Last week, I happened to see an update on the Facebook page of our Deputy Prime Minister, Teo Chee Hean that he was in Beijing for an official visit, together with a few other ministers and their entourage. So we asked if they would be interesting in meeting the peepz at YEAN. And we met the very next day! It was our privilege to be able to meet these guests at such...

I attended an art exhibition held in Beijing, where some fine works of artists and photographers were displayed. Among the exhibits, the one that I thought was most interesting one was called The Poverty Line. The Poverty Line is created by our Singaporean friends, Stefen Chow and Hui-Yi. To quote the creators, The Poverty Line is “an examination of the choices...

Over the weekend, YEAN had a meet up with Ms Tan Siok Siok, a Singaporean female entrepreneur and filmmaker based in Beijing for the March edition of Ideas for Singapore. To give a short introduction, Siok Siok is currently the CEO and Co-founder of Kinetic ONE, an online video venture in China focused on sports, music and youth culture. Siok’s latest film project...

Last weekend, YEAN embarked on our first self-funded industrial visit – to the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. Arriving in Tianjin via the high-speed train! To give a short introduction, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City is a collaboration between the governments of China and Singapore to develop a thriving city that is socially harmonious,...

Last weekend, we met up with fellow Singaporeans residing in Beijing! The lunch was initiated by James, a successful Singaporean entrepreneur based in China. James co-founded 55tuan, one of the largest group deals site in China to date, and is now the managing partner of Quest VC, China’s leading seed to angel fund for tech companies. We also met up with...

As it is the winter season here in Beijing, some of the crew who grew up in Sunny Singapore decided to head towards Nanshan Ski Resorts for skiing! According to some of my local colleagues (some of them are very good at it and ski almost every weekend during winter), Nanshan is one of the best ski resorts in Beijing in terms of variation of the ski slopes. If...

YEAN had the opportunity to meet up with Mr Teo Ser Luck last week in Beijing, at a discussion event organized by Ideas for Singapore. ‘Ideas for Singapore’ is a series of informal group sharing sessions by the Singaporean community based in Beijing, connecting industry leaders who are Singaporeans/affiliated to Singapore and are currently based in China,...