Manawatu Newsletters

Next Meeting AGM Friday 16thMarch  At the ETC Learning Centre, Broadway, Palmerston North. AGM at 7pm and talk at 7.30pm Speaker: Esther Joe   "The Tibetan and Projects Tour 2011" The Tibetan people are one of the most remote and ancient civilisations in the world.  90% of the population of 3 million people are of Tibetan ethnicity but many Tibetans also live in surrounding provinces of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan. Esther recently took part in the NZCFS projects tour of Tibet … [Read more...]

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    Manawatu Branch New Zealand China Friendship Society June    Newsletter    2011Next Meeting AGM 1.30 pm Sunday 3rd July At the ETC Learning Centre, Broadway,  Palmerston NorthTalk at 2pm Growing up in a Borrowed Place. Borrowed Time     Speaker:   Kate LauKate is the Coordinator of English Language Partners Palmerston North.  She is a migrant from Hong Kong.  She grew up at a time when Hong Kong … [Read more...]

Manawatu Branch NZ China Friendship Society Next Meeting Friday April 8th 2011 At the ETC Learning Centre, Broadway, Palmerston North. 7.30pm Topic: The Uyhgur People of Xinjiang The Uyghur people of are the largest minority group in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region and about 80% of them live in the south west Tarim Basin region of the province. They are of Turkic ethnicity and have a rich culture of song and dance which is popular throughout China.   Speaker: Fu Yujuan Fu Yujuan (or Mimi) … [Read more...]

Next Meeting: Friday 29th October at 7.30 pm in the ETC Learning Centre, Broadway, Palmerston NorthSpeaker : Mr Liu GouzhongTopic: The Evolution of Chinese CooperativesLiu Gouzhong is Vice Principal of the Shandan Baillie School and is currently completing a Masters degree at Massey University. He has been actively involved in the development of Cooperatives in Gansu and other provinces through his work with GongHe over the last 10 years .. . .At Our Last Meeting - … [Read more...]