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Does anyone know of where the best ice cream shop is at the moment, what is their specialty and how much does it cost, looking for something in Louhu or futian

留学不再只是一个梦！

想提高您的英语吗？
想去海外旅行开阔视野吗？
近两年来出国游学的风气盛行。目前，国内游学市场上的线路主要集中在美国、加拿大、英国、澳大利亚和新西兰等国家。这些国家的共同点在于学费、生活费和机票都相当昂贵，而且签证也会经常被拒。

越来越多的学生选择去菲律宾。菲律宾属于世界第三大英语系国家，有完善的美式教育体系。许多菲律宾学生毕业后进入西方国家工作，并主要集中在医疗、教育和服务业等热门行业。

韩国学生对菲律宾倍加推崇，仅去年一年就有高达11万的韩国学生赴菲律宾学习。同时这里也汇集了许多来自中国台湾和日本的学生。许多人认为这是一个在享受旅行的同时又提高英语的绝佳机会，但花费却只是去欧美游学的三分之一左右。 Read more »

****UPDATE****

For everyone who has seen the flyer in the events section and the ad on the side bar, I apologise.

But for those who are slightly impaired in the vision area, I would like to make sure you know.

U Bar will be open for its first night tomorrow. Read more »

News update: Since I wrote this blog there has been an increase in counterfeit 100rmb notes, allegedly these notes are very very good fakes, and very difficult to tell apart from the real deal. Please take note when receiving 100rmb bills with serial numbers starting in "HD".
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The start of August I attended the opening of the Executive Centre Shenzhen which is located in the Kerry Plaza in Futian (corner of Zhong xin 4 Rd and Fu hua Rd).

This is an excellent serviced office venue, and much classier than the other serviced offices around the Shenzhen area. Read more »

Hi Guys, well When I got home from work today, My GF had stopped off at JJ Donuts and Coffee in King Glory Plaza in Luohu.

Here is the scoop on what i experienced shortly after arriving home.
A lovely box set of 6 mixed Donuts, Ranging from cream filled chocolate to mango and Raspberry. Read more »

Over the last few weeks, Shenzhen Daily has been running a series called "Boomtown Chronicles" outlining the development of Shenzhen over the last 30 years. Read more »

G’day,

It’s that time, and it’s also “horses’ birthday” on Friday August 1st – did you know that?

Come to LIPS bar and celebrate with the members and guests of AustCham Shenzhen. We hope to be joined by members of the British, Italian, Spanish and American Chambers, cos horses ALL over the world are having their birthday! Read more »

Here are some links to some useful maps showing Shenzhen and its location to HK. I will continue to upload this with new maps as they are submitted or found

http://www.maps-of-china.net/city/shenzhenm.htm

http://www.maps-of-china.com/shenzhen-ow.shtml