What happens when a population of 1.3 billion people collides with the need to perpetually fuel a success-driven economy? Coming to China, one is quickly aware of the redundant or peculiar nature of employment. Here are five strange jobs common in the Middle Kingdom. Read More>>
Jumping into a relationship with someone from a different culture can be a bit like stepping onto a minefield. Challenges abound, and no matter how much a couple loves each other, sometimes the difficulties get the best of us. Here we look at four of the biggest challenges of multicultural couples in China. Read More>>
Every office has the same basic feel, right? The same code of ethics, the same unspoken definition of decency, right? Wrong. Read on for five unscrupulous practices largely accepted in Chinese offices that would normally get you fired. Read More>>
From IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde wishing to former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, these days, it seems that foreign dignitaries are increasingly turning to China's Weibo (microblogging) platform to better connect with Chinese netizens. But why? Read More>>
Many a time have the words, “I wish I’d known this before” been uttered by expat lips in China. And while many of you have had to learn things the hard way, there is yet time to edify the callow China neophytes with words of wisdom. Read More>>
When I came to China, I had an impression of Chinese people as generally able to endure burdens and crises of all kinds. To truly understand people’s attitude to hardship and personal crisis, however, one needs to familiarise oneself with the notion of ‘eating bitterness’. Read More>>
As a consequence of the country's rising divorce rate, the number of single mothers in China has increased exponentially in recent years. A recent survey showed that among the number of divorced households, 67 percent had a child, and that following the divorce, only one in six men choose to take care of the child. Read More>>
Chinese cyberspace is a peculiar phenomenon. In this relatively unreligious nation, the internet has taken on an almost spiritual quality, where lines between truth and fiction are becoming increasingly blurred. Read More>>
When thinking of visiting China, most folks back at home imagine its antiquities, its cultural relics, or its famous mountains. What's less well known is that China, gradually, is making more use than ever of its nearly 20,000 kilometers of coastline. Read More>>
In China, one cannot be beautiful without being slim. But as the saying goes: no pain, no gain. Not to be deterred, Chinese have proven themselves willing to suffer sundry sacrifices to achieve that physical ideal. Here are five of the most startling Chinese weight loss methods. Read More>>
Who are the “wealthy Chinese” and where does their money come from? If commodity prices in China's biggest cities are even more expensive than those in much of the West, then China must also have a larger group of wealthy people to sustain these higher prices, right? Read More>>
Working in public schools in China entails negotiating some strange obstacles. Cheating, bribery, and lack of support in the classroom can seriously frustrate teachers. Here are a few of the most common challenges for teachers in Chinese public schools. Read More>>
Wish you had someone by your side as you experience a new culture in China? eChina Dating is a simple, fun English-language dating site connecting foreign and Chinese singles. With thousands of users looking for dates, fill out your profile and get ‘hunting’! Read More>>
For parents everywhere, the death of a child is one of life's greatest misfortunes. Nowhere is this truer than in China, where the One Child Policy has brought about a new “childless” parents phenomenon – elderly parents who lose their only child, and are forced to cope with the loss alone, as society does not yet know how to address... Read More>>
Mountains are indelibly etched into the cultural identity of China. Today, “mountain-climbing” is an increasingly popular leisure activity that captures a desire to reconnect with the past and to escape the claustrophobia of overcrowded, over-modernised cities. Read More>>
Jobs for foreigners in China are no longer as plentiful as they once were. Companies looking to cut costs are looking towards the increasingly well-educated local talent. We explain how understand the changing Chinese job market and stay competitive. Read More>>
Odds are, if you’ve been out to dinner in China, you’ve been offered cigarette after cigarette from a dizzying array of brands and boxes. Whether or not you accept them, each one has a specific meaning and makes a different statement. Read More>>
For the last year, the Italian Trade Commission has been locked in a struggle against Chinese companies that market their brands as “Italian made”, thereby taking advantage of the consumer preference for foreign-made goods in order to sell inferior products at higher prices. Read More>>
