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Volume 9, issue 25 - June 20, 2005
       
       
       
       
       
       
Travel Information

Air China Launches Its Brand New First Class And Business Class Seats.
The new first class seats are designed with three selections of seat positions: standard, executive and rest, creating the optimal personal space. Greater comfort comes with the spacious luxury seats that allow you to relax as if you were in your own bedroom. The newly refurbished Air China flights will start flying directly between Beijing and New York in July 2005. Toll-free inquiry telephone: 800-982-8802. Website: http://www.airchina.com.cn/en/index.jsp

Dreaming of Flying Non-stop to Toronto?
Dream no more. Starting June 3, 2005, Air Canada will offer non-stop service between Beijing and Toronto, creating the first-ever direct link from mainland China to eastern Canada. With an elapsed time of about 13 hours, the new Beijing - Toronto service will give you maximum connecting options throughout the Americas. Besides, Air Canada flies non-stop daily from Beijing and Shanghai to Vancouver. For more information and reservation, please call your travel agent or contact Air Canada at (8610) 6468-2001, (8621) 6279-2999. www.aircanada.com

Fly to Cebu from RMB2370
Steeped in history and drenched in fun, Cebu is perhaps unmatched as a cosmopolitan resort. History and culture buffs can review the island's Spanish past by visiting Fort San Pedro, Magellan's Cross, Casa Gorordo, Carcar and the Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino. Shoppers will find a dreamworld of bargains in handicrafts and marvelous antiques. Beach lovers will welcome Cebu's top-rated resorts and their white sand beaches. Prices lower than last year, starting at RMB2370. Philippine Airlines: 021-62798765 fax 021-6279 8762. www.philippineairlines.com

Beijing BONA Travel Service
Beijing - NewYork Return: RMB5200.00; Beijing - London Return: RMB4700.00; Beijing - Dubai Return: RMB4500.00; Beijing - Hongkong Return: RMB2000.00. TEL: (8610) 6504 4079 /8671 3792 /8671 3793. E-mail: cntravel@public3.bta.net.cn



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Dining Out

Paulaner Brauhaus Friday / Saturday Evening - Garden Terrace Bbq Buffet
The Summer is back and so is the Paulaner Terrace and weekend BBQ ! Your favorite meat and sausages grilled to perfection combined with a fine selection of salads and not to forget all you can eat from the mouthwatering desserts of the buffet. What better than to enjoy the summer evenings in Paulaner with our nice home brewed Bavarian Paulaner Beer and great Bavarian food and fun. Open daily from 11:00 am - 01:00 am, BBQ Buffet every Friday and Saturday from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (weather permitting), Live band entertainment every night starting 9:30 pm. For more information and your reservations please call Hans Peter Betz, Paulaner Brauhaus Manager at (8610) 6465 3388 ext. 5732.

Presidential Plaza Beer Garden
The lush green garden has just opened. Located in the west courtyard, the garden provides a peaceful oasis from the busy streets. Assorted chinese snacks, Grills and BBQ items prices from RMB 1.50 to 4.00. Tsing Tao Beer, Tiger Draught and selection of Cold drinks and juices just name a few. (8610) 5858 5588 ext. 8234.

Keeping purity - French restaurant "Le Rendez - vous"
"Le Rendez - vous" was set up by taking the concept of pure "Brasserie" - the symbol of French lifestyle. The slogan of "Le Rendez - vous" is "experience French family food and caring." Every Friday night, here is "Blue Jazz night". The second Thursday of every mth, here is "French night". Everybody is welcome. Add: Gong Ti Bei Lu, nearby Sanlitun, opposite Zhao Long hotel. Tel: (8610) 6462 9110. For more info, pls click here.

Java & Yangon
The only restaurant serving Indonesian and Burmese food in Beijing. Our chefs from the origins with create mouth watering delicacies to suit your appetite, recipes for the Beijingers, both local and expats. Java and Yangon is also available for in-house and outdoor catering. We cater for all types of parties. Try our famous weekdays set lunch @ 38rmb per person. Located behind German embassy Sanlitun xiwujie, Chaoyang, Beijing Call (8610) 8451 7489 or 13701265314 for catering and delivery menus.


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Join Our One Year Celebration At An Incredible Value
Everything changes as time goes by. Only one thing remains constant: Our attentive associates providing you the warmest, personalized service in Yalong Bay. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our tropical paradise. Please contact our Reservation at 0898-88568888 for enquiries and bookings. Send email to reservation@syxmc.com or visit www.marriott.com/SYXMC. For more info please click here.

Summer Vacation Package
From June 08 to July 21, 2005, for only RMB 588/room/night you can enjoy our Summer Vacation Package: Inclusive of 15% service charge, but subject to Rmb11 per person per night government tax | Two daily breakfast per room | Daily F&B coupon (value for RMB100) per room | Daily free use of Kid Star Club for two hours (Operation time: 10:00-22:00) | Late Check Out till 14:00 (According to the room availability) | Valid from Sunday to Thursday only | Airport pick up at special rate: RMB150 one way. Please call (0898) 8856 5666-7103 for detail. E-mail: hotel@holiday-inn-sanya.com

Summer Meeting Package
Full day meeting package RMB288.00net per person per day, inclusive: 2 coffee / tea breaks; Half day meeting package RMB248.00net per person per half day, inclusive: One time coffee / tea break. Other benefits including: Buffet lunch or Chinese working lunch | Free flow of soft drink during lunch | Pencils, pads, mints and ice water set up for each delegate | Complimentary usage of two microphones | Flower arrangement with podium | Flower arrangement with registration desk. Summer Meeting Package attendance minimum of 10 pax, 15 June 2005 until 31 August 2005, Hot line: (8610) 5858 5588 Ext. 8797 / 8776.

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YPHHWhere Are You?!
Each month, YPHH organizes Happy Networking Events at bars and restaurants in Beijing. Visit www.yphh.com for more info and check back each week to see if you are pictured here!

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Education

Rutgers International EMBA Program
Reach your career goals with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers International EMBA in Beijing, a 14-month Program Starting in September 2005. All courses and accreditation standards equal to our Programs in USA. Courses taught by Rutgers Professors flown in from US. Next Beijing Event: July 11, Real Estate Seminar. To register, call 010-8526-2528/29 or Email emba@rutgers.cn. Personal meetings available upon request. To learn more about Rutgers EMBA China programs, visit www.rutgers.cn.

The Frontiers School - Make Mandarin Studying Easier
Small group class 3-5 people; Courses for all levels; Flexible schedules; Experienced teachers; Pleasing environment; Convenient location; Competitive prices; Promotional and intensive course start every month! For more information please call (8610) 6413 1547 or (8610) 6413 1548, or mail to frontiers@frontiers.com.cn

Beijing Camp Eurolang 2005, July-August
Spend an exciting summer learning English and having fun. Live at a camp outside of Beijing for two weeks. 20 lessons per week. Native English Speaking Teachers. Multi National Kids Environment. Camp activities. For Full information please click here or call info hotline (8610) 6786 0565 or 13501085144. email info@eurolang.cn

Junior Programme in Ireland
Eurolang has been organising Junior Summer Camps for Spanish, French and other European Nationals for over fifteen years. Located in Tralee the capital of the County of Kerry, one of the most beautiful regions of Ireland. Situated on the South-west coast of Ireland it is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean which gives it a mild climate. This course is suitable for all young people still attending Junior, Middle or High School 25 lessons per week. For full information on these courses please visit here or call info hotline (8610) 6786 0565 or 13501085144. email info@eurolang.cn


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Health & Fitness

The most delightful Health Card at Health & Recreation Center
With the most Delightful Health Card you will find the best equipment availalbe in the Fittness room; beautiful 16x11 indoor swimming pool, Sanna Jacuzzi, Steam Room and Yoga Aerobics classes available to train your body to achieve a balance between a healthy body and a productive mind. The most delightful health cards are inclusive of Company Card at RMB 3000 with 50 visits; Family Card at RMB 2000 with 20 visits;Teenager Card at RMB 1000 with 20 visits; Lady's and Gentlemen Card at MRB 1500 each including 20 visits each. Contact Health & Recreation Center at: (8610) 5858 5588 ext. 8505.

