Looking ahead

Events and stories coming up in the next few days

Experts sharing social media insights with UK businesses

People who do business with China and want to learn how to connect with customers via social media can learn more about it at a seminar at the Radisson Blu St Helen's Hotel on Stillorgan Road, in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday. The session is being organized by Emerald Media and Trinity College Chinese Alumni. Speakers will include Yue Xiaoyong, China's ambassador to Ireland, Erin Zhang, chief editor at Emerald Media, Eugenia Siapera, senior lecturer at Dublin City University, and others.

Students offered career advice for Chinese week

The third-annual Manchester Chinese Business Week will continue on Thursday, with Career Perspectives for International Students in Room 1.218 of University Place. Speakers from the University of Manchester Career Services will offer advice, along with representatives from the N8 research group, and Career Interactive UK. They will talk about job-hunting, preparation of CVs and interview techniques.

Officials to outline plans for additional free-trade zones

A media briefing will be held in Beijing on Saturday about the government's plans to set up a new cluster of free-trade zones. The latest Government Work Report, unveiled by Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday, calls for the establishment of 11 free-trade zones this year alone. The first such zone was created in Shanghai in 2013.

Special day supports splash of green across the nation

National Tree-Planting Day will be observed on Sunday. It is an annual campaign designed to promote tree planting and fight against desertification. Volunteers have planted tens of billions of trees since the government first encouraged participation in such activities in 1981. Events are planned throughout China.