Corporate Affairs". It is a full-day executive-level public affairs Asia forum for global practitioners. Issues and topics to be tackled include: dealing with the diversity of Asia Pacific; operating in less transparent markets; overcoming and eradicating corruption and the rise and rise of social media in Asia.
Venue: The Institute of Directors
Date: March 31
Contact: [email protected]
China workshop-Module 1, Brussels
The theme of the first module of this workshop, which is a series of talks focused on China, is the essence of doing business in China. Interactive speeches will be given on topics, such as intercultural cooperation, regional differences in many parts of China, underlying structure of Chinese society and culture.
Venue: Diamant
Date: March 22
Contact: [email protected]
Managing the Security Risks of Doing Business in China, London
This seminar will look at ways of managing the key security risks relevant to doing business in China: bribery and corruption, and cyber security. There will be a range of speakers from across the government, as well as from British business people with experience working in China.
Venue: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Date: March 30
Contact: [email protected]
CULTURE >> IN CHINA
China International Education Exhibition Tour, Beijing, Dalian, Xi'an, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou
It is the largest education fair in China and since it started in 1999, has toured more than 20 major Chinese cities. More than 1,300 institutions from 30 countries and regions have participated in the fair during the past 12 years. Education is big business, and it is now being supported by most of the foreign embassies or governmental sectors and all relevant media channels. During the Beijing leg, this event will consist of China Study Abroad Forum and seminars under different sub-themes.
Date: March 12-27
Contact: [email protected]
Berlanga Film Season, Beijing
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Luis Garca Berlanga, who passed away last year, is considered one of the most influential Spanish directors of film and stage. His films describe with poignant humor Spanish life from the postwar Franco period to the 21st century.
Venue: Beijing Cervantes Institute
Date: till March 31
Contact: [email protected]
TNT Theater China Tour, Beijing
TNT theater was founded in 1980 in Britain and since then has established itself as one of the most popular international touring theater companies in the world. Last season alone the company produced seven productions in almost 30 countries worldwide. It has brought Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to China.
Venue: Beijing Nine Theater
Date: March 25 -26
Contact: [email protected]
Westminster Boys' Choir, Beijing
Coming from the UK, the Westminster Boys' Choir enjoys great popularity in its country, and has performed on elite occasions. The choir will sing masterpieces of Anthony Caesar, John Gardner, Chris Hazell, Edmund Jolliffe, Simon McGregor, Giles Swayne and John Woolrich.
Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall
Date: April 5
CULTURE >> IN EUROPE
Chinese Films Show, Paris
The Chinese Cultural Center in Paris will screen Chinese films and documentaries for free. The movies include Lin Yutang, Tea Culture, The Founding of a Republic, The Flying Tigers, Chinese Knots, The Great River, Super Typhoon, and The Ring of Rainbow Flower. Check the official website of Chinese Cultural Center in Paris for detailed information.
Venue: Chinese Cultural Center
Date: Till March 26
Details: http://www.cccparis.org
Exhibition of Miao ethnic group in Guizhou province, Paris
The Miao is one of the 56 ethnic groups in China. In the 2000 census, there were 8.94 million Miao people in the country, and half of them live in Guizhou province. Miao costume has special meaning and decorative motifs are of great beauty with each creation unique and of infinite variety. This exhibition reveals the function and different styles of the Miao costumes and the techniques of embroidery, brocade and batik used to help make them.
Venue: Chinese Cultural Center
Date: April 20- May 8
Contact: [email protected]
The Unilever Series: Ai Weiwei, London
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist, curator, architectural designer, and social commentator. The work being exhibited this time, Sunflower Seeds, is made up of thousands of small works, each apparently identical, but actually unique. However realistic they may seem, these life-sized sunflower seed husks are in fact intricately hand-crafted in porcelain.
Venue: Tate Modern Museum
Date: Till May 2
2011 Spring Lecture Series: China Faces the World, Brussels
The Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies launches the lecture series, featuring 10 renowned experts, to contribute to a more qualitative debate about China's rise and its impact on Europe.
Venue: Vrije University
Date: Till May 18
