The anniversary organized by Kathleen's 5 AIDS Awareness Charity is being followed by a charity gala dinner at Kathleen's 5 restaurant and late night dance party.

For the fifth consecutive year, Shanghai sympathisers are lighting candles in the 'Many Lights for Human Rights' campaign committed to the global effort of fighting Aids.

The charity dinner for around 150 guests is featuring live performances by local Chinese opera and jazz celebrities including JAZZ du FUNK, Heidi Krenn and Steve Sweeting. It also includes an auction of items donated by local supporters and companies.

Hosting the evening is UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador James Chau.

Tickets for the gala dinner are now on sale at RMB 1,000 (Contact Jason Mao on 6327 0591 ext.23 or email jason@kathleens5.com).

All proceeds are being donated to the Chi Heng foundation supporting China's orphans and destitute families affected by AIDS.

The 'after party' at Kathleen's 5 is from 10pm till late, featuring DJ Michael and DJ E.San, with tickets priced at RMB120 including two drinks.

The Kathleen's 5 AIDS Awareness Charity (http://charity.kathleens5.com) has rallied both the local and foreign business community in support of the annual fundraiser.

More information is available at www.kathleens5.com and the Chi Heng Foundation at www.chfaidsorphans.com.

The in-depth discussion session on the Accounting, Taxation and Business Challenges of Doing Business in China gave the MBA students an opportunity to hear about the key challenges facing companies with China operations and provided an open question and answer session.

Dickson Leung commented: "LehmanBrown is a keen supporter of professional development in general and each year we welcome many groups of students from a range of MBA, EMBA and business education programs to Beijing."

"Hearing their opinions and impressions on doing business with Chinese partners always brings up interesting points. Issues raised are often diverse and cover a wide range of topics including company set-up and capital requirements, how to recruit qualified and trustworthy employees, business risk, how to ensure the entity is ethical, what to do in a fraud or misconduct situation, due diligence on acquisition targets, business investigation, director requirements and environmental protection," added Leung.

IPADE is part of the PanAmerican University, Mexico and is recognised by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. It is ranked amongst the most prestigious business schools in the world.

LehmanBrown International Accountants
LehmanBrown is a China-focused accounting, taxation and business advisory firm, combining international expertise with practical China experience and knowledge for both local and international clients.

The company operates through offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong, which are staffed by a combination of Chinese and expatriate professionals. Staffing is currently around two hundred professionals throughout China, all of whom are English-Mandarin bi-lingual.

LehmanBrown is registered with the PCAOB in the USA. LehmanBrown is also an Accredited Employer and Training Partner of many top global accountancy institutes including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and CPA Australia. LehmanBrown was the first ACCA China-wide Approved Platinum Employer.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Rachael Layfield
  Marketing Manager
  LehmanBrown
  Email: pr@lehmanbrown.com

LehmanBrown recruits approximately 30-50 graduates each year, which are deployed to cover its five offices in Mainland China and Hong Kong office. The company continues to demonstrate it commitment to assisting graduates with their professional career development, as LehmanBrown’s Managing Partner and Director, Mr. Russell Brown commented: "We are constantly enthused by the high-level of graduate candidates coming to LehmanBrown each year and we heavily emphasis the importance of professional development within the company. This is demonstrated by the fact that most of our employees have either obtained or are currently studying towards a professional qualification."

LehmanBrown International Accountants is an accredited employer and training partner of the top global accountancy institutes including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CPA Australia. LehmanBrown was the first CPA firm accredited as an ACCA Approved Platinum Employer.

To be successful, candidates first undergo a rigorous interview process and a range of assessments from qualitative to quantitative, and reference investigation. Successful candidates are encouraged to study a professional accountancy qualification which aligns with their work discipline and are trained to be professionals in spirit, mind and all aspects of conduct.

Mr. Brown further commented: "Despite the global economic downturn of 2009, we are pleased to have been able to continue both our graduate recruitment program and wider recruitment strategy in response to business growth. We are optimistic about China’s economic growth in the coming years and are looking forward to welcoming new graduates to the company in 2010."

