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Doctor Anthony David Beck has been working as a vet in China for almost 20 years. One half of the team that heads up Beck & Stone, he tells us what he thinks about expats bringing pets to China. Read more>>
Dec 30, 2012 Comments(6)
On December 24, a report summarizing a survey of Chinese men’s and women’s outlook on love and marriage was published. The results illustrate the huge current imbalance between the number of unmarried men and women in China—23.15 million more men than ...... Read More>>
Dec 27, 2012
Now that temperatures are dropping in many parts of China, it’s the perfect time to gather a few friends together at home and enjoy some seasonal tipples. Making your own Christmas cocktails is much more satisfying that coughing up 40-odd RMB for a glass ...... Read More>>
Dec 21, 2012 Comments(23)
You’ve probably witnessed a scene similar to this one before: A grown woman stomping her foot, whining cutely, pouting her lips and making eyes at her boyfriend. "Lao Gong," she might say, pitching her voice to resemble that of a petulant ...... Read More>>
Dec 09, 2012 Comments(3)
Ms. Zhang tells reporters how she’s taking advantage of her trip to the U.S.: by buying five years worth of American products for her newborn baby, necessitating her own shipping container to take it all back to China. ... Read More>>
Dec 08, 2012 Comments(3)
It’s estimated that 10 million Chinese had some type of a sexually transmitted disease in 1949. But after the communists took power and initiated mandatory screening, free treatment and a draconian crackdown on prostitution, STD’s were all but eradicated ...... Read More>>
Nov 19, 2012 Comments(7)
A survey reveals that over 180 million Chinese are single, and that many women’s economic and material considerations make it very difficult for a man without a car or an apartment to find a partner, even through professional matchmaking services. ... Read More>>
Nov 16, 2012 Comments(8)
The reasons behind an expat’s presence in China are a dime and a dozen, and the gulf between their earnings is just as wide. Here is a closer look at what it means to live and work in China, and how salaries affect lifestyles. ... Read More>>
Nov 10, 2012 Comments(2)
Despite being made illegal when the Communists rose to power in 1949, pornography flourishes in China. Just look at any DVD stand. Although the penalties for purchasing, peddling and producing pornographic material are draconian, it is clear that the threat ...... Read More>>
Nov 09, 2012 Comments(3)
If I say ‘road hazard in China’, you’re probably thinking overloaded trucks, careening scooters, and the like. There are, however, more mundane dangers on the streets. From sidewalk slime to dangerous strangers, here is a selection of pedestrian ...... Read More>>
Nov 08, 2012 Comments(5)
English is frequently used between many expats who quickly grow used to the idea that since they cannot understand the Chinese, then the Chinese cannot understand them. Yet, as the number of Chinese learning English increases, this attitude will lead to ...... Read More>>
Oct 28, 2012 Comments(9)
A recent spate of violence over petty interpersonal affairs between Chinese people prompts media speculation on the historical causes and dubious morality of fighting one’s neighbor in China.... Read More>>
Oct 27, 2012 Comments(15)
New to China, the sight of women walking hand-in-hand and men with an arm around male friend’s shoulder—as customs different from those back home—certainly take some time to get used to.Other times, it seems that the concept of “personal space” is ...... Read More>>
Oct 23, 2012 Comments(3)
Guessing at people's ages is a sensitive and tricky subject that I tend to stay away from, regardless of country. However, finding out the real age of some of my Chinese friends can be truly mind blowing. I'll never forget the day when I found out that my ...... Read More>>
Oct 20, 2012 Comments(5)
With all the talk about foreigners dating Chinese (and the possible pitfalls and perks that situation may provide), it's sometimes hard to forget that foreigners also date…well, other foreigners. It's true that couples, especially married ones, move to ...... Read More>>
Oct 07, 2012 Comments(3)
Editor's note: The following piece was translated and edited from a forum posting on the Chinese web portal NetEase. It concerns the (not-exclusively) Chinese social phenomenon colloquially known as the "virgin complex," which is the (sometimes ...... Read More>>
Oct 06, 2012 Comments(14)
The Three T's is a rule that Western journalists have been working to for some time here in China– subjects to stay away from: Tiananman, Tibet, Taiwan. But recently a BBC radio reporter discovered that there was a surprising fourth T to add to that list ...... Read More>>
Sep 30, 2012 Comments(2)
Editor's note: The following was translated and edited from an article that appeared on the Sohu news website. It follows part-time model Yan Yu, whose fishnetted chest attracted special attention at the 2012 Chengdu Car Expo, and subsequently on the ...... Read More>>
Sep 29, 2012 Comments(4)
Let's face it, if you're an expat living in China, chances are you consume alcohol. I would even venture to say you consume a lot of it. It simply seems to be the way of life here for foreigners. Even if you weren't a very big partier in your home country, ...... Read More>>
Sep 27, 2012 Comments(4)
According to data from the Sixth National Census, as of 2010 there were 593,832 foreigners living in Mainland China. And two years later we can expect that this number has continued to grow even higher. While many foreigners come to China and only stay a ...... Read More>>
Sep 24, 2012 Comments(6)
We must close the curtains! exclaimed my soon-to-be-wife as we got down to getting to know each other a bit more intimately one lazy afternoon. Given that we were in an 18th floor apartment in a building that was conspicuous for its isolated height,...... Read More>>
Sep 16, 2012 Comments(5)
The following article is a summary of a recent report on household finance in China that appeared on the Chinese web portal NetEase. The report reveals a rather surprising finding: the total net assets for all Chinese households is now greater than the ...... Read More>>
Sep 08, 2012 Comments(2)
Photo: magicdumpling.wordpress.com For most of us, coming to live in China was a gamble. For those who returned home after a few months or even a year, it may not have been a paying one. But for the rest of us, still here in the Middle Kingdom, there's ...... Read More>>
Aug 19, 2012 Comments(11)
Editor's Note: The following article was translated and edited from an article that appeared in China Youth Daily. The article discusses how in a society in which morals are declining and pressure to succeed is mounting, China's youth feels compelled to ...... Read More>>
Aug 07, 2012 Comments(11)
Photo: economist.com It doesn't really matter how you got here. Maybe you were itching to travel, have an adventure, get away from it all. Or maybe your job offered you a really great package that you just couldn't turn down. In any case, you're here, ...... Read More>>
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