TN-China Network Blog

Thank you to all of the new and renewing TN-China Network (TNCN) Members and Sponsors that joined TNCN in the first quarter of 2019! This was our biggest quarterly growth in new and renewing Members and Sponsors yet! We give a special thanks to those dedicated members that renewed their membership for the third year […]

Language schools across the state have opened registration for Spring 2019 non-credit Mandarin Chinese language and culture courses. The classes offered are listed below:   Middle Tennessee    Nashville   Chinese Beginning 1.1 Organizer: Tennessee Language Center Time: Thursdays, January 10 – March 14, 2019, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm CT Price: $325 Course Details: […]

On September 10, 2018, TN-China Network and the Greater Memphis Chamber hosted a China Business Experts Roundtable to discuss the implications of US-China trade tensions. The wide ranging discussion was attended by over 45 participants, and was held at the Memphis Bioworks auditorium. Panelists covered the economic, political, investment, and security implications both leading up to this year’s mid-term […]

One of China’s most important annual holidays, Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as Moon Festival or 中秋节) this year takes place on Monday, September 24th (the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar). Across Tennessee in mid- to late-September, Chinese-American communities will be celebrating the festival. Below is a listing of several of […]

Language schools across the state have opened registration for Adult Fall 2018 non-credit Mandarin Chinese language courses. The classes offered are listed below:   Middle Tennessee   Nashville   Beginner and Intermediate Level Adult Classes Organizer: The Nashville Chinese School (NCS) Time: Saturday, Aug. 11 – Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 Price: Adults $370.00 (tuition $305 + facility fee $65) Course […]

      Greater Memphis Chamber and TN-China Network invite you to   China Business Experts Roundtable: Implications of US-China Trade Tensions   Monday, September 10, 2018 3:30 – 6:00 pm CT Registration: 3:30 – 4:00 pm Roundtable: 4:00 – 5:30 pm Networking Reception: 5:30 – 6:00 pm   Memphis Bioworks Auditorium, 20 South Dudley […]

  In case you missed it, in August 14, 2017, Monogram Refrigeration, a subsidiary of GE Appliances and a Haier company, announced they plan to expand their manufacturing facility in Selmer, TN. The company plans to invest $9.3 million into the expansion, which will create 210 new jobs. The company will also introduce a new […]

Sandy Duan Newton and Dodd Newton tabling for TNCN at the University of Memphis Confucius Institute Spring Festival Celebration Concert February 17, 2018.   Hantao Cui and Chen Xu of University of Tennessee Knoxville tabled for TNCN at the Tennessee Inventors Association Inventors Conference in Maryville March 3. Here Hantao (right) is pictured with Lucy Esch […]

  On Sunday, January 28, 2018, TN-China Network Memphis Working Group members Sandy Duan Newton and Dodd Newton attended the One Step Initiative International Business Mixer and set up a booth to introduce attendees to TN-China Network. Thank you Dodd and Sandy! If you have interest in networking and helping get the word out about […]

  Over 30 people attended the first TN-China Network event held in Memphis, Wednesday, December 13th at Wang’s Mandarin House. The Greater Memphis Chamber co-sponsored the happy hour event, which featured special guest and sponsor from China, West Airport Group Air Logistics Co., Ltd. Those in attendance were from various industries, including manufacturing, finance and […]