Answers of the Day
-
Oct 19,2017
It depends on which part of the lake region you want to visit. Most start from NanChang, the shortest distance to the lake is about 30km and 186km to the government run wetland park, marked by the hut shape symbol on the upper right corner of the map below
...
-
Oct 17,2017
collect calls are in the too hard basket in China.
Yes, use Skype if that is easy for you, however Skype is owned by Micro$oft and I do not want to use that.
What I have is a Voip softphone setup on a mobile without a sim card and switched to aeroplane mode with wireless manually switched on.
I found Linphone works well....
-
Oct 11,2017
I wrote about my overstay in 2012, I think, so you might read it already. Here we go:
'I came to Louhu some 10 hours into the no-more-RP-day and cops put me in the office for some 2 hours sit-down.
I was late at exit because plane in Tianjin was more than 14 hours late at departure and at my arrival Luohu was already closed.
I am guessing, cops might knew...
-
Oct 05,2017
You’ll struggle to get a work permit with only 6 months experience IF you can find a company to employ you.
-
Sep 29,2017
They are right man, there has been a M, S, L or Q visa system where they don't issue any visa's to anyone going to China especially those with old M or Q visa's in their passport and its because of the National Holiday, it's "control the flow time".
There is NOTHING you can do man, you must go back to America or mail your passport back to the U.S for a Q visa or Business...
-
Sep 25,2017
1st. Find new employer (who must be authorized for foreign hire).
2nd. Once you have 1. you can have talk with Uni about terminating/changing the Contract terms.
3rd. If you'll come to an agreement with Uni, they must supply Release letter and FEC Cancel cert. in 30-days after your last working day.
Both docs. will come handy at new employer. You won't be required to exit...
-
247 . Chinese legalities regarding working as a FT teacher as well as PT teacher with different companiesSep 14,2017
I'm prepared to give the guy some slack. He asked a few shifty questions in 2012 then went dormant for 5 years and suddenly appears asking newbie questions. A bit suss but who knows, he could just be a moron. Benefit of the doubt given.
This link should answer your questions:...
-
Sep 11,2017
nashboroguy -
what resources and books do you have? tell me a bit about how you were planning to approach the sessions with your group.
i'm a drama teacher of over 25 years experience, with experience also in professional theatre. happy to give you some feedback.
-
Sep 05,2017
From my experience, it depends on the bamk and your deposit. I paid 50% deposit and the Construction Bank wanted to throw as much money as we wanted at me for around 3-4% interest. My wife is local and all they wanted was a certificate from my employer stating my salary. It was almost instant. They keep asking if we want more money to this day.
And yes, my (Chinese) name is on the... -
Aug 30,2017
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS). They have 8 different levels of classes. The teachers are OK. Classes are 5 days a week, mornings or afternoons.
The campus is really nice with lots of trees. The foreigner classrooms are nice and have aircon.
A lot of foreigners study Chinese there, and also the MBA.
The admin staff...
-
Aug 26,2017
From my understanding, there is a specific police station in each city where you need to go for it.
-
Aug 09,2017
Hmmm - I'm sure I answered this (and some other posts...).
What you don't seem to get is that an older population is bad for a country... the expenses in looking after the elderly (welfare, hospitals, etc) start taking up more of the tax cake - a cake that's getting smaller because there are less people contributing to it (ie, workers).
From an earth...
-
253 . If only an English language version of a work contract is signed, then is it enforceable in China?Aug 07,2017
It's the Chinese version that is enforceable. I have our contracts bilingual but only so I can read them...
-
Jul 27,2017
http://www.tour-beijing.com/blog/shaanxi-travel/xian-travel/when-is-the-best-time-to-visit-xian
You can get a general idea of any city in china (the world for that matter) with websites like these on the internet. Videos on youtube too which you should have watched...
-
Jul 24,2017
Remember, by Chinese Law, only the Chinese version of the contract is valid. Your amendments and agreements in English are worthless even if Sealed. Have someone competent and trustworthy translate the Chinese Version of the Contract before you sign it. It also needs the appropriate Seal to be valid.
-
Jul 23,2017
The official PSB receipt should be accepted in lieu of your passport provided it has your photograph and is stamped by the PSB. Whether it is actually accepted is another matter. I have had no problems with planes and trains but one hotel actually called the police on me as they thought I did not have a passport. Luckily the policemen that attended were clued up and explained to the hotel what...
-
Jul 22,2017
firstrowsports.com or stream2watch.cc
-
Jul 17,2017
Hotels & airlines will let you use that piece of paper as your ID. I've travelled before in China with mine & not had a problem
-
Jul 15,2017
Option B used to work for me, but I haven't tried it in a year or so.
Option C - ask a Chinese person to do an International Transfer direct to bank account from Alipay.
-
260 . China is officially Atheist.Is there such a thing as a democratic country that does not invoke God?Jul 09,2017
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_irreligion
The above map shows the distribution of non-religious population by countries, with china being the world's most....
