Foreign NGO registration rules eased (Ⅱ)

"International nonprofit organizations are no longer regarded as demons and they will contribute to local development as long as they run their projects based on local laws," the official said. Considering the local conditions in Yunnan, the 39 international NGOs mostly focus on health, education and poverty alleviation, he said. "One obvious difference is that an NGO that is on the records is...

Foreign NGO registration rules eased (Ⅰ)

Requirements for institutions will be lowered under reform International NGOs will find it much easier to become registered in China, as registration approval power has been handed over by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to provincial civil affairs authorities. The move is part of the reforms the ministry has initiated to make NGO operations in China easier. Other measures include preferential ...

New visa law offers lifeline to foreigners during emergencies

China's new Exit and Entry Administration Law is proving useful for foreign sailors in emergency situations. In early July, Garcia Cristopher Jusayan, a Filipino sailor on the Mariner of the Seas cruise ship, was touring Shanghai while his ship was docked in port. Jusayan fell ill on July 9, the day the ship was scheduled to leave for South Korea. Stuck in the hospital without an extended vi...

Easier work applications for foreign doctors

Foreign doctors who want to work temporarily on the Chinese mainland can now file application at city-level health authorities to make the process easier and faster. Previously, only the nation's top health authority, now called the National Health and Family Planning commission, was entitled to handle the application and issue permits. Enforced in 1993, the regulation aims to ensure due right...

Rules covering immigration agencies need clarity

Private agencies that help foreigners with their visa problems should be given clearer parameters and fall under the supervision of the government, immigration experts said. The new regulation that is intended to simplify immigration for both foreigners and Chinese allows "special service institutes" to be hired by a foreigner to help with documentation involving visas or residential permits. ...

Summer Vacation Arrangement of SHNU

According to the university schedule, the summer vacation is arranged as follows: 1. The summer vacation lasts from July 15 to August 30. August 30 and 31 are for the new-term registration and the routine work starts the next day. September 11 is for the new postgraduates to register. All others shall start courses from September 2. 2. The executive staff will rotate days off from Ju...

Longer term for visas to attract talent

Overseas candidates with management experience at leading multinationals and top specialists in education and science are eligible to apply for a talent visa in China, according to draft legislation. A draft soliciting the opinions of government insiders and experts suggests the country has outlined the key points in evaluating whether a foreign professional is "urgently needed", an issue widel...

Examination with Honesty of CUP

Dear international students: After the intense study of this semester, the final examinations are about to start. The final examinations can not only evaluate your performance in education, but also tell your qualities. The great German poet Heinrich Heine says: Life cannot possibly bear splendid flowers from lies. Maybe during the examinations, you will forget some knowledge, but you sho...

Cumberland Valley Student to Study in China

Sophomore Savannah Billman, along with about a dozen students from the United States, will travel to Beijing and attend school for the 2013-2014 academic year. She will attend school at Beijing High School No. 80. Billman was awarded a scholarship from the National Security Language Initiative for Youth, and is one of 625 students nationwide to receive the scholarship. The organization, spons...

Hubei Provincial Scholarship Applications and Regulations for Overseas Students

Chapter I General Rules Article 1 In order to encourage overseas students to study and carry on a further education in Hubei provincial universities, reinforce the provincial education to outside, consented by the People's Government of Hubei Province, Hubei Foreign Student Scholarship is to be set up. Article 2 Hubei Provincial Foreign Student Scholarship (hereinafter referred to as ...