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beijingkids Cooking Class at Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
This Saturday, March 20th, join beijingkids Club at Hilton Beijing Wangfujing! Enjoy an exclusive beijingkids Club event featuring Vasco's lunch buffet. Kids 4 to 12 years old will learn how to make special treats from 5-star hotel chefs. After a mini-presentation of the goodies, the kids get a chef’s hat to take home! Alice in Wonderland
Correction in the March issue: Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland does not arrive in China until March 26th, after Avatar has departed theaters. This Disney film will be available in 3-D around town, including Salitun Village Megabox. Megabox website here (Chinese only). It will also be shown in IMAX at UME Haidian and Shijingshan.
View the film’s London premiere here.
An Update on BPA Risks
There have been some baby bottles and aluminum cans with traces of Bisphenol (BPA), which leads to asthma. Read more from efitness.com news. This update comes after a recall of plastic sippy cups in Canada – our blog here. Virual Reality Turns into a Grim Reality
In a recent article, the Guardian reveals that a South Korean couple left their daughter to starve to death while gaming online. Addicted to Internet games, the couple spent most of their time on a role-playing game called Prius Online, in which they raised a virtual daughter. After spending a reported 12 hours at a Seoul Internet café, they returned to find their newborn daughter dead. An autopsy confirmed the infant’s cause of death to be malnourishment. Expat Show Beijing 2010
Posted 1:00pm Wed Mar 3rd, 2010 by beijingkids
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The 3rd edition of the Expat Show Beijing will take place on 26-28th March 2010 at the China World Trade Center. Around 150 exhibitors will present their services and products during the three day exhibition.
For this third edition we will set up 4 new animations to enjoy your visit: • Food Festival
• Travel in Asia
• Live Performance
• The Kid Show
The Entrance is FREE to all the visitors. So be sure to note the dates in your calendar and register directly on the website to win great prizes, including: vouchers for famous Beijing restaurants, a weekend in Sanya, Beijing Guide, massages at Dragonfly and Spa de Feng, hotels rooms and much more.
Check www.expatshowbeijing.com or call us at 5869 9752 for more information.
Harder to Adopt Internationally
Adopting a child from China is a long, difficult process. And now, it’s even harder.
Chicago Tribune reports:
“Three of the most popular countries — China, Guatemala and Russia — have scaled back, tightened rules or temporarily halted adoptions as they struggle to establish more transparency and accountability.”
“Countries also have raised the eligibility bar, excluding more prospective parents based on income, marital status and even — in the case of China — body mass index.”
March Issue Hot off the Press!
Posted 5:53pm Mon Mar 1st, 2010 by beijingkids
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The ice is thawing, the trees are sprouting tiny flower buds, and spring is on it's way. As we come out of hibernation, it’s time to reconnect with the roots of this fair city. That’s why the March issue is all about what makes Beijing a great place to live.
See what goes on in a week in the life of a local Chinese family. Find a new Chinese restaurant, museum, or hidden market. Read what parents have to say about sending their kids to local Chinese schools. While Kara Chin tracks down the best Mandarin teachers and discovers their top tips for perfecting Putonghua. If it’s time to say goodbye to Beijing, Kaatje Schreurs Harrison’s got you covered with advice from families who’ve done it before.
Peanut Allergies Be Gone
Peanuts are close to being crossed off the list as the “most lethal of all food allergies.” Read Alpha Mummy’s post here.
Researchers from Cambridge's Addenbrooke's Hospital are busy working to desensitize children to peanuts. So far, they have successfully done so with four children over a six-month period.
Kick Off Your Summer with ClubFootball
In addition to new spring courses beginning on March 20th, ClubFootball will be offering FREE trial soccer classes given by professionally qualified coaches. Classes will be offered at Chaoyang Park (March 20), Wangjing/Lido (March 28), Zhongguancun (28th March), as well as at several schools. To register, call ClubFootball call 5130 6893/4/5/6 or email coaching@wanguoqunxing.com. For details, visit www.clubfootball.com.cn or http://www.wanguoqunxing.com/cms8/index.php Don’t Drink the Milk!
Parents and babies beware of the milk! Despite the scandal of deadly melamine milk powder in 2008, 170 tons of milk powder are being recalled. Although China made efforts to punish those responsible, including the execution of two workers (a dairy farmer and a salesman), government officials were only moved around, most to the same position if not a higher one, and tainted milk products went back into circulation after being repackaged and resold. Read more from Business Week and BBC News. 