LehmanBrown International Accountants
LehmanBrown is a China-focused accounting, taxation and business advisory firm, combining international expertise with practical China experience and knowledge. The company operates through offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Offices are staffed by a combination of China and expatriate professionals. Direct staffing is currently around 200 professionals through out China. LehmanBrown is registered with the PCAOB (US) and holds the following employment-related accreditations: ACCA Approved Platinum Employer, ACCA Approved Employer for Professional Development, CIMA Training Quality Partner, ICAEW Authorized Training Organization, CPA Australia Employer’s Club Member, and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Authorized Employer.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Beijing Tel: +86 10 8532 1720
  E-mail: beijing@lehmanbrown.com

Beijing, China (February 10, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Germany-based Wirtgen Group is to introduce onsite-recycling technology developed by its Kleemann GmbH subsidiary into China when it will be showcased in China at Bauma China in Shanghai in November 2010.

Kleemann GmbH recycling plants take demolition waste, demolished concrete, and spoil and convert into high-quality aggregate for the construction industry. By recycling demolition waste onsite the process can dramatically reduce the amount of energy and CO2 emissions required in hauling material away from a demolition site. And instead of demolition waste ending up in land-fill or being used as low grade hardcore it can be used as aggregate for the next building project on that site: thus reducing material costs and the need to extract fresh aggregate by quarrying.

The core of the process is a Kleemann impact crusher which is fed with demolition material that has been screened for size with large particles (more than 60mm grain size) being fed into the crusher while smaller particles are put aside for further processing. The crushed aggregate is then separated at 20 mm, 40 mm and 100 mm sizes, and is then cleaned from light materials. The ferrous metals contained in the demolition waste and demolished concrete are then removed by electromagnets and go for recycling in steel plants. The recycled product can then be used in the next building project on the same site.

And example of this technology in action Europe's largest recycling plant is located in the vicinity of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The turnkey plant was designed and built by Kleemann for processing demolition waste, demolished concrete and asphalt into high-quality aggregate for the construction industry. It includes, among other units, Kleemann's largest impact crusher model SHB 20/160. The recycling plant has a feed capacity of up to 700 tons of material per hour. One year of planning, construction and assembly was needed before the new recycling plant was put into operation. To protect the environment from dust and noise, the entire plant was enclosed with a trapezoidal panel construction.

The recycled product is upgraded with natural sand and cement to a hydraulically bound base layer, and is presently used for soil stabilization at Schiphol Airport.

About the Wirtgen Group
The Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating four traditional brands: Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, and Kleemann. As a technological leader, they offer their customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, as well as for mining and processing minerals.

The Wirtgen Group has been present in China for more than 20 years and, since 2004, has operated an assembly factory in Langfang, Hebei Province. With more than nine branches and 200 employees, Wirtgen China are always close to their customers.

For more information :www.wirtgen-china.com.cn;www.kleemann.info

At the heart of CodeLab is a set of over 250 unique, fully interactive, hands-on programming exercises that cover an Intro Programming syllabus. CodeLab provides automatic checking of the exercises, instantly returning positive reinforcements or diagnostic feedback to the students. The entire suite is now available in Simplified Chinese.

Instructors who assign CodeLab find that their students make fewer mistakes in their homework programs, perform better on tests and quizzes, and gain confidence in their ability to program. In addition, CodeLab includes instructor management tools that make it very easy to incorporate the exercises into your course.

Through a web-based interface, the instructor can organize the topics, select, name and order the exercises and assign due-dates. Finally, the system tracks all student work, and instructors have easy access to a web-based or email-based record of student performance that can be integrated with an existing grading system. Over 15 universities in China have already had Codelab customized to match their syllabi.

For more information about IPS please visit www.discoverips.com, or call their Corporate Offices in Beijing, China at +86-10-6464-0108.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• This press release was prepared by, Michael Iannini, and he can be reached at michael@nics.com.cn.

Wirtgen China, the Chinese arm of the German-headquartered Wirtgen Group, has been actively supporting the kindergarten in Tiantai Town, Qionglai, Sichuan which was a victim of the May 12, 2008 earthquake. Right after the earthquake disaster happened in Sichuan, on May 12, 2008, many Wirtgen China employees spontaneously donated in cash to express their wish to help the people there. And, at the same time, the managing director of Wirtgen China, Ulrich Reichert, and the deputy managing director, Thomas Hagspiel, decided that something should be done in the name of the company. As a result they made a joint donation of CNY500,000. On hearing about the kindergarten one of Wirtgen China's customers, Mr. Tong Wei, the president of , spontaneously sponsored a 200-square-meter playground with a donation of CNY30,000.

