Feb 23, 2022 Comments(4)
If you’ve worked in China, you’ve probably heard the term “white monkey job.” I took it a step further and took on a “dancing white monkey” job. Here’s how I got on as a foreign performer in China. Read more>>
Jul 27, 2010 Comments(0)
My career as a foreign performer in China started with an ad at the local western restaurant. “Foreign Performers Wanted: Call Wang.” I thought to myself, “I'm a pretty decent performer, I'll have a go at this.” I gave Wang (not her real name) a call. ...... Read More>>
Jul 21, 2010 Comments(0)
Twenty-four eligible and beautiful women stand in front of buzzers, evaluating one lonely bachelor. In roughly 15 minutes and with only three major pieces of information, the women decide to accept, or reject the male contestant – the latter choice sending ...... Read More>>
Jul 16, 2010 Comments(0)
Tang Jun, former president of Microsoft China Co., Ltd. and current CEO of Xinhuadu Industrial Group Co., Ltd. has been a hot topic on Chinese internet forums lately, after science writer Fang Zhouzi alleged that Tang’s doctorate credentials are fake. In ...... Read More>>
Jul 14, 2010 Comments(0)
This year in May, news about how China is planning on banning smoking for all public and work places starting next year became a much talked about topic. Recently, however, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Health threw a “stink bomb” on the decision ...... Read More>>
Jun 10, 2010 Comments(1)
It comes around every four years and is a world wide extravaganza that is only rivaled by the Olympics. Yes, that’s right, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is almost upon us. On the 11th of June, and continuing for a whole month, football mania is likely to sweep ...... Read More>>
May 26, 2010 Comments(0)
With about a fifth of the world’s population living in China, it should come as no surprise that there are a seemingly inexhaustible number of good ideas churning around this vast country. Indeed, the Chinese people were the first to devise four of our ...... Read More>>
May 17, 2010 Comments(0)
The top contemporary Chinese artists come from different backgrounds and hail from cities all over the country, but they all share a childhood spent deep in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. The effects of this tumultuous time period on contemporary ...... Read More>>
May 11, 2010 Comments(0)
Any expat worth her salt knows that virtually any service one desires can be had in China, and often for much cheaper than back home. From its massive, tackily futuristic shopping malls to its subterranean markets, China is often touted as a consumer’s ...... Read More>>
May 10, 2010 Comments(0)
With the ingenuity of Chinese minds and their technical nous, China is one of the world’s main manufacturers of electrical goods. This has implications both positive and negative. China is a producer of components for high end electronics products and is ...... Read More>>
May 06, 2010 Comments(0)
With the Strawberry and Midi musical festivals just passed in Beijing and the weather hotting up all around the country, many an expat mind is turning its attention towards summer partying. Though China’s live music scene has lost its teeth somewhat since ...... Read More>>
Apr 30, 2010
Most of us get to enjoy a much appreciated lie in this Monday, May 2nd, thanks to Labour Day, an annual holiday observed around the world to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Although Labour Day was previously a seven day holiday in ...... Read More>>
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