Life Expat

Why the classroom may be holding you back

There are roughly 30 million people in the world studying Chinese, and Fred Rao, founder and CEO of eChineseLearning, thinks many of them are learning it the wrong way - in a classroom.

Global village

The 10 expat commandments

Our teacher, the fairest in the land

SHANGHAI: For the 20-something blonde German student Daniela Blank, it was very hard to wave goodbye to her little students in her volunteer project in town.

Strictly speaking

Peter Behr and Gus Tate are both from the United States, and both speak English. Behr attends university in Chicago; Tate was born there. They are both 21 years old, and for eight weeks this summer, the two were roommates in Beijing.

UK Special

Capital city reaches for the skies

London has become the world's leading business and financial center, attracting companies and individuals with its unrivalled combination of investment opportunities, high caliber workforce, favorable tax regime, strong property market and world-renowned cultural facilities.

London's stock still on the rise

Although the days of the British Empire are long gone, the United Kingdom has retained its position as a global center of trade and commerce.

Global resources, local ambition

Mott MacDonald, a leading global management, engineering and development consultancy, employs over 11,000 people in 140 countries serving clients in sectors ranging from transport, energy, buildings, water and the environment to health and education, industry and communications.

M Cashback upbeat about China market

Through the use of technology that allows mobile phones and retailer point-of-sale (POS) systems to "talk to each other," M Cashback can provide wireless carriers, retailers and suppliers with vital information regarding consumers' buying habits.

Special Supplement

Provincial growth touching new highs

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province achieved strong growth last year, with most of its major economic indicators recording new highs exceeding expected targets. This provided the province with a good start for the "11th Five-Year Plan" (2006-10).