Attending the opening ceremony were local dignitaries including Mr. Li Xianjun, the deputy mayor of Qionglai City; Madam Wang Hua, the chairlady of the Women's Federation of Qionglai City; Mr. Wu Chengwu, the director of Qionglai Education Bureau; Madam Chen Xia, the chief executive of the Tiantaishan Township Government; and Mr. Li Ziguo; the principal of Wirtgen Tiantai Kindergarten and of Tiantaishan Primary School. Wirtgen China was represented by Mr. Ulrich Reichert, the CEO and managing director of Wirtgen China; together with his wife, Mrs. Miranda Reichert; and Shirley Zhu the public relations manager and assistant to the MD of Wirtgen China. Also present was Mr. Tong Wei, the president of Fuhuashengye Road Machinery Co., Ltd., who sponsored the new playground for the kindergarten.

The new 480-square-meter kindergarten building has three classrooms, a function room, an office for the teachers, a kitchen, a cloak room, and a guard's room. For recreation the kindergarten has a new 200-square-meter playground. Currently the kindergarten has five teachers and 50 pupils and they expect to have more than 60 pupils after Chinese New Year 2010.

Wirtgen decided to help Tiantai because it was not as well-known as places that were being mentioned again and again by the media in the aftermath of the earthquake, and it was therefore getting less attention. Rather than give to places that could get help from other sources, the company and its employees preferred to give aid where aid was lacking. The reason for selecting a kindergarten was similar. Primary schools are included in China's nine-year compulsory education system, so the standard primary school buildings in this location had obviously fared much better. Thus helping with the kindergarten building became the first priority for Wirtgen.

Wirtgen decided that rather than just making a donation it was preferable to have the whole process under their control as much as possible, since they wanted to be sure where and how the money was used, who they had helped, and when the kids could benefit from this project. Advice from Ms. Gisela Wirtgen in Germany, who has extensive experience of charity projects confirmed this approach. The action group "Kinder in Not" (KiN) "Children in need" was founded in 1983 at the initiative of Gisela Wirtgen, wife of Wirtgen Group founder Rainhard Wirtgen. The objective of KIN is to help under-privileged children in the Third World, without charge or profit. This is achieved through projects, which are always based on the concept of "Help through self-help". The action group is independent of all political or religious organizations and carries out its work regardless of the political or religious situation in the developing countries concerned.

About the Wirtgen Group
The Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating four traditional brands: Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, and Kleemann. As a technological leader, they offer their customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, as well as for mining and processing minerals

The Wirtgen Group has been present in China for more than 20 years and, since 2004 , has operated an assembly factory in Langfang, Hebei Province. With more than nine branches and 200 employees, Wirtgen China are always close to their customers.

For more information :www.wirtgen-china.com.cn

Beijing, China (November 04, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — How have you been negotiating? They are playing the negotiation game on you right now. If you are not aware of negotiation principles, you are costing your company millions of dollars in lost opportunities.

As Chinese economy shines on the stage, more and more global mergers and acquisition emerging in the regions, the 2010's 1st cross-cultural negotiation workshop entitled Strategic B2B Negotiation Skills, will take place at Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center, Beijing, china on 25-26, January, 2010, will be led by the master G K Lim, to help forward-thinking professionals to understand and grasp principles of business negotiation that they can use to create a competitive edge for businesses against a globalization background.

Given the features of a real cross-cultural discussion situation, Asian business focused and 40% expert lecture plus 60% audience role-play mode, the event turns a unique gathering and platform, which will facilitate senior executives' business skills essential to organizational business expansion in a highly cost-effective way. By the end of the session, participants would understand principles of business negotiation that they can use to create a competitive edge for themselves and their organizations. Senior executive and professionals, who are getting involved into oversea expansion, would be able to prepare, plan, develop and execute appropriate strategies in business negotiation on the desktop for global competition and cooperation.

At the event, participants will receive a comprehensive fact-filled workshop-manual-cum-resource-book for easy on-the-job reference. It's the 1st time in China mainland the cross-cultural workshop is led by the international academician and practitioner, G K Lim, who had consulting and training experience in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, United Arab Emirates, and China, by serving premier brands.