BODYWORKS Launching Brand New Indian High Temperature Yoga Courses
Bodyworks will ceremoniously launch brand new Indian high temperature yoga courses. It helps enhance bodytoning, dedication and confidence, and is highly effective to cure long-term insomnia, brow ague, lumbago, backache, neck ache, and intestinal and stomach diseases. It can also help remove wrinkles and make the practicers look younger. Bodyworks plans four free courses on June 20, 21, 22, 23 as a courtesy to its members. Quota limited, please reserve ASAP. TEL (8610) 6615 8800 (Xizhimen Branch); (8610) 6430 2008 (Lido Branch) or click here.

Zi Dan Lady's Fragrance Salon
Zidan Lady's Fragrance Salon is a chain organization that combines beauty, health care, SPA, dress design and color analysis with lady's basic nurturing. Our service include skin care with photon, romantic speckle removal, fine down with respiration thearapy, and tattoo. RMB1000-3000 /treatment period for speckle removal, RMB180-980/treatment period for tattoo. Yansha Store TEL (8610) 8440 2803; Shuang'an Store TEL (8610) 8251 1268

Beijing Southeast Plastic Surgery Hospital
We are formally registered at and approved by Beijing Municipal Health Bureau. We have a business area of more than 2000 sqm with elegant environment and luxurious decoration and a group of plastic experts. We have a Plastic Surgery Department, Beauty Surgery, Skin Beauty, Laser Therapy Center, Life Beauty Center, Dental Department, Narcotherapy Department, Operation Department and other affilated divisions. We adopt hotel standard management for 40 of our wards. Address: No. 109, Huangli, Jinsong Dongkou, Chaoyang District, Beijing. TEL (8610) 6733 8888 E-mail: beijingdongnan@163.com

 

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Relocations

Allied Pickfords Ltd., Allied International Moving Services
Predictable Quality in an Unpredictable World. International, domestic, local, office moves, relocation & orientation services, record storage management, pet service, storage. Please visit our international and local web sites at: www.alliedpickfords.com.cn email: bj@alliedpickfords.com.cn Tel: (86 10) 5870 1133

Xinxing Home Moving Helps You Move Around The City
We are an experienced home moving service provider based in Beijing. Through many years' growth, we have developed a team of qualified staff who care for each piece of your furniture and articles. More than moving your things from one place to another, we are happy to help you place things in any position you want at your new home, leaving you totally free of weariness. If you are an individual, all this just costs you RMB150. For details, please call (8610) 6253 1238 or fax (8610) 6255 4589.


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Maple Garden (east forth ring road / the third diplomatic area).
104sqm of two bedrooms apartment (facing north and south with brilliant scenery of Chaoyang Park ). Fully furnished with branding furniture and kitchen/bath ware. Central air conditioning and floor heating system. 24 hours water service. CRC Supermarket / Fitness centre. ADSL available. Satellite TV with HBO/CNN...... USD650/month, price is negotiable. Please contact Ms. May at 13901065694 or email to may.shi@tom.com

Blue Castle -- Your best & only exclusively residential choice in Beijing's CBD
Walking distance to Da Wang Lu subway, Blue Castle is centrally located at west Da Wang Lu, the central area of Beijing CBD. This luxurious residential property is managed by China World Trade Center and provides a wide range of residential apartments from 1 to 4 bedrooms ranging from 61.14 to 319.59 square meters. Please click here to see show rooms and floor plans or click logo for more information. Right now, people who purchase Blue Castle International Apartment in US or Hongkong dollars will be entitled to a 70% mortgage for 30 years from HSBC. Hotline for Lease: (8610)6583 1903 / (8610)6581 1905.

