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Encounter with DPM Teo & Ministers in Beijing
Last week, I happened to see an update on the Facebook page of our Deputy Prime Minister, Teo Chee Hean that he was in Beijing for an official visit, together with a few other ministers and their entourage. So we asked if they would be interesting in meeting the peepz at YEAN. And we met the very next day! It was our privilege to be able to meet these guests at such short notice – we met with DPM Teo, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Ms Sim Ann, and Education Perm Sec Ms Chan Lai Fung. Since they were in...
read moreVisit to Big Bang Café
Today, Brenda and I visited Big Bang Café with the participants of China Business Exchange Program. Big Bang Café is located in the heart of Beijing’s CBD area, and is surrounded by the tall skyscrapers around it. The session started off with one of the partners, Jason, sharing with us his views about entrepreneurship. “Many of the successful entrepreneurs did not have the best or most brilliant ideas. They succeeded because they believe in what they are doing, persevere when things were hard and kept working towards their goals.” We...
read moreGMIC 2012
YEAN was out on full force for Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2012 last Thursday and Friday. Our very own YEANster, Zhang Min, played an integral part to the success of this event (the company she is interning in is the organiser for GMIC 2012). Some of the YEANsters were volunteers at the event, while some helped out at their company booths at the conference. As for me, I was just there as one of the 4000 over conference attendees. GMIC 2012 conference comprised of two main parts, the panel discussions and interviews and the...
read moreLearning points from Mobile VAS Asia 2012
I was back in Singapore last month to attend MOBILE VALUE ADDED SERVICES (VAS) ASIA 2012 organized by IBC Asia. It was pretty interesting listening to various presentations by operators, VAS providers, mobile Internet companies etc. Most of the attendees were operators actually, from around the region such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and India. Speaking to some of the local operators, it seems like the very high basic data quota of 12G that Singapore consumers are given are not that big a problem for the revenue streams. Of course it is reducing...
read moreSecrets of Weibo Marketing, 24 April 2012, Beijing
YEAN is serving as a Supporting Organisation for China Entrepreneurs’ Marketing Series. The event titled Secrets of Weibo Marketing: Tapping Hidden Potential will be held in Beijing, on 24 April 2012. For more details, click on the banner below or contact Mr Eelco van Iperen at...
read moreIdeas for Singapore-March
For the first time, YEAN was involved in the planning and organising of the Ideas for Singapore. Being a moderator for the first time, I was pretty nervous at the start. However, I must say that the experience was really good. It not only trained me to pick up the important details during the session, but also boosted my confidence in hosting events and public speaking. Below is the article, written by me, that was posted on Ideas for Singapore. In view of International Women’s Day, we invited our first ever female speaker for...
read moreOur Excursion to Tianjin Eco-City
Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, an hour’s train ride away from Beijing, was the result of a collaborative agreement between the governments of China and Singapore to jointly develop a socially harmonious, environmentally friendly and resource-conserving city in China. Hoping to learn more about this project, YEAN liaised with Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City for an industrial visit to the area (a component in the NOC program YEAN always look forward to!). Despite the immense disappointment of being rejected by NOC for our sponsorship, YEAN...
read moreSino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Visit
Last weekend, YEAN embarked on our first self-funded industrial visit – to the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. Arriving in Tianjin via the high-speed train! To give a short introduction, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City is a collaboration between the governments of China and Singapore to develop a thriving city that is socially harmonious, environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient. The first of its kind, the Tianjin Ec0-City will then be a model for sustainable development for other cities in China. Looking at the eco city, we...
read moreHot Sectors Discussion & Product Showcase Topic: Online to Offline, 9 March 2012, Beijing
YEAN is serving as a Supporting Organisation for China Entrepreneurs’ TMT Series. The event, March Hot Sectors Discussion & Product Showcase Topic: Online to Offline will be held in Beijing, on 9 March 2012. For more details, click on the banner below or contact Ms. Jane Yang at...
read moreSwimming Pools In Beijing
Swimming’s been quite a part of my life ever since I watched that tight 100m butterfly race between Phelps and Cavic. I got really excited about swimming, especially the butterfly stroke. Naturally, one of the first things I did after settling down in Beijing was to look out for the pools. The pools in Beijing come in 2 flavors, those in the universities and those not in the universities. Most of them are fine, although those not in the universities tend to be a little more crowded. It is really hard to swim laps in these pools because...
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