Resident foreign correspondents and news agencies in China may contact local Foreign Service departments to hire staff members or service personnel, including interpreters, secretaries, clerks, cooks, drivers, receptionists, gardeners, electricians, plumbers, painters, carpenters, maintenance workers, porters, cleaners, security guards, janitors, handymen, maids, etc. Specific information shall be provided detailing requirements, such as the prospective employee's gender, age, education, etc., so that the service departments can select a suitable candidate to the employer. If the latter is satisfied with the candidate(s), the two sides can then discuss the concrete terms of employment. When an agreement is reached, the service departments and the employer will sign a "Contract for Hiring Chinese Staff."
For journalists based in Beijing, please contact the Personnel Service Corporation for Diplomatic Missions (PSC) of the Diplomatic Service Bureau's (DSB).
The PSC is divided into three business departments responsible for media from different countries and regions.
Business Department 1: for US and UK media Organizations
Tel.: 010-65324651, 65042691
Address: 44 Guanghua Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing
Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am-11: 30am, 1:30pm-5:00pm
Business Department 2:
Office No.1: for Japanese media
Tel: 010-85612584, 65324332
Office No.2: for media from Norway, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, Singapore, Spain, Ireland, France, Canada and Australia.
Tel.: 010- 65025814, 65042676
Address: 44 Guanghua Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing
Office hours: Monday to Friday
8:30am-11: 30am, 1:30pm-5:00pm
Business Department 3:
Office No. 1: for media from Italy, Hungary and Portugal
Tel: 010-64638873, 64638213
Office No.2: for media from Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands
Tel: 010-64638418, 64671825
Office No.3: for media from ROK
Tel: 010-64638214, 64638377
Address: 3 Sanlitun Liujie Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Office hours: Monday to Friday
8:30am-11: 30am, 1:30pm-5:00pm
For journalists based in Shanghai, please contact the Shanghai Foreign Agencies Service Department.
Tel: 021-63065566
Address: 50 Huangpu Road, Shanghai
Office hours: Monday to Friday
9:00am-11: 30am, 1:00pm-5:00pm
For journalists based in Guangdong, please contact the Guangdong Foreign Agencies Service Department.
Tel: 020-81218493
Address: 2, Shamian Sanjie, Guangzhou
Office hours: Monday to Friday
8:00am-11: 30am, 2:30pm-5:00pm
For journalists based in Chongqing, please go to Chongqing Foreign Agencies Service Division.
Tel: 023-63006000
Address: 33 Sixin Rd., Yuzhong District, Chongqing
Office hours: Monday to Friday
9:00am-11: 30am and 2:00 pm-5: 30pm
