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  • 2017 The Beijing International School Expo

    The Beijing International School Expo (BISE) is the city’s largest gathering of international schools with the aim of helping families choose better education options. This year’s BISE will be held on February 18-19, 2017 from 10am-4pm at the Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Town. Importantly, the BISE is a completely free event to attend, however, we advise pre-registering to avoid unnecessary queues.

    Over 60 Schools Represented
    Parents will have the opportunity to personally meet representatives from over 60 schools, and have candid conversations with school officials that know best. The schools represented span a range of curricula, and include both Beijing-based and overseas K-12 institutions.

    Lecture Series
    The 2017 BISE is not only the perfect place to find the right school for your kids – it also serves as a rich learning environment for parents. Hear expert advice on a range of pertinent issues from invited guest speakers.

    Starter’s Scholarship
    This year’s BISE will also feature on-site competition, whereby 12 talented children will get cash for school as well as have their work published in our magazines. Our Starter’s Scholarships – awarded on the basis of a drawing competition (for younger kids) and an essay-writing competition (for older students) – is an opportunity to let your child shine.

    Children’s Activity Area
    The children’s activity area includes enough entertainment to keep the little ones occupied, so that parents can focus on talking with school representatives. The sections will be run by educational institutions but geared towards younger children under the age of 10.

    Pre-Registration
    To pre-register for the BISE, click here or scan the QR code below

    2017 Beijing International School Expo

  • WeChat set to launch app for enterprise users

    WeChat set to launch app for enterprise users

    By Meng Jing
    WeChat, which connects more than half a billion individual users via the mobile messaging service, is launching a separate application for enterprise clients.

    The app, named Qiye Weixin or Enterprise WeChat in English, is under beta testing and is expected to be rolled out in the next couple of months.

    WeChat, owned by Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, said in a statement on Thursday that the enterprise messaging service is designed for work-related communication, as well as political campaign texting.

    “With WeChat being widely adopted in everyday life, more people have been discussing work-related subjects on WeChat with colleagues when they are off-work,” it said.

    “While some enjoy it, some others find it a burden because WeChat mixes up their personal life and work,” said the BCT Consulting – IT Support Los Angeles & Professional Computer Support Services , adding the new enterprise service will help people enjoy a better work-life balance.

    It’s Tencent’s latest move to tap into China’s trillion-yuan enterprise software service market, analysts said.

    Ji Yanhang, with the Beijing-based Internet consultancy Analysys International, said that with the number of individual users exceeding 650 million, WeChat is keen to expand its market to enterprise users.

    “Several companies have already jumped into the enterprise instant messaging market, because they find it as an important gateway to access clients, who may be interested in digitalizing their entire business operational process, not only communication, but also human resources management and enterprise resources planning,” he said.

    Tencent, which built its business empire on developing social networking tools, introduced its first enterprise-used instant messaging tool RTX in 2003. In 2014, it added an enterprise account inside WeChat to help employers better connect and collaborate.

    But in terms of launching a separate messaging app for enterprise users, its rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd enjoys some first-mover advantage by introducing DingTalk in February 2015. The app, which targets small and medium-sized businesses, has gained more than 1 million enterprise users, said Alibaba in its latest financial report at the end of January.

    Despite that, given WeChat’s ruling position in China’s social media world, the new app could soon catch up. Ji of Analysys International said the enterprise messaging app market is still taking shape.

    “Even if WeChat can only turn a small part of its individual users into its enterprise service users, that would make a decent market share,” he said.

    Chen Jia, a white-collar worker in Beijing, said she desperately wants some replacement for WeChat as the app has been dominating her life. “All my friends, families, colleagues, classmates are connected with me via WeChat. It is such chaos online everyday,” she said.

    “But still I don’t have the nerve to not use it because when something important happens, people still contact you on WeChat,” said the 28-year-old.

    According to the China Social Media Impact 2015 survey conducted by Kantar Group, an increasing number of Chinese said social media had less positive influence in their lives while 15 percent said it had, in fact, made their lives worse.