Fall Semester Starting Date Has Finally Been Announced
The Beijing Municipal Education Commission announced the starting date for the 2020-2021 fall semester for schools across the city.
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Expect a Major Downpour Tomorrow (Aug 12)
Earlier tonight (Aug 11) around 7.30pm the Beijing Municipal Flood Prevention Office sent out a message advising Beijing’s residents to take the necessary precautions of tomorrow’s expected downpour.
Have Your Finger on Beijing’s Pulse: Intern at the Beijinger
Have you been rendered jobless/studyless by the abominable coronavirus? Well, this is your chance to get involved in an exciting and career-boosting internship opportunity. Here at the Beijinger, we are always on the lookout for talent. If you want to get involved in media and publishing, then interning at thebeijinger.com will give you all that and more.
Buffets Are Back, but Are We Ready?
WIth COVID-19 turning the food and beverage industry upside down, germaphobe like me have some health and safety concerns we want answered before we’re comfortable picking up a plate and heading to the buffet again.
Return of the Spice: Hot & Spicy 2020 is Back On!
Our plans to sneak spicy peppers into zongzi for Dragonboat festival were foiled by a second outbreak of COVID-19. Thankfully, the storm has calmed, and while there may not be as much sticky rice, there will certainly be plenty of spice and everything nice (may it not be postponed twice!), allowing you to enjoy three full days of delicious food, live entertainment, and mixing with Beijing’s vibrant expat community.
Foreign Teachers May Become Subject to Social Credit System
Up to now, foreigners have been exempt from China’s experimental social credit system, designed to keep citizens accountable for their actions. However, if proposed legislation drafted by the Ministry of Education (MoE) is passed, foreign teachers – whether they work at a language training center or international school – could find themselves with a credit system of their own.
Beijing Risk Status Is Back to Level Three: Here’s What That Means
Beijing has surpassed the milestone of zero new cases for 14 days for the first time since the exposure to the novel coronavirus in the Xinfadi market caused a second COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, officials have reduced the city’s risk status to level three.
Liangma River Revamp Shapes up Nicely, More Than Half Now Open
The walk down the bike-strewn path from my apartment to Chaoyang Park via Solana over the past six months has not been a particularly scenic one.
First Group of International Teachers Allowed to Return to Beijing
As international schools all around the city continue to handle all the difficulties in these uncertain times, this latest news from Keystone Academy is a little light at the end of the tunnel for the international education community.
Government Condemns Online Education Program for Inappropriate Content
Online learning programs have become increasingly popular since the “suspended class, ongoing learning” (停课不停学 tíngkè bù tíngxué) initiative, but XRS education (学而思), an online tutoring program based in Beijing, has recently got into trouble for displaying “vulgar videos, inciting puppy/early love among other issues”.