By elaborating the original motivation of conducting this international event in China, G K Lim judged, "in view of facts, local giants get involved into global competition and cooperation in the world through, either direct purchase from established MNCs, like Lenovo, Sinopec Group, Yanzhou Coal Mine, Chinalco, Chery Automobile, or expanding business oversea, such as Huawei, Haier, Sany, BYD Auto, China Merchants Bank, etc, domestic leading players have recognized that solid business management skills are fundamental to operational performance, and cross-cultural business negotiation is one of the important. To fill up the gap, practitioners of corporate learning in Asia shall pay more attention in the fields."

Strategic B2B Negotiation Skilss, Beijing is organized by LinLead Consultancy, More details on www.linlead.net.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Marketing Head
  Mr. Steven Li
  DID: +86 10 8571 1149
  Main: +86 10 8571 1440
  Fax: +86 10 8571 1149
  Mobile: +86 139 102 54507
  Email: steven.li@linlead.net

Beijing, China (November 04, 2009) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Should you be optimistic to the huge human resources market, or still sober to challenging facts that there is always a huge gap between demand and supply of top talent? Why should people believe that you're the most admired hirer for them to strive for, while Chinese economy is leading the global recovery? What makes you standing out from the rest of the employers?

Further to its successful debut in June, due to the rising awareness and importance of Employer Branding concept across Asia Pacific including China, The 2nd Developing an Effective Employer Brand Strategy will led by the father of employer branding worldwide, Richard Mosley, to take place at Swissotel Beijing Hong Kong Macau Center, Beijing on 11-13 January 2010, aiming to help forward-thinking professionals to grasp all skills essential to create, develop and manage an employer brand strategy successfully, to attract, retain and inspire talent effectively, then improve organizational Employee' Satisfaction and therefore Customers' Satisfactions to lead in global recovery.

In addition to providing you with a good grounding in the theories that underpin the discipline of employer brand management, this workshop will also provide many Case Study examples of employer brand management in practice, including: Coca-Cola, IBM, Microsoft, P&G, Reuters, Shell, Tesco, Vodafone, Manpower, Lenovo and many more, with particular emphasis on how organizations have applied this thinking within China.

The workshop is led by the globally-recognized master, the father of employer branding, Richard Mosley, who first conceived the theory of employer branding in the early 1990's and has successfully helped many premier international brands to deploy well their Employer Brand strategies worldwide. He is also the writer of the reputable Employer Branding text- The Employer Brand: Bringing the Best of Brand Management to People at Work. Meanwhile, ZHANG Hong, the Asian top employer brand expert who sits in the judge panel for the CCTV Annual Best Employers Program, will jointly deliver speeches and facilitate discussion, where he will bring together proactive insight and valuable experience to fit in better Chinese context.

In view of giants like Airbus China, ABN AMRO Bank China, Akzonobel China, Novozymes China, Huawei Technology attending the series of events, leading players have more and more realised that motivated and loyal employees are vital equity to their commercial success. Through compact learning and in-depth discussion led by Richard Mosley, the 2 and a half day event will give employer brand practitioners the opportunity to turn theory into practice in developing and implementing an effective employer brand strategy, to drive greater employee commitment to 'the brand they work for'.

The 2nd Developing an Effective Employer Brand Strategy, Beijing is organized by LinLead Consultancy, More details on www.linlead.net.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Marketing Head
  Mr. Steven Li
  DID: +86 10 8571 1149
  Main: +86 10 8571 1440
  Fax: +86 10 8571 1149
  Mobile: +86 139 102 54507
  Email: steven.li@linlead.net

CHOCOLATE FORTUNES: The Battle for the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of China's Consumers (AMACOM; October 13, 2009; $27.95 Hardcover) is the first inside, blow-by-blow account of the war waged among the five titans of chocolate—Hershey, Nestle, Cadbury, Mars, and Ferrero Rocher—for the taste buds and passions of China's new consumer class. A former executive for two of the "Big Five" chocolate companies in China, Lawrence L. Allen presents a gripping business story wrapped up in the intriguing tale of East meeting West through the introduction of an icon of the western world's decadence and self-indulgence. Throughout, Allen offers lessons for anyone raring to do business in this dynamic, complex, and continually evolving country, which is, almost by the day, acquiring the economic and political clout to play a preeminent role in shaping our global future. What's more, and equally riveting, he delves into the mystique of a confection with a universal ability to create emotional connections while steadily fueling cravings.

