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Sunday, 26 March 2006 |
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Start in China is a website about Shenzhen, China . It includes useful tips about travel , living & working , shopping and tourism in Shenzhen, as well as information about chatting with QQ .
I'm a Dutch IT guy who is currently working as programmer at Tencent (QQ) . If you have any questions, remarks or tips, you can reach me via 'Contact '. RSS 
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
This article is aimed at Dutch voters who live in China and would like to cast their votes for the upcoming elections. The rest of this article is therefore in Dutch.
Ik heb de volgende email van het consulaat in Guangzhou ontvangen, de inhoud is handig voor alle Nederlandse stemgerechtigden die in China wonen en niet meer bij een Nederlandse gemeente staan ingeschreven. Ik kwam er ook achter dat de nieuwe website van het de Nederlandse ambassade www.hollandinchina.org nu online staat. Ziet er een stuk mooier uit!
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
Tencent today reached an important milestone! At 19:52:58 the 5th of March 2010 there were more than 100 million users simultaneously online! The im.qq.com has just been updated (by the guy in the aisle next to me) to celebrate this historical event in the history of Tencent. There was also a small celebration downstairs in the new office.
Record number of 100M online QQ users!
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
Today, the 27th of February 2010, we went to the construction site of a major Universiade 2011 stadium in Nanshan district in Shenzhen: the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center. Construction is already well under way, but the steel structure has not been completely finished. The final shape is already clearly visible and it looks like another very impressive stadium.
Photo of the construction site
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
Tencent (QQ) is offering a few positions related to games and will recruit during the Game Developers Conference 2010 in the USA! You will be working in China in either Shanghai or Shenzhen (at HQ where I also work). The GDC is held in San Francisco from March 9-13, 2010 so your resume needs to be handed in before March 7th.
I think this is a great opportunity for gaming professionals who wants to work for one of the best Chinese internet companies. Tencent's games are used by millions already and to be part of the growth of Tencent is a great experience. If you ever wanted to work in China, this is your opportunity!
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 |
Shenzhen has a large expat community nowadays and many people bring their children to the city. Many foreigners like to send their children to International schools and kindergartens in the city, but some also opt to pick local Chinese schools. There certainly are many good local Chinese schools and this allows your child to learn Mandarin at a native level. This page will give an overview of the international schools in Shenzhen and also provides some tips about picking a local Chinese school. International schools such as SIS in Shekou are not cheap: they cost well over 150.000 RMB per year! Even good Chinese kindergartens are not cheap though, starting at well over 1000 RMB/month.
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
This guide helps you to understand income tax in China and even provides tips how to pay less tax! Individual Income Tax (IIT) is a form of tax you have to pay over your salary in China. Your employer should already withhold the correct amount of tax so for individuals it's very easy. The tax levels in Shenzhen/China progressively increase from 5% to 45% (for
the part of your salary over 100K rmb/month). Chinese nationals don't have to pay tax over the first 2000RMB of their income and foreigners enjoy a tax-free limit of 4800RMB. With the help of the table below, it's easy to calculate how much tax you have to pay in China:
How to pay less tax in China
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Monday, 15 February 2010 |
Shenzhen Waterlands Resort is a eco-park in Bao'an district centered around the Chinese wetlands and fishing. It covers an area of 1.7 million square meters and is dotted with lakes, streams, wood and grass. You can go fishing in either salt water or fresh water. There are also botanical gardens, springs, a mangrove area, a group-activity area and some areas for children to play. In "Fun World" you can enjoy many water-related activities such as walking over a chain bridge, a floating bridge etc. Chinese tourists go here to escape from the city and educate their children about nature.
The park also offers several accomodations for the night: from oddly shaped hotels to cabins at the lake (about 500RMB/night).
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Sunday, 14 February 2010 |
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This guide aims to give an (impartial) overview of some international insurance plans on offer in in China. When I first came to China in 2005, I just used a Dutch insurance (Joho – Special Isis). Because that one expired after 4 years, I was forced to take a new insurance. I wrote this guide, because apparently there are no good guides to picking an insurance for expats in China. I only found some incomplete posts on several forums.
update February 2010: I've collected lots of information from various insurance companies. I aim for a budget of around 2000 USD per year including outpatient benefits without dental benefits. For each insurance company I list down the most important considerations. It has been quite a lot of work and I'm sure there are some mistakes in the table, but I hope it's useful advice for anyone who is looking for an expat insurance in China. I provide links to each insurer so you can evaluate each plan yourself in detail.
update 2: Added more information from MSH China
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