Results tagged “expat”

If you've been following the recent chatter on China's green market potential, but don't quite see how it's possible, then come to GIGA's talk on green building labeling and practices in China this Thursday. Jihong Han, Department Manager of Building Innovation Technology of Shanghai Research Insitute of Building Sciences (SRIBS) and the Administrative Vice Director of Green Building R&D Centre of Ministry of Construction (MOC), will discuss China's evaluation standards for green buildings and their built results, as well as present case studies to highlight China's green building progress that you can tell your skeptical friends about. Check out our calendar for more information [Cleaner Greener China]

and those of us who can never hope to be mistaken for native-born on the metro, though commenters' questions about ethnic minorities within China bring up an interesting consideration. As some of our readers deal with ever-more-complicated visa situations, it’s interesting to wonder when, if ever, foreigners begin to “count.” We’re not sure —thoughts?

By Benjamin Cohen