Over 100 million strong, the children of China's one-child-per-family policy, established in the late 1970s, would be the first generation of Chinese natives to grow up eating chocolate from a very early age. Once hooked, these "Little Emperors" would likely lead chocolate consumption patterns to mirror those of developed chocolate-loving nations within their lifetimes. CHOCOLATE FORTUNES traces how the world's top five chocolate producers competed in a high-stakes race to win the brand loyalty of China's youngest and most influential consumers. While each chocolate giant forged its own path to reaching the target consumer, they all faced the same daunting obstacles to manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling their foreign, fragile, and expensive product. With its lack of a stable, air-conditioned supply chain, few supermarkets beyond cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, and its cultural preference for eating rich "heaty" foods only in cold weather seasons, China proved far from the ideal nation for launching a chocolate revolution.

Focusing individually on the breakthrough strategies and major missteps of each chocolate contender, CHOCOLATE FORTUNES reveals:

How Hershey, maker of the great American chocolate bar, brought a much-need will to find a way in China, made significant strides in overcoming its less-than-stellar international track record, and eventually broke the hearts of China's chocolate lovers by withholding its Kisses;

How Nestle, the Swiss-based global food powerhouse, brought enormous resources and extensive experience in global markets to China, yet wound up confounding China's chocolate lovers by switching from less than its very best chocolate;

How Cadbury, the esteemed chocolate of the British empire, first weaned Chinese palates on their luscious Australia-made Dairy Milk Chocolate and then alienated discriminating fans by inadvertently replacing imported quality with a cheesy-tasting, China-made substitute;

How Ferrero Rocher, the noted Italian chocolatier, successfully leveraged its unique product—a delicate chocolate and hazelnut confection encased in an elegant gold foil wrapper—to appeal to the national Chinese habit of splurging on exotic gifts;

How Mars, an American family-owned company with a reputation as a tough street fighter, made a bold move by being the first foreign company to begin manufacturing chocolate in China and made an outstanding early impression on chocolate lovers with its Dove delights.

As the final chapter makes clear, the battle royal for China's chocolate loyalty continues, with fledgling local manufacturers now mixing it up with the foreign titans. Capturing the drama and tensions on the front lines of a still largely unclaimed consumer frontier, CHOCOLATE FORTUNES provides food for thought for everyone with a stake in the what one-fifth of the world's population consumes.

"Informative, cautionary and essential, this book is a must-read for executives currently doing business, or planning to, in this most volatile and critical market."
—Publishers Weekly

"No consumer goods company can call itself "Global" without having meaningful presence in China: a must-win market for long term survival! Lawrence Allen has the inside scoop on how our iconic chocolate brands fared within the rapid development of China's retail industry over the past thirty years. Chocolate Fortunes reveals lessons that aren't taught in business schools and that could apply to any consumer goods company that ever struggled with, or dreamed of success in the world's biggest market!"
—Michael Wong, Regional Vice President-Asia Pacific of WM Wrigley Jr. Co. (Retired)

"With a balanced focus on business, culture and history, Lawrence Allen explains successes and failures in adapting global strategies in China's complex market in a way that redefines "think global, act local." Chocolate Fortunes is a must-read for today's international executive seeking to understand China."
—William Tung, Vice President of International Sales and Operations of Columbia Sportswear

"Chocolate Fortunes provides a fascinating and entertaining account of chocolate companies' ventures into China and how they faced the opportunities and challenges there. With a clear understanding of the vital human element required to succeed in China, Lawrence Allen offers critical observations for any company engaged in or, about to explore the china market. It is required reading for our global team of professional consultants."
—Joanne and Scott Ulnick, Managing Partners of Strategic Market Research and Consulting Ducker Worldwide

About the author
Lawrence L. Allen is a senior international business executive, leadership consultant and author with a twenty-year track record building branded consumer product businesses in China for leading multinational companies. For seven years, Allen was a foot soldier on the front lines of China's "chocolate war," first as an executive with Hershey, and later Nestle. He is a graduate of Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he began his China studies and earned his MBA in International Business Management. He is a bi-cultural Mandarin Chinese speaker and lives Beijing, China.

