Time Zone:                                        http://www.timeticker.com/

Time Difference:                               GMT +8

Online News (in English):                 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/

Phone Directories: Yellow Pages:  http://www.chinapages.com/

Emergency Tel No's:                        Medical: 999/120 (Beijing) Police: 110 Fire: 119

Chinese Embassy in UK:

49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL, UK
Tel: (020) 7299 8426.
Web: www.chinese-embassy.org.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0900-1230 and 1330-1700.
Consular and visa section: 31 Portland Place, London W1B 1QD, UK
Tel: (020) 7631 1430 (telephone enquiries: 1400-1600 only) or (09001) 880 808

 UK Embassy in China: British Embassy, 11 Guang Hua Lu, Jian Guo Men Wai, Beijing 100600

Tel: (86) (10) 5192 4000

Web: http://www.uk.cn

Chinese Embassy in US: 2300 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 328 2500.
Web: www.china-embassy.org
Visa section: Room 110, 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Tel: (202) 338 6688.

US Embassy in China: Xiu Shui Bei Jie 3, 100600
Tel: (86) (10) 6532-3831

Web: http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn