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Residents of Foyer de La Providence get early Children’s Day gifts from Confucius Institute

Edit Nation 02 Jun 2016
The 10 young girls aged between two and 12 years residing at Foyer de La Providence orphanage at St Elizabeth’s Convent in Victoria were all smiles on Saturday morning as they were bestowed with an assortment of gifts and other items by representatives of the Confucius Institute ... The initiative by the Confucius Institute forms part of the University of Seychelles’ engagement with the community....

Frank A. Sedita School #30 has Multicultural Festival (Buffalo Public Schools)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016
There were performances from the Confucius Institute of the University of Buffalo, the Nepali Community Center as well as School #30 students ... from teachers, the Hispanic Heritage Council and the Confucius Institute....

China Pledges More Educational Support

Edit All Africa 02 Jun 2016
[Daily News] Dodoma -The Chinese government has been impressed by how University of Dodoma (UDOM) implement the core objective of Confucius Institute and pledges to extend further support to Tanzania in order to foster the relationship between China and Tanzania ... ....

Chinese whisper

Edit Deccan Herald 02 Jun 2016
China is a land of beautiful contradictions. From the ultra modern skyline in Shanghai to the culturally rooted Beijing, urbanised Xi’an to the ancient Qing dynasty town of Pingyao, hole-in-the-wall tea houses sharing boundaries with new age karaoke bars, this country is an experience. Our first stop was Shanghai ... Our next stop was Beijing ... Picture ancient China with red lanterns, street theatre and a Confucius temple ... ....

Launch of Confucius Institute at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, 13th Confucius Institute Co-Established by Renmin University (Renmin University of China)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
Launch of Confucius Institute at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, 13th Confucius Institute Co-Established by Renmin University. On May 18, the Confucius Institute at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Dutch-speaking Free University of Brussels, celebrated its official opening....

Jeff Bezos on space, free speech and creating shows to sell more shoes

Edit Crunch 01 Jun 2016
 When it came to discussing Peter Thiel’s involvement in the ongoing Gawker trial that’s raised questions surrounding free speech, Jeff Bezos quoted Confucius. “Seek revenge and you should dig two graves, one for yourself.” Bezos, naturally, should have strong opinions when it comes to free speech. he’s the owner of The Washington Post. With Gawker locked in a ... ....

Jeff Bezos thinks trying to get revenge on Gawker is a waste of time

Edit The Verge 01 Jun 2016
Bezos quoted Confucius (or at least the apocryphal version of him), saying "Seek revenge, and you shall dig two graves, one for yourself." ... ....

Jeff Bezos sides with Gawker amid legal battle with Peter Thiel

Edit The Independent 01 Jun 2016
Jeff Bezos has sided with Gawker amid its ongoing legal battle against Peter Thiel ... “You can't stop it.” ... “What's that saying?” Bezos asked the audience, before quoting Confucius ... “If you’re doing anything interesting in the world, you’re going to have critics,” Bezos said....

Successful inscription of the “Chapas Sínicas” on the Asia-Pacific Register of the Memory of the World (Macau Special Administrative Region Government)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source. Macau Special Administrative Region Government) ... In the 7th General Meeting, 14 nominations from 10 countries were inscribed on the Asia-Pacific Register of the Memory of the World, including 'Archives and Manuscripts of the Macao Kong Tac Lam Temple (16454-1980)' (Macao), 'Archives of the Confucius' Family of the Ming and Qing Dynasties' (China) and 'Archives of Suzhou Silk Samples of Modern and Contemporary Times' (China)....

North West Businesses, Universities and Tourism Bodies champion new direct route to Beijing (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
(Source. Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce). Business leaders, universities and tourism chiefs say a new direct flight from the North West to China will deliver a major boost to the region. Hainan Airlines will start flying from Manchester Airport to Beijing from June 10 ... It's bound to help with tourism too.' ... Manchester is the proud home to the second Confucius Institute established in the UK, one of more than 500 around the world....

Chileans in Chinese-language contests increasingly adept (Beijing Municipal Government)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source ... 'Each year we are surprised by the quality of the Chilean students who participate in the international Chinese Bridge contests,' Lilian Espinosa, executive director of the Confucius Institute at Santo Tomas University, told Xinhua on Saturday ... The Chinese Bridge program, sponsored by China's Education Ministry, and organized by the Confucius Institutes throughout the world, has been a big boon to Chinese-language learning....

China's propaganda arms push soft power in Australian media deals

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 2016
Beijing ... The highly stage-managed visits hammered home Xi's demands ... "properly tell the China story" ... Advertisement ...   ... Laurie Pearcey, the executive director of the University of New South Wales' international arm who also heads up the university's Confucius Institute, was one of 10 representatives from Australian academia invited by the Chinese embassy in Canberra to participate in a roundtable discussion with Mr Liu ... ....

Corruption -- Still a Global Blight After All These Years

Edit Forbes 30 May 2016
Corruption has been with us since the first Pelican swooped into the ocean to bag his first fish dinner about 30 million or more years ago. In other words, since the beginning of time. You’ll find references to its evils in the Greek and Roman classics, the writings of Confucius and [...] ... ....
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