Welcome to the Year of the Dragon 2012! 龙年快乐! 恭喜发财，万事如意！

Knowledge sharing, networking, cultural exchange
and debate!
共享知识，建立和扩大社交网络, 文化交流，辩论!

Join the Club before the 29 February and win TWO RETURN CLUB CLASSIC tickets between London and HK*

If you are not a Member and wish to enter the draw please download and complete the attached Membership form, (CLICK HERE) complete the standing order form (CLICK HERE) and return both by email or in the post before 29 February.

Please note that the Winner will be responsible for taxes and fuel surcharges (approx. £350 as of today but subject to change due to currency fluctuation)  and Passengers must depart London by 31st March 2012 and return within 3 months. Tickets are non-refundable, non-transferrable and date change not permitted

About HK Airlines:
From 8th March 2012,  HONG KONG AIRLINES
WILL BE LAUNCHING AN INNOVATIVE NEW DAILY ALL CLUB CLASS SERVICE FROM LONDON TO HONG KONG.
  The new service to London is the world’s first all Club Class wide body long-haul scheduled service between London and Hong Kong.  The airline has ordered three Airbus A330-200 aircraft for the new route, configured with just 116 seats in an exclusive all Club Class offering; Club Premier and Club Classic.  The services are tailored to meet the needs of the UK business community, corporate & SMEs, and also the luxury leisure market. 

Chinese New Year Celebrations 2012 - come and join the Club

Win a Chinese Collins Mandarin Chinese-English dictionary and verb app

Please email HJ Colston on hjcolston@chopsticksclub.com with your name and email address. If you are not already a Member, please complete a Membership form (CLICK HERE) and standing order form (CLICK HERE). The draw will be made on Friday 2 March.

The Chinese Collins Mandarin Chinese-English dictionary and verb app is to commemorate the Year of the Dragon, and is worth £20.99. It includes:

• Over 75,000 translations
• Conjugates thousands of Mandarin Chinese and English verbs and hundreds of usage notes and examples
• Smart search functionality helps users find alternate forms of a word and catches misspellings
• Number to text translation into Simplified Chinese and English
• No internet connection required so you can still use whilst you’re offline  
• Search in Chinese using characters or pinyin keyboard options
  
  For more detail of Collins products, go to www.collinslanguage.com

At our Chopsticks Club Dinner Speaker event with Tim Luard on 31 January, Collins also offered a hamper of books. The lucky winner was Liz Martinez-Gray. Congratulations to Liz. The books included:

• Chinese dictionary
• Chinese Essential dictionary
• Chinese Gem dictionary
• Wild Swans
• Chinese Food Made Easy
• What does China Think?
  

Chopsticks Club Mandarin Moon Festival – another unique event

Latest JOB vacancies 

IT, Marketing and International Management Positions with HSBC and an INTERN position. CLICK HERE

SHELL International Ltd

Specific Job Vacancies - CLICK HERE    Do let your friends and colleagues know.

China  Recruitment & Networking Event, 29 June  - GREAT SUCCESS

"If students want to use their Chinese in their career then I would say that this is the only fair they need attend!" Such was the positive response to our China skills recruitment event by one happy graduate from the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield currently looking for work!

Generously sponsored by Shell International Ltd and Mayer Brown International LLP - this  "buzzing" event attracted 12 companies actively looking for employees with China-related skills, including, Shell, Mayer Brown, HSBC, Polo Ralph Lauren, China Daily, Equity Trust, Linklaters, Crowe Clark Whitehill and the FCO. More than 250 job seekers with China Skills came to the event....click here to find out more

Chopsticks Club takes platform at China-EU Youth Forum

Club Director, H-J Colston, was invited to draw upon her 20+ years of eye witness experiences to talk about China's development, growth and change. Young people and professionals working for organisations with China Links, including Young Labour, Chopsticks Club and Young Fabians were in attendance. The event was part of a wider initiative with Chinese embassies hosting similar events in other European countries.

Reaching out into the Southwest: Chopsticks @ Salisbury Arts Festival

The discussion flew across the centuries touching on the humiliating times of the Opium Wars; the relationship between China, its neighbours and other countries; China's understanding of itself and the government strategy and the huge importance of 'wending', or internal stability, to ensure continued and steady growth. The conversation was at times serious, at times filled with laughter and certainly showed an empathy and understanding of China, its achievements and its challenges.

A huge thanks to Sir Christopher and Adam Williams for creating a dynamic and fascinating event for all those who were lucky enough to hear it! Adam's historical fiction novels about China include 'The Temple of Heavenly Pleasures' and 'The Emperor's Bones'. They are an excellent, pacey read good for hand luggage on any long-haul flight to China!

The event was part of the 14 day Festival which is attended by over 60,000 visitors each year. This year's cultural theme was China and involved many acts and performance artists in dance, music and drama. Incredible open air performances at Old Sarum, kite making, calligraphy, Chinese food, film showings and more ensured that the Festival was another success. Next year's theme is Brazil.   Winning Share of Stomach (James Bruce Unilever presentation)  

Vice Premier, Li Keqiang, meets Club Director, January 2011

Chopsticks Club makes headline news

The work of the Chopsticks Club was recognised and publicised in late December 2010 for its work in 'bridging the knowledge gap' in the UK about China. The newly launched European Edition featured the Club in its article entitled 'Food for Talk' in its third issue.
 
The article covers the Club's history, the profile of its members, the way that the Club bridges a vital gap between the Chinese and British communities here in the UK and the ton of noodles that we have eaten over the years! It also mentions the recognition of the valuable work of the Club by the Chinese authorities, including Vice Minister for foreign affairs, Fu Ying, and Ambassador Liu Xiaoming who have attended two of our high profile events. Read more...

THE ALFRED LEE COLUMN

CLICK HERE to read Chopsticks Club Member and Journalist, articles on China related subjects in London

  

China's Ministry of Education honours the work of the Chopsticks Club

Club Director, H-J Colston, has been invited as a guest of the Ministry of Education to Beijing over the National Day Holiday period in recognition of the "outstanding contribution" by the Club "to the friendship and cooperation of our two countries". H-J will be part of a worldwide delegation of 50 individuals who have studied Chinese since China first invited overseas students 60 years ago to the mainland and who have been involved in promoting bi-lateral relation during their career. "This is a great honour," said H-J, "as it reflects the value that we add to our network and members in relation to promoting Chinese understanding, the importance of our network and the support services we provide."

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