News in NS | Convenient Payment Services for Expats, New Events

To further improve payment services for overseas travelers, the central bank will instruct platforms such as Alipay and Tenpay to raise the annual cumulative transaction limit from US$10,000 to US$50,000. The platforms will also optimize their operating procedures and improve the efficiency of binding overseas bank cards, while simplifying identity verification when conducting transactions.

Sufficient cash reserves will be ensured for overseas cash users in key cities and scenic spots. Cash and bank card rejection will be strictly penalized. Payment facilitation in areas including transport, catering and retail sales will also be boosted for overseas travelers.

▲Source: Xinhua

Recently, Meituan's drone launched its first route at the Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School. The new route's launch site is located roughly 1.8 kilometers from the campus at the Xili Yitian Holiday Village. After ordering via the takeaway app, faculty and students can receive their "air-dropped" meals at the designated dormitory landing areas in roughly 10 minutes. Presently, nearly a hundred varieties of items such as main meals, desserts, and juices are available.

This marks the second university route Meituan has established in the Taoyuan Sub-district of Nanshan District, with the first delivery route having made its debut at the Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School on December 19, 2023.

The King's School Shenzhen (KSS) is the first overseas campus of The King's School Canterbury, which traces its history back to its foundation in 597 CE, making it the oldest continually-operating school in all of Europe. KSS aims to provide its students with an outstanding and authentic international education, based on the strength of its curriculum, faculty, and learning environment.

With enrolment for the 2024-2025 school year now open at KSS's Pre-Prep school (PreK to K3) and Prep and Senior school (Grade 1 to 12), everyone is invited to come to King's and embark on an extraordinary educational journey!

Cloisonne is an art technique that is mainly used to decorate metal objects or ceramics. It is thought that the technique originated in the West. Chinese craftsmen then learned to create beautiful bronzes and porcelains with this technique in the Ming and Qing dynasties. They applied many thin layers of enamel with embedded material, firing each layer to coat an object.

What if you have a chance to make a Chinese cloisonne mirror? Just bent metal strips to a unique design, solder them to a metal surface, fill the resulting cellular spaces with vitreous enamel paste, and embed small pieces of material such as powdered mineral in the enamel... Yes! Now it's the time. Join us on the journey to appreciate the fascinating cloisonne handicraft!

Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute, Tianjin University (GTSI) is a premier Sino-foreign cooperative institution jointly established by Tianjin University and Georgia Institute of Technology. GTSI will host the Language Corner and everyone is welcome to join!

Experience the richness of Cantonese culture in our upcoming Language Corner event! This session will focus on the theme of "Tones (Dialogue practice: Dining)", and it's designed to be English-Speaker-Friendly. The Language Corner warmly welcomes anyone interested to join for an engaging and immersive language experience. Reserve your spot now and be part of a vibrant language exchange!