Answers of the Day
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Jul 14,2012
No, it is not possible to do that legally because the 'Z' visa is linked to your current WP/FEC which is employer specific. Therefore, you cannot legally have a second income on the visa and residence permit.
Should you decide to quit your current post and go into the restaurant business, you or your employer would have to cancel your RP. You would then probably have...
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Jul 13,2012
There are loads of animal shelters that need volunteers such as the Beijing Human and Animal Environmental Education Center. www.animalschina.org
Or you could volunteer at an orphanage or teach English to migrant children. There are some more tips here in this article:
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Jul 11,2012
I think the greatest difficulty facing SOME foreign teachers is the temptation to dive in and leave the security of their western home to come to China only then to find out that it is not as they had bargained for. The problem being that once you are in it can be very difficult to get out again. The lure of easy work on short hours, free housing, no utility bills, often surrounded by young...
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Jul 10,2012
The key reasons:
1. Parental pressure - fear of failure because of having to face their parents.
2. Society pressure - In such a competitive job market, not achieving satisfactory grades means being left behind or consigned to the scrap heap.
3. Society acceptance - Cheating is so widespread, it has almost become the norm and accepted amongst students.
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Jul 09,2012
Beijing has hundreds of bars, catering to all interests so it really depends what you're into. Looking for a chilled out bar where you converse with friends? Check out the plethora of bars in the Gulou area.
Looking for cheap drinks, pop music and lots of debauchery? Head to one of Sanlitun's many bars.
Looking for something classy and...
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Jul 08,2012
By Law of China, you can not have two valid visas in your passport at the same time. When you got the 2 months tourist visa, the work visa was canceled, even if still looks OK in your passport.
Evidently, the Officer at the Immigration station at the border when you entered China did make a mistake, but he should have known that only the latest one issued was valid.
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Jul 06,2012
It is illegal to hire foreign domestic workers in China. They used to bring in foreign aupairs and maids into the country by saying they were teachers, but they have really clamped down on that. If someone tried to hire you, they would not be able to get you a legal visa and you would be in danger for working illegally at any time.
In my opinion, it just...
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Jul 06,2012
One of the biggest problems in China is that we normally use the wrong names for many things here. For example, China does not have a "marriage" visa, or a "spouse/marriage"visa.
It does have an "L" (tourist visa) visa, and with it you go to PSB after marrying a local, and get a resident permit based on your marriage, and that PERMIT takes over and acts as your visa. I will...
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Jul 05,2012
Not necessarily - it depends largely on individual circumstances. Part time foreign language teaching can sometimes be a killer in career progression. It is almost as bad as periods of unemployment on CV/resumes if not marketed correctly. China is possibly the worst case scenario from this perspective as the ESL/EFL market here has become so de-professionalized due to the nature of the...
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Jul 03,2012
1. first and the most important step....get your private school license (it is not easy, especially the specific requirement about venue size and number of teachers..etc.
2. register a company with reasonable capital (500K or more, or no bank will let you open a biz account..haha)
3. marketing and fees are not the biggest problem opposed to sustain the biz in a...
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Jul 02,2012
The vast majority of beggars here, including kids, old people, crippled and maim are parts of organized gangs. Many of the maim an crippled are made that way on purpose by the gangs so they can get more money while begging. The gangs are even known to kidnap children and force them to be beggars. When you give money to beggars in China you are most likely supporting...
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Jun 30,2012
Take all the money you want to send home out of your account and take a Chinese friend with you to the Bank of China. You'll need your friend to send you the money to your account as there are draconian limits on what you can send back yourself. The whole process can take anywhere between one and three hours. And don't forget your IBAN and BIC/...
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933 . Does someone know how and to whom should i make a formal complaint of a Chinese "factory" for fraud?Jun 30,2012
There is a high likelihood that you will recover none of this capital. The mistake that you made appears to be that you took a company listed on Alibaba just on trust. Experienced traders and buyers NEVER do that when conducting business in China. You need to do a fair bit of footwork and research beforehand. This means that you either come to China yourself, visit the suppliers face to...
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Jun 29,2012
Dapanji is a delicious dish from Xinjiang containing chicken pieces, potatoes, flat wide noodles, tomatoes, peppers and chilli.
The food from the Dai minority is usually good too. They use a lot of pineapples in their dishes. And I love Yunnan cuisine, especially the friend Goats Cheese.
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Jun 28,2012
From everything that I know, Chinese nationals are allowed to buy homes (and lease the land they sit on), but if you buy more than 1 then you need to come up with a larger down payment and the interest is higher on every additional mortgage.
But, the laws on this change constantly as a way of combating escalating property costs and avoiding a massive housing price crash...
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Jun 27,2012
Why do you keep asking us about our unhappiness? We're fine, thanks. However, I'd like to say that when you grow up with certain conveniences, it can be difficult to adjust. When you see and experience things all the time that are considered rude in your culture, it can be difficult to adjust. This is not just a forum, but an online community, a place where we can find understanding that we...
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Jun 26,2012
It will depend on the direction of the exchange as a foreigner.
If Rmb seeking dollars (or any other foreign currency), it will be the equivalent of $ 500 US dollars per day. For Chinese nationals there is no limits, so if you need more than the limit, use GF or wife, or a friend, to do it for you.
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Jun 25,2012
I had a house not too long ago in Zhaoqing where the floors were nearly always wet, except after a cold front came through to dry the air. There honestly isn't much you can do unless you got some air conditioning or a couple good fans to create ventilation and make the air move. I had no air conditioning. The reason they stay wet is because the humidity in your bathroom is...
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Jun 24,2012
You ask if supermarkets back home are so different from the ones here.
Yes, they are, and for many reasons. And without anyone getting offended, because please notice I will not say which one is better or worse. I had a supermarket back home as one of my business interest for many...
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Jun 22,2012
There is one way that you can get credit card facilities if all other methods fail. What you can do is go to a large branch of the Bank of China. Go through the normal procedure of opening a credit card account. This will require your passport, evidence of residency and maybe proof of employment and/or income.
Deposit a sum of money in a timed deposit account, for example...
