Conferences and Meetings

Conferences and Meetings: In China

International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, Shanghai

This commemorates progress made in the global fight against hepatitis and liver disease and focuses on key challenges.

Date: June 22-25

Venue: Shanghai International Convention Center

Website: http://www.isvhld2012.org

International Conference on Energy and Environmental Protection, Hohhot

It focuses on fundamental research and application of energy, motivation and electrical engineering, environmental resources and sustainable development.

Date: June 23-24

Venue: Inner Mongolia University

Website: http://www.iceep2012.org

Global Business and Social Science Research Conference, Beijing

The contents include accounting, banking, economics, finance, management and marketing.

Date: June 25-26

Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel

Website: http://www.worldconferencecare.com

Corpus Technologies and Applied Linguistics, Suzhou

The theme of the conference is corpus linguistics, technologies for language research, teaching and learning.

Date: June 28-30

Venue: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Website: http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/corpus

International Conference for the Economic and Financial Challenges and Issues in the Asia-Pacific Countries, Chengdu

This focuses on research and publication on emerging market economies and provides a way for academics, policy makers and members of the business community to exchange views and share information and research on emerging markets.

Date: June 29-July 1

Venue: Liulin campus of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Website: http://riem.swufe.edu.cn/conference

Conferences and Meetings: In Europe

Understanding and Benefiting from Chinese Outward Investment, Leeds

This covers the rationale for Chinese investments in Britain and indicates how regions and businesses can raise their profile to Chinese investors. It will also discuss the effects the investments have had on the local economies and how local businesses can benefit from Chinese investments.

Date: June 6

Venue: Addleshaw Goddard Sovereign House

Website: http://www.cbbc.org

Global Graduates Future Leaders China Networking, Leeds

This will bring together businessmen who are interested in doing business in China, with organizations that can help them and young people.

Date: June 13

Venue: The Gatehouse Business Center

Website: http://www.cbbc.org

Xi'an Software Park Business Conference, London

The conference will introduce Xi'an software investment policy and explain investment strategy and opportunities for cooperation with British software and creative companies.

Date: June 14

Venue: Copthorne Tara Hotel

Website: http://www.cbbc.org

Culture: In China

Clowns Carnival, Beijing

The International Comedy Performance Troupe of the Russian Moscow Phoenix Cultural Drama Entertainment Center will offer performances including a puppet show, pantomime, acrobatics and dance for children.

Date: June 1-2

Venue: Poly Theater

Website: http://www.theatrebeijing.com

Placido Domingo's Operalia: Quarterfinal of The World Opera Competition

Placido Domingo's Operalia: The World Opera Competition discovers and helps launch the careers of some of the best young opera singers.

Date: June 4

Venue: Concert Hall of National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: http://www.theatrebeijing.com

Henry V, Beijing

Drama Henry V has been hailed as an energetic, exciting and rousing production, trimmed but faithful to Shakespeare's words. The Propeller Shakespeare Company will present this classic play.

Date: June 7-8

Venue: Drama Theater of National Center for the Performing Arts

Website: http://www.theatrebeijing.com

Culture: In Europe

Modern Chinese Ink Paintings: New Directions, London

Independent speaker Anne Farrer will give a talk about the artworks.

Date: June 7

Venue: The British Museum

Website: http://www.britishmuseum.org

Urban water environments in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Cambridge

Yu Xinzhong from Nankai University will be the speaker. Yu is mainly engaged in the study on the social history, diseases and health care during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Date: June 8

Venue: Needham Research Institute

Website: http://www.nri.org.uk

An Agent of Cultural Transmission: Jianzhen's Travels to Japan, London

Dorothy Wong from the University of Virginia will be the speaker. This is part of the East Asia Art and Archaeology Research Seminar.

Date: June 8

Venue: Brunei Gallery, University of London

Website: http://www.soas.ac.uk

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