THE ICL CUP FEATURED IN THE NEWS

The ICL Cup and our sponsor Affolter Technologies SA have been featured in two newspapers in Jura yesterday. We are looking forward to welcoming Jordane Neukomm along with our three other winners in Shanghai Pudong airport this Sunday.  

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6 DAY (144 HOURS) VISA FREE TRAVEL CHINA

The State Public Security Ministry announced that Shanghai and neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces will begin offering six-day, 144-hour visa-free transit to foreigners from 51 countries beginning later this week. Starting on January 30, travelers entering the country from Shanghai’s two airports, Hangzhou’s Xiaoshan International Airport and Nanjing’s Lukou International Airport…

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7 WAYS CHINA WILL MAKE YOU BETTER AT LIFE

Sure living in China comes with challenges but living here has 7 main benefits. 1.You can handle uncertainty Especially in the beginning, if you don’t understand Chinese,  there can be uncertain moments. You will soon learn to have control over how you manage your reaction to what comes your way. Living in China…

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CULTURE SHOCK WHEN IN CHINA: FOOD

Chinese cuisine is one of the most diverse in the world. The different regions that make up China bring different local ingredients, culinary techniques and flavors. Many foreigners expect, upon their arrival in China, an unlimited supply of spring rolls, chicken and fortune cookies, but the reality is that all types…

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SINGLE IN SHANGHAI? NO WORRIES, JUST GO TO THE MARRIAGE MARKET.

Single in Shanghai? No worries, just go to the Marriage Market. The Shanghai Marriage Market: “People’s Park blind date corner” is a marriage market in which parents advertise their unmarried children since 2004. The standards of finding the right match may be based upon age, height, job, income, education, family…

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3 DESTINATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT CHINESE MINORITIES

China has 55 ethnic minorities and they inhabit different areas in China. Each different minority has it’s own different culture. Every unique culture has its own charm and can attract visitors from all over the world. Here are some places that ICL would like to recommend to friends who are…

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ICL FEATURED IN 24HEURES – SWISS NEWSPAPER

After being featured in La tribune de Genève last year, we are proud to have another regional Swiss-French-language daily newspaper, 24 Heures talking about our experience as entrepreneurs in China and about our video China Beyond Belief.  The article: Deux Romands, partis initialement pour un court séjour en Chine, y ont élu domicile. Ils ont réalisé une…

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10 GREAT WEBSITES TO LEARN CHINESE ONLINE FOR FREE

The internet is a powerful resource for you to learn nearly anything for free. 1. Chinese-tools.com Chinese-tools.com offers you some basic Chinese courses, some useful language tools, and some other resources, you can learn Chinese pinyin, slang, calligraphy, and some other Chinese basic knowledge or skills. Go to Chinese-tools.com 2.Nciku Nciku…

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3 BEST CHINESE PLACES TO VISIT IN MAY

May is the beginning of China’s summer. China’s summer is full of vitality, when you can see oceans of flowers in many natural scenic areas and the mountains are covered with exuberant trees and plants. It is neither too hot nor too cold in May. The cool temperature makes May an…

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5 GREAT ANCIENT TOWNS TO VISIT IN CHINA

Here are 5 great ancient towns in China. We hope you get to visit them all. Wuzhen Water Town While many people come to China looking for the Great Wall or to visit the capital, the Wuzhen Water Town is one of the most typical Chinese settlements in the entire…

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