http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk RSS news feed from the UK in China Newsroom The Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign and Commonwealth Office http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=11849883 Happy New Year! 2009 is the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic. The UK’s relations with China are substantial and expanding. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:28:33 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=11849883 2009-01-01T07:28:33Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=Speech&id=11155489 Equal treatment for gay and lesbian people - the British experience Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:18:50 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=Speech&id=11155489 2008-12-24T06:18:50Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=11096365 British Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Lord Mandelson has written to China Central Television to congratulate the broadcaster on its 50th Anniversary. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:45:50 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=11096365 2008-12-19T08:45:50Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10746239 Years of complex negotiations on the rules surrounding the adoption of Chinese children by British nationals living in China have ended. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:34:29 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10746239 2008-12-16T01:34:29Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=11097585 London is the most attractive city for businesses to locate. This is the conclusion obtained from recent marketing efforts and research produced by Think London, the foreign direct investment agency for London. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:17:37 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=11097585 2008-12-10T02:17:37Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10403084 IELTS (the International English Language Testing System) will be used by skilled workers – such as teachers and engineers – coming to work in the UK to prove their English language ability. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:19:55 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10403084 2008-12-09T06:19:55Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10143077 The British Ambassador to China Sir William Ehrman has written one of his most unusual letters to date - wishing good luck to a British woman who is undertaking a gruelling journey of a lifetime to link the Olympic cities of Beijing and London. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:03:07 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10143077 2008-12-03T07:03:07Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10143149 The inaugural meeting of 'The Chairman's Club' - a collective made up from the top level sponsors of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games - was hosted today by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:39:02 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=10143149 2008-12-03T06:39:02Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=9974354 British Embassy Beijing and the Scottish Government hosted their first ‘Dancing to Success’ Scottish dancing event. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:45:38 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=9974354 2008-12-01T06:45:38Z http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=9785508 From today all skilled migrants who have been offered a job in the UK will be able to apply for their UK visa under a new simplified but more secure system. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:22:53 GMT http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/?view=PressR&id=9785508 2008-11-27T00:22:53Z