1 . The Department for International Trade (DIT) is a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to ensure their success in international markets. Here are some events to be held by DIT.

International Business Festival — Future Transport                                        

What could new technology in travel mean for business? Hear the latest from the Government’s centres for autonomous vehicles and listen to the successful cases. The event will also predict near-future developments in transport and make a surprisingly strong business argument for more traditional ways of getting from A to B.

LOCATION: National Exhibition Center, West Midlands B401NT, United Kingdom

PRICING: 80 pounds for a festival pass and 40 pounds for a day pass. FESTll provides a 20 percent discount until the end of April.

TEL: 0121-7804141

International E-Commerce Workshop                                                                   

This workshop will enable you to develop your digital skills, raise your global brand presence, and allow you to test new markets with minimal investment. You will learn how to develop a strategy in online routes to market, identify multi-channel and B2B online opportunities.

LOCATION: East Midlands Business Ltd, Unit 5 Merus Court, United Kingdom

PRICING: Free

TEL: 0658-1714889

International Business Festival — Urbanisation (城市化) & Cities

Examine the considerable leadership and governance challenges that must be overcome if cities are to fulfil their potential as engines for growth. Find opportunities in a changing world and meet future partners, buyers, investors and develop relationships.

LOCATION: Exhibition Centre Liverpool, Kings Dock, L3 4BX, United Kingdom

PRICING: 105 pounds for a festival pass and 50 pounds for a day pass. FEST11 provides a 20 percent discount until the end of April.

TEL: 0289-6032899

Please call at 0789-1056888 if you are having any problems registering for the site.

For many people, bookstores remain an important part of the cityscape. They help provide quiet, green escape from the pressures of the concrete jungle, calm     1     （enjoy）of   knowledge and soothing spots for self-reflection     2    （recharge）the mind and body.

But     3     is it like to have a contemporary bookstore in an ancient village, deep in the mountains? A recent assignment to Chenjiapu village in Songyang county of Lishui city, East China's Zhejiang province,     4    （point）to the answer-the Librairie Avant-Garde, or“cliffside bookstore".

    5    （found）in the city of Nanjing in 1996, Librairie Avant-Garde is a well-known bookstore brand in China. Since its establishment, it     6    （explore）a cultural and creative business model, with     7    （theme）ranging from that of cultural salon or coffee and art gallery, to elements of film, music, lifestyle and fashion, all built on a public platform for openness, discussion and sharing.

The bookstore has become     8     must-see attraction in Songyang, with the traffic it helps draw to the area, making a     9    （consider）impact and bringing real benefits to the local community, Zhao said.

Chenjiapu itself is being praised     10     a model of rural vitalization efforts in the national drive for inclusive growth, amid（在……中）the designation of Zhejiang, one of the country's most developed provinces, as a demonstration zone for closing urban-rural development gaps and achieving common prosperity.

5 . The British poet Matthew Byrne moved to Beijing in 2013 and felt that the capital city's poetry scene was lacking．His obsession（痴迷）for starting poetry events led to the foundation of the Spittoon Collective in May 2015．“At that time，the literary activity in Beijing was The Bookworm based in Sanlitun，”Byrne says．

While some of Beijing's literary institutions would go on to close in the fall of 2019，Spittoon would continue to grow as a community for poets and writers，as well as musicians and others in the creative scene．

Byrne describes the Spittoon Collective as a platform for people to share ideas，from literary works to different forms of art，with projects developing from the creative energy within the community．

Spittoon originally started as a poetry night at the Mado Bar in Dongcheng District 's Baochao Hutong． Byrne says，“In Beijing，you have these wonderful hutongs，ancient structures where you can walk down and visit cool bars，so I thought it would be good to have a poetry event as it seemed like poetry belonged naturally to this area．”

He adds，“The objective now is to discover Chinese voices and broadcast them to the rest of the world．We create a kind of theme park-like atmosphere where every Thursday is occupied by a different literary style or art form．”

The readings would mainly be in English，but with an international community，a new section called“Poetry-in-Translation”was started，which featured works in Chinese，French，Arabic，Russian，Spanish and other languages．

Joining organized activities like Spittoon can be a major help for those caught up in a boring life．And it's especially important for the people who have moved to China as they need to build new relationships while living in a different country．

10 . Amid people’s passion for the Winter Olympics in Beijing. an unhappy issue on the day right before the Valentine’s Day put a damper on the worldwide event. When four policemen were having a meal outside Starbucks located at the old town of Ciqikou, Chongqing a shop assistant, hoping to make room for other customers, drove them out with an inappropriate choice of words, sparking a heated discussion on Weibo, one of China’s largest social media platforms.

Despite people’s outrageous disappointment at Starbucks, the chain store still remains dominant in the coffee market of massive cities such as Shanghai. Housing over 900 stores, Shanghai tops the list of the number of Starbucks stores with its largest store in the world, Shanghai Roastery, opened on West Nanjing Road in 2018.

Furthermore, Shanghai also has the reputation of having most coffee stores in the world. Various coffee stores can be accessed in Shanghai. Recommended are offered: