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COVID-19 Vaccine Ready in China?

In case you missed it, on October 12, state-owned China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) launched an online vaccine reservation system. Before you get excited, the system currently only accepts appointments for China’s essential workers and students living in Beijing and Wuhan. Students planning to travel abroad from November 2020 to January 2021 will also be eligible for the shot.

70 Schools, Hundreds of Families Attend Jingkids International School Expo

COVID-19 might have seen the Jingkids International School Expo (JISE) postponed, but even it couldn’t stop this annual event from taking place. Over 70 international schools were in attendance, showcasing the best that each of their campuses has to offer to Beijing’s parents and students. There were also engaging panels, where experts, educators, parents, and students alike were able to exchange and learn. This year’s JISE was certainly one for the books!

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Beijingkids’ Mina Yan and Husband Welcome Beautiful Baby Daughter

It’s said that each cloud has a silver lining. And for us at beijingkids, as for most of Beijing’s international families, 2020 hasn’t been the easiest of years. But our Chief Manager Mina Yan’s baby bump became a constant source of joy in the office as the entire team waited with great anticipation for the arrival of the baby. And arrive she did, on October 19, after keeping not only we on the beijingkids team on tenterhooks but also her mommy and daddy waiting days after she was due to arrive. Better late than never we say, and with such a precious reward after a long wait, it makes any stretch of time well worth it. Congratulations again to Mina Yan and her husband, Billy Jin, as they embark on this new adventure of parenthood.

In our October issue, the article “From Art Attack to Nurturing Creativity” included a photo of artwork that was not properly credited. The artwork is titled “Paola” by local Beijing artist Annette Golden. Beijingkids apologizes for this error.

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Photos: Mina Yan, beijingkids, Unsplash, Annette Golden

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