Hero Chinese pilot saves 96 lives
A ‘Chinese Captain Sully’ successfully made a forced landing at Chengdu airport, under great psychological and emotional stress. All the passenger are safe, and the only reported injuries are a …
2023-10-24
China Unveils New Visa Program To Attract ‘High-End’ Foreigners
If you are a scientist, entrepreneur or a Nobel laureate, you might have a future as an expatriate in China. If you are a scientist, entrepreneur or a Nobel laureate, …
2023-10-24
What Types of Expats We Want to Befriend?
“Guanxi（关系)” makes your business and personal life in China happy, smooth, and successful. However, having guanxi requires a lot of Chinese friends – or at least people that don’t dislike …
2023-10-24
Why Drivers in China Try to Kill The People They Hit
In April 2015 a BMW racing through a fruit market in Foshan in China’s Guangdong province knocked down a 2-year-old girl and rolled over her head. In April 2015 a …
2023-10-24
You Know You’ve Lived in China When…
2023-10-24
Sending and Receiving Money in China
As economy globalizes, and working permits gradually become easier to obtain, the need to move money between bank accounts in different countries grows As economy globalizes, and working permits gradually …
2023-10-24
Google Opens Third China Office in Shenzhen
Google has chosen the city of Shenzhen for its third office in China. The city is dubbed the ‘Asian Silicon Valley’, as it is also home to the likes of …
2023-10-24
Avoid these Social Faux Pas in China!
A trip to China can be exciting and eye-opening. Culture, manners, and social ideas might be quite different from your own, but there’s no need to cause unnecessary conflicts. To …
2023-10-24
Chinese Humor: How to Be Sarcastic in Chinese
Many Westerners find Chinese humor rather difficult to understand. Most Chinese jokes are full of cultural references that are difficult to translate effectively. And, as I’m sure we’ve all learned …
2023-10-24
Beijing to Demolish Old Buildings
Authorities in Beijing have unveiled plans to demolish 40 sq km (15 sq miles) of alleged illegal structures, a move set to displace thousands of low-paid migrant workers. Authorities in …
2023-10-24