Beijing's universities gear up to welcome a new class of international university students.
Eleven cities and villages in five weeks is hardly a leisurely way for a pair of expatriate residents in Shanghai to see China.
The first official count of Beijing's expats is underway but, for most in the community, the historic survey simply doesn't add up.
There is a time for everything, wrote King Solomon. And I'm sure that wise old king would have said there is a time for every expat to leave China.
Almost half of new expatriates leave China early because they have difficulty adjusting to the lifestyle, a consultancy firm said.
International hotels and ski resorts are preparing for an influx of foreigners choosing to spend Christmas in Beijing this year.
A small community of expatriates has emerged in Beijing's growing northern suburbs attracted by low rents and spacious apartments.
My friends Dirty Law, Dust Language and Silky Smooth aren't who you're thinking they are - that is, they're not young Chinese who have picked amusing English appellations.