Title: CHOCOLATE FORTUNES: The Battle for the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of China's Consumers
Author: Lawrence L. Allen
Pub. Date: October 13, 2009
Price: US$27.95 Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-8144-1432-3
Pages: 256

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At the same time, the managing director of Wirtgen China, Ulrich Reichert, and the deputy managing director, Thomas Hagspiel, decided that something should be done in the name of the company. As a result they made a joint donation of CNY500,000.

A delegation from Wirtgen China including Anny Zhang, from marketing cold recycling technologies, and Shirley Zhu, the assistant to the managing director, sought local contacts and visited the kindergarten in Tiantai.

A spokesman for Wirtgen said that they selected Tiantai when there were so many children in different places who needed help, because although this area also suffered from the earthquake. It was not as well-known as places that are mentioned again and again in the media and was therefore not so eye-catching. He added that in his understanding this place was, to an extent, forgotten. So Wirtgen's idea was that they should offer help not as "more flowers on the brocade" but as "fuel for snowy weather". Rather than give to places that could get help from other sources, they preferred to give aid where aid was lacking.

The reason for selecting a kindergarten was similar. Primary schools are included in China's nine-year compulsory education system, so the standard primary school buildings in this location had obviously fared much better. Helping with the kindergarten building became the first priority for Wirtgen. Wirtgen decided that rather than just making a donation it was preferable to have the whole process under their control as much as possible, since they wanted to be sure where and how the money was used, who they had helped, and when the kids could benefit from this project. Advice from Gisela Wirtgen in Germany, who has extensive experience of charity projects confirmed this approach. The action group "Kinder in Not" (KiN) "Children in need" was founded in 1983 at the initiative of Gisela Wirtgen, wife of Wirtgen Group founder Rainhard Wirtgen. The objective of KIN is to help under-privileged children in the Third World, without charge or profit. This is achieved through projects, which are always based on the concept of "Help through self-help". The action group is independent of all political or religious organisations and carries out its work regardless of the political or religious situation in the developing countries concerned.

KiN currently maintains or supports a total of 21 projects in the Philippines, India, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. The basis for this work is provided by several thousand sponsorships of children, schools and projects provided by individuals, families, schools, clubs, businesses etc., as well as individual donations for the various activities.

The founder and president of the KiN action group, Gisela Wirtgen, has been awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Rheinland-Pfalz as well as the German Federal Order of Merit for her work. These prestigious awards are also an expression of thanks to all the unpaid helpers who have supported her in her endeavours to provide humanitarian aid over a period of many years. Top sportsman Georg Hackl (three times Olympic Champion and World Champion, Sportsman of the Year 1998) is a committed international ambassador for our action group.

After two visits and many telephone calls and email discussions, a contract was finalized in March 2009. The communication and coordination was done among three parties: Wirtgen China (as the donor) the Women's Federation of Qionglai, Sichuan Province (as the Money Receiver, officially assigned and accepted in both China and internationally) and the Education Bureau of Qionglai, Sichuan (as the Project Owner). The kindergarten, which was set up in 1981, has 64 pupils. The principal of the kindergarten, as well as the town's primary school, is Li Ziguo.

The football coaching clinic involved 20 Special Olympics athletes' ages 16 years plus of mixed ability and was aimed at creating a fun filled experience while demonstrating communication skills required to coach athletes who have a intellectual disability.

First team goalkeeping coach Tony Parks worked alongside the Club's Foundation coaches at Si De Park in Beijing, bringing his coaching expertise to the session.

He commented on the success of the coaching clinic, "The Foundation coaches are doing a fantastic job, they put in a lot of hard work in the local community in and around Tottenham and now they are on a bigger stage, bringing their work out to places like China.

"My overriding impression was just seeing how happy the athletes are playing football, seeing them work in teams, it was a fantastic experience. Football has a role to play and a responsibility in the community. You see how good the club is at going out and reaching to all parts of the community and it's important we maintain those links."

Ms. Anna Chan, Managing Director of SOEA said, "we are very grateful that coaches from Tottenham Hotspur facilitate this football clinic for Special Olympics athletes during their tight schedule, providing our athletes with first-rate professional football coaching experience. Special Olympics launched Global Football Development Initiative last year to promote football around the world. We believe that the popular sport of football will help Special Olympics athletes to enjoy the fun of sports and promote acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities among general public."

