May 08, 2024
Chinese workplace culture can confuse foreigners about what exactly their boss is thinking and saying. In this article, break down some of the most confusing local practices and bring you some tips on how expats can charm their Chinese bosses. Read more>>
Apr 11, 2013 Comments(8)
A Guangdong man recently had a live eel pulled from his intestines and has refused to comment on how it got up there. ... Read More>>
Jun 16, 2014 Comments(11)
A teenager has died after she was denied medical assistance at a boot camp for recovering internet addicts. Another was left seriously injured. Nineteen year old Lingling was seen to be bleeding abdominally during a particularly rigorous military inspired ...... Read More>>
Feb 05, 2011 Comments(0)
There appear to co-exist within the Chinese two very separate and distinct spheres of human interaction. The inner circle includes family members and close friends (often called 'shushu (uncle)' or 'ayi (aunt)' although they are not blood relations), for ...... Read More>>
Sep 01, 2011 Comments(1)
Our tiny planet takes up but a microscopic speck in a universe composed of hundreds of billions of galaxies, each containing trillions of stars and planets – quantities and distances simply beyond the grasp of human beings. Yet one fact that is becoming ...... Read More>>
Jul 05, 2013 Comments(6)
At around 16:00 on July 4, a woman jumped onto the subway tracks at Guomao Station on line 1 of the Beijing Subway in a suicide attempt, though despite three train carriages passing over her, she miraculously climbed back up to the platform unharmed. ... Read More>>
Aug 10, 2011 Comments(0)
Editors note: This is a translated and edited version of an article originally posted at Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报). The article is a forecast of who will become the new members of the Politburo Standing Committee in the political succession ...... Read More>>
Jul 23, 2020 Comments(6)
New rules have been drafted to toughen regulations for foreign teachers in China. ... Read More>>
Apr 16, 2012 Comments(21)
Photo: fastcompany.com "Values are not central to today's world," or so proclaimed the author of an article published in the Global Times covering the recent BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in New Delhi. The article ...... Read More>>
Apr 25, 2013 Comments(5)
26 year-old Li Yang has been jailed for 18 months in the UK after he tried to bribe his university lecturers. ... Read More>>
Aug 02, 2013 Comments(2)
In what is being widely interpreted as a response to “air rage”, Hong Kong Airlines have recently been teaching their air hostesses Wing Chun. ... Read More>>
Jul 11, 2012 Comments(6)
Editor's note: The following article from China Economy Weekly is a report on how China's new visa laws have affected foreign Beijing residents. Although China's booming economy and foreign interest is undeniable, the amount of foreign visitors who overstay ...... Read More>>
Nov 24, 2015 Comments(6)
A man surnamed Dan in Liuzhou, Guangxi, was conned out of 3,000 Yuan by an “attractive woman” that he met online. ... Read More>>
Dec 15, 2015 Comments(7)
A foreign teenager was “criticized and educated” after drawing a half-naked figure and rock lyrics on the wall of a Shanghai metro car. ... Read More>>
Nov 20, 2011 Comments(0)
Editor’s note: On October 15th, the long-awaited "Provisional Measures for Foreigners Working in China regarding Participation in the Social Insurance Scheme" (Provisional Measures) went into effect (sort of). Under the plan, foreign ...... Read More>>
Aug 23, 2012 Comments(2)
In China today nothing much is free. The one exception is advice: giving it shows you care. Too much of it though, where pregnancy and healthcare are concerned, comes in the form of old wives tales, and once my Chinese wife became pregnant I was astounded ...... Read More>>
Jun 18, 2015 Comments(9)
Over 15 graduate students across China have been scammed out of 350,000 RMB by a single man with a false identity. ... Read More>>
Jun 12, 2013 Comments(2)
A female student in Wuhan recently declared her love on Weibo for an Wuhan bus driver, which the local bus company noticed and promptly replied sending her the driver’s schedule so she could find him. ... Read More>>
Jul 11, 2009
The Romas Western Style Restaurant is located at Taizi Road Seaworld, Shekou, Shenzhen. Romas has a 80% expat cliental base and it is one of the places that expats hear or read about before even setting foot in Shenzhen. It is the longest established ...... Read More>>
May 10, 2016 Comments(3)
Wealthy Chinese are gaining U.S. citizenship by investing into regional projects. ... Read More>>
Jul 06, 2016 Comments(6)
An Australian teen recently made $10,000 in a week by purchasing goods from China and reselling them in Australia. ... Read More>>
Jun 25, 2014 Comments(9)
In more crazy ex boyfriend news, a man tied up his girlfriend and traveled over 1,500 kilometers from Xi’an to Liaoning with her stuffed in his suitcase when she tried to break up with him. ... Read More>>
Dec 05, 2019 Comments(5)
China’s famous food is certainly one of the country’s main selling points for travelers and expats alike. However, for foreigners with special dietary needs, the language barrier and a surplus of unfamiliar dishes make eating out in China a rather ...... Read More>>
Mar 11, 2012 Comments(5)
Editor's note: The following article was written by a prominent Chinese blogger named Wang Jinsi (王锦思). The article discusses why, even when it seems that it isn't in China's best interest, it insists on maintaining a strong relationship with the ...... Read More>>
Jan 18, 2018
The year just gone was packed with happenings, big and small, in China. Some were good, but a whole lot were bad. Let’s have a look at China’s big news events of 2017. ... Read More>>
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