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 Beijing for an official visit, so that probably...
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 then proceeded on to understand more about the...
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 our March episode of Ideas for Singapore. Our speaker...
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 realised that many aspects were very much...
Read MoreMeet Up with Mr Teo Ser Luck in Beijing
YEAN had the opportunity to meet up with Mr Teo Ser Luck last week in Beijing, at a discussion event organized by Ideas for Singapore. ‘Ideas for Singapore’ is a series of informal group sharing sessions by the Singaporean community based in Beijing, connecting industry leaders who are Singaporeans/affiliated to Singapore and are currently based in China, and provides a platform for the sharing of ideas. Our guest for this month is Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State for Ministry of Trade & Industry and Chairman of Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE). Being Chairman of...
Read MoreChina hot sectors of 2012: Cleantech, TMT, Healthcare
YEAN serves as one of the supporting organizations for China Entrepreneurs’ line of events this year and I attended a China Entrepreneurs event recently, together with Raymond and Tian Chang. The session was a panel discussion about the Hot Sectors of 2012, and the speakers highlighted some of these key sectors of 2012. 1. Healthcare: According to Ms Irene Tanner, Partner/Managing Director at China eCapital, she sees an increased interest in mobile healthcare, but there must be someone to pay and support this. This is still done regionally and the industry is fragmented, making it...
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