The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation is involved with Special Olympics at local, national and international level through their commitment towards making sport inclusive, and providing the most appropriate player pathway for disabled people from grass roots to elite levels of sport.

The Foundation is supported by Tottenham Hotspur Football club to promote awareness of the Special Olympics movement, recruit new athletes and jointly fundraise to create innovative partnership work.

The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation is the Official Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia Grassroots Football Provider. This partnership focuses on delivering specialised coaching sessions across Europe and elsewhere around the world, such as the one in Beijing.

About Special Olympics East Asia
Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition to 3 million adults and children with intellectual disabilities across 180 plus countries. The Special Olympics movement offers one of the world's greatest platforms for acceptance and inclusion for all people – regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or cultural differences. As one of the seven regions of Special Olympics, Special Olympics East Asia (SOEA) works very closely with its five Programs including China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Chinese Taipei to promote Sports and Non-Sports initiatives throughout the Region. Find out how you can become involved at www.specialolympics.org or www.specialolympicseastasia.org.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Annie Yang
  Senior Public Relations Manager
  Special Olympics East Asia
  Tel: 86-10-59004566 ext 818

NBA players Dikembe Mutombo, Jason Terry and attended the clinics and shared their skills and passion for basketball with Special Olympics athletes. Representatives from the sponsor of this clinic, DHL and Ms. Anna Chan, Managing Director of Special Olympics East Asia, are also presented.

During the clinic, the Special Olympics athletes are divided into three groups, and practiced basketball skills led by the NBA players. A brief unified basketball match is also held at the end of clinic, with NBA players teaming up with Special Olympics athletes.

Basketball without Borders, in partnership with the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), and marketing partners NIKE, American Airlines and DHL, focuses on developing the top basketball talent in Asia while utilizing the sport to create positive social change in the areas of education, health and wellness.

"The NBA is grateful for the support of our partners to bring Basketball without Borders Asia back to China for a fourth year, said CEO of NBA China Tim Chen. "The camp is one of the cornerstones of the NBA's global outreach efforts where athletes will challenge themselves not only in basketball but also in learning important life skills and achieving a broader understanding of social issues."

"NBA has been supporting Special Olympics throughout the world. We have worked with NBA to bring out clinics for our Special Olympics athletes in Beijing and Shanghai for the past four years, giving them precious chances to be coached by the star NBA players and coaches", said Ms. Anna Chan. "We would like to thank NBA and all the sponsors like DHL for their generous support. I am confident that we will see steady development of Special Olympics in China in the future."

About Special Olympics East Asia
Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition to 3 million adults and children with intellectual disabilities across 180 plus countries. The Special Olympics movement offers one of the world's greatest platforms for acceptance and inclusion for all people – regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or cultural differences. As one of the seven regions of Special Olympics, Special Olympics East Asia (SOEA) works very closely with its five Programs including China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Chinese Taipei to promote Sports and Non-Sports initiatives throughout the Region. Find out how you can become involved at www.specialolympics.org or www.specialolympicseastasia.org.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Annie Yang
  Senior Public Relations Manager
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The pilot programs introduced Codelab to Chinese Introductory Programming Students; Codelab is a web-based interactive programming exercise system for introductory programming classes in Python, Java, C++, C and other languages. IPS assisted universities participating in the pilot program by customizing Codelab content to match each school's syllabus and textbook requirements.

"The customization work was actually quite easy as many of the schools used text books written in the West. It was gratifying however to see how quickly Chinese students grasped the programming concepts and moved on to more advanced exercises," commented David Arnow, lead developer for Codelab.

The Ministry of Education in China reports over 2.3 million students enroll in introductory programming courses each year. University enrollments are on the rise and vocational and independent universities, which are joint ventures between State Schools and Private organizations, have benefitted the most by accommodating students who are not eligible to enter into a State university.

"By establishing the reputation of learning tools, like Codelab, with State run Universities, we are positioning our self for the much more lucrative private education market", remarked Alistair McArthur, Sales and Marketing Director for IPS. "Less than two thirds of university graduates are employable, but their families are more than willing to invest in educational and vocational resources that will provide their children an advantage, and that is the market IPS is targeting".

For more information about IPS please visit www.discoverips.com, or call their Corporate Offices in Beijing, China at +86-10-6464-0108.

This press release was prepared by, Michael Iannini, and he can be reached at michael@nics.com.cn.