NEWS FROM THE HEAD QUARTERS
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago attend a ceremony to sign the collaboration agreement between the Confucius Institute Headquarters and the University of theWest Indies at St.Augustine Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Merkel are presentat the signing ceremony of Memorandums of Understanding between KMK, the Humboldt University of Berlin and the Confucius Institute Headquarters The 2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Asia Held in Cambodian The2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Europe Convened in Italy The 2013 Joint Conference of Ibero-American Confucius Institutes Held inColombia Talking about “My China Dream” in Chinese The 12th “ChineseBridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students Opens Discovering China and Experiencing China 2013 “Chinese Bridge—Summer Camp for American HighSchool Students ”Arouses Enthusiasm for Exploring Chinese Culture Building aPlatform to Facilitate Exchanges “Statusand Trends—U. S. Workshop on Chinese Teaching” a Great Success!
DIRECTORS’ FORUM
Development and Innovation within Cultural Activities (Part I)
PEOPLE
Culture is the Driving Force for the Development of All Interview with Prof. Mote, Presidentof the U.S.National Academy of Engineering and Former President of the University ofMaryland
LIFESTYLE A new generation of reality talent shows
TEACHERS’VOICES
My First Chinese Lesson in Nigeria Spreading Culture and Integrating into the Community Story of the Confucius Institute at North South University, Bangladesh
GLOBAL DIGEST Americans Builda Website: Let the World Hear Chinese Dialects Picture Story I A Quarter of Chinese Consumers Favour Online Shopping Picture Story II
AROUND THE WORLD Picture News
PICTURE STORY Dyeing with Colors of Nature
TRAVEL Walking through the Ancient City of Lijiang, the Living Garden of Eden
TRANSCENDING TIMES
Ancient Tea-Horse Road Acorridor linking civilizations rose with tea and horse trading VIEWS OF CHINA Impressions of China (II)
HANDICRAFT WORKSHOP Cuttinga Paper Magpie
CHINESE CLASS Puzzles Idiom Story BuzzWords
INFORMATION Schedule for 2013 ChineseTests
