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