Blue Castle International Centre, the future of office buildings
The 27th floors Blue Castle International Centre is centrally located in Beijing's CBD area (1km north of CWTC). This 24 hours service office building offers a unique multiple floor straight office space with full glass walls, and is equipped with a Trane unit module central air conditioning system for complete air change; 2 international standard simultaneous interpretation centers; 3,500 independent telephone modules; 6-class line broadband and LAN system; 400 sq.m Blue Staff canteen; coffee shop; library; gymnasium; swimming pool; business lounge; convenience store.The Centre will be topped out in January 2004 and completed in August. Interest free before completion. For more information, please click here VIP Hotline: (8610)6583 6188 Email: bl@bluecastle.net.cn Blue Castle sales office: No.3 Xidawang Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100026. Blue Castle developer: Beijing Jianhua Times Real Estate Co,. Ltd Property Management: China World Property & Hotel Management Co., Ltd.

New World Tai Hua Service Apartment
Beijing Kiu Lok Property Service Co., Ltd is a professional real estate agency. Our property consultants will provide you a wide range of property information including Beijing New World Center Office Buildings & Apartments; Beijing New World Tai Hua Apartments; Dynasty Garden Villas; Chateau Regalia Villas and much more... Our experienced and special tailored services will definitely meet your needs. For more information, please click here or contact Ms Rina Yan on (8610)6708 1288, 13031036135 or fax to (8610)6701 0598. E-mail:bjkl@vip.163.com Website: http://www.kiulok.com.hk

Find Expat Housing in Beijing!
DTZ can help you find the perfect home in Beijing. No matter your budget, we can aid you in finding a home near some of Beijing's cleanest and spacious living areas. To see a listing of some of our suggested properties, click here! And please contact us at: Ms Angela Shew, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, Phone: (8610)65171275 (Direct line), Fax: (8610)65101368/69. E-mail: angela_shew@dtz.bj.cn

 

Jobs

Check for new positions available at the Canadian Embassy!
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Career Opportunities at Western Academy of Beijing
Position: Properties/Facilities Manager. Western Academy of Beijing, a leading international school in Beijing is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated persons to join our dynamic team as Properties/Facilities Manager. Successful incumbent should have excellent English and experience in property/building management, engineering, maintenance, security, housekeeping, health and safety. Please send application to application@westernacademy.com or call the HR Department Tel: (8610) 8456 4155 ext 1062 for more information.

Teacher Wanted
An International Sports based school in Beijing is looking for teachers to teach Kg through grade 3. The successful candidates should be a certified teacher, native English speaker, committed to teach young children in creative and enthusiastic way. Interested candidates are asked to send resume with a cover letter to: hr@potters-wheel.cn

Job Vacancy at British Embassy Beijing
British Embassy Beijing is looking for one full-time Management Assistant (Logistics) in their Management Section. Job opens to Chinese with Beijing Hukou and foreign national with valid "Z" visa. For more details, please look up at the Embassy Web page: www.uk.cn

English Teachers Wanted At Berlitz
Due to expansion, Berlitz is looking for enthusiastic teachers of English. Your students will be from multinational corporations. Part-time and full-time positions available immediately. Must be native English speaker and degree holder. Training in the famous Berlitz method will be provided. Email: valbates@berlitz.com.cn

Job Openings At LehmanBrown International Accountants
LehmanBrown International Accountants is recruiting for the following positions: Senior Manager of Outsource Accounting Department, minimum ten years accounting experience, and knowledge of China accounting, IAS and USGAAP. Audit Manager, min 5yrs experience including audit with Big 4, good English; Senior Auditors, ACCA / CPA, minimum of four years experience with big 4 or large local accounting firm, good English; Auditors, minimum of two years experience, CPA or studying, good English; Senior Accountants, fluent English, minimum of four years experience, mix of audit and commercial; Accountants, good knowledge of book-keeping and cash management. Please e-mail your resume with a cover letter outlining which position you are interested in to: beijingcareer@lehmanbrown.com

 

Classifieds

Apartment For Rent!
Comfortable, tastefully furnished 90+ square meter 3-bedroom apartment in hutong near Lama Temple (within 2nd ring road). Great view of trees, hutong, and temple spires. Attentive management. For rent direct by owner, 4,000RMB/month. If you speak Chinese, please call (8610) 6648-9601. Otherwise, call 13311325017.

Nice Apartment For Rent!!
A nice 109sqm apartment in Concordia Plaza which is in the Kempinski area of Beijing, close to the new Embassy area now is available for rent from July. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 24 hours hot water, elevator, HBO channel, central aircon, nice balcony(2sqm) for barbecues, and great security. USD1000/month. Please contact Ms. Liu at 13901182547.

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Services

The Professional Translation Company.
Thundergates provides professional and accurate translations of legal documents, corporate / project documents, print media, personal documents, website localization, trademark translation and re-design, as well as interpretation services. Ensure the accuracy of important documents by trusting the professionals. We employ both native English and Chinese speakers. Let us help you before it's too late. Tel: (8610) 6743 7506, Fax: (8610) 8532 1999, Email: mail@thundergates.com or visit us Online at www.thundergates.com to find out more.

International Accountants... LehmanBrown... providing an alternative:
Professional Services: Audit, Taxation, Company Secretarial, Legal Financial Accounting: CFO Function, Bookkeeping, Accounting & financial advise, Office Administration Management Accounting: Budgeting & Forecasting, Cash flow Management, Market Growth Strategies, Learning Centre Systems Solutions: Systems Implementation, Internal Process review, Information Management Business Management: Merger & Acquisition integration, Market Entry Strategy, Business Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions & Divestitures www.lehmanbrown.com Beijing Tel: +86 10 85321720, Fax: +86 10 65323270 Shanghai Tel: +86 21 62881635, Fax: +86 21 62881636 Hong Kong Tel: +852 25375425, Fax: +852 25375649 E-mail: beijing@lehmanbrown.com, shanghai@lehmanbrown.com, hongkong@lehmanbrown.com

Computer Network Installation and Security
Call CANDIS for free network audits. Are your network, email and web servers secure from viruses and hackers? In Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, CANDIS specializes in systems integration and labor outsourcing, www.candis.com.cn. Phone: 010-6568-0876; email: audits@candis.com.cn

BGFS Associates Ltd
What percentage of your current income will you need to retain in order to be able to do the things you want to do in retirement, 100% 75% 50%? How's it looking so far? A person wishing to retire in 15 years only has 180 monthly paydays remaining until retirement. BGFS Associates are able to draw on their 26 years of industry experience and show you how to maximise benefits. Perhaps a free financial health check-up would help. Our clients are people living or working outside their own country. info@bgfsassociates.com

Beijing Xindehua Accounting Service Company
Beijing Xindehua Accounting Service Co., Ltd is a professional accounting agent approved by the Beijing Bureau of Finance. Our major line of business covers bookkeeping, accounting consulting, taxation registration, taxation application. Fees start at RMB200-500 for bookkeeping. Other fees based on volume of work. We can also help you apply for a business license too. TEL (8610) 6707 3493 Fax (8610) 6707 3493 Address: No. 5, Jingzhong Street, Chongwen District, Beijing

JoeSun Investment Consulting Co., Ltd
We are a professional investment consulting establishment, providing services to investors both home and abroad who want to expand their business in China or Abroad. We provide letter of invitation, visa and employment service in China and help individuals open bank account in another country, help them record account and pay tax. If you are interested in our service, please call us at (8610) 5862 9211. Our address: 2-1301, No. 1 Bishui Xingge, Balizhuang Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing

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