The last seven days domestic and international news recap
The GiC Team has collected domestic and international news from the last seven days and recapped them all in here. The GiC Team has collected domestic and international news from …
2023-10-24
14 Useful Chinese Slang Words to Get You Speaking like a Local
When learning any language, it’s important to go beyond the textbook words and understand what’s going on in reality with the locals. Learning Mandarin slang and buzzwords will greatly improve …
2023-10-24
Sex Before Marriage in China: Yay or Nay?
A couple had just broken up because of their personality differences, and obviously they’d had sex while they were still together. But after they broke up, the girl felt guilt …
2023-10-24
Someone Trademarked a WeChat Emoji, and Tencent Got Pissed!
ast month, the facepalm emoji trademark was approved to someone named Jin Zhaoping, who has nothing to do with Tencent. People in China recently discovered that one of WeChat’s most …
2023-10-24
China Welcomes Its First “Unmanned” City with Smart Technology
The age of smart technology has once again taken one step further, as Shenzhen prepares to become an “unmanned” city in multiple areas that will forever change the way people …
2023-10-24
Good News! You Can Now Pay for Your Visa on WeChat!
Hurray! Visa applicants in several major cities in China no longer have to physically go to the visa bureau and wait in line forever to pay for the visa fee! …
2023-10-24
Expat Life Made Easier with New Services from Exit and Entry.
The Shenzhen Exit and Entry Administrative branch of the municipal public security bureau has just launched 3 new types of services for foreigners, including certification of lost foreign passports! Applicants …
2023-10-24
China Cuts More Administrative Approvals Including Work Permits
The State Council has decided to cancel another 11 administrative approval items to further simplify administration, according to a circular published on August 3. Understanding the administrative approval items The …
2023-10-24
Visa Scam Alert! An Expat Get Defrauded of RMB 6,600
Foreign students intending on studying in China should enter the country with a Student Visa (X Visa) and subsequently and apply for a residence permit at the Division of Exit-Entry …
2023-10-24
China to Cancel 5-Year Tax Rule for Foreigners
On June 19, 2018, China’s Ministry of Finance has unveiled a series of Draft Amendments to its individual income tax (IIT) Laws. These proposed changes are aimed at easing the …
2023-10-24