Is China so different from the west? Emma Wind, an English language assistant based in Tianjin, argues that despite the forces of globalisation, the world’s most populous country remains culturally distinct. I’ve been teaching at a foreign languages school in the city of Tianjin for the last three months. Like many big cities around the […]
Recently there have been a lot of on-demand service such as didi, waimai, ofo, meituan and many others which have made life in China so much easier. One of them is ele.me which ensures that you are never hungry whether you are binge watching game of thrones, working for a startup or your Chinese level […]
A WeChat report shows expats use the service more than the most active local users. The statistics were released in the form of a brief infographic comparing usage of the app by foreigners in China versus classic users. Expats (在华外国用户 zài huá wàiguó yònghù), according to the report, refers to users with a non-Chinese interface […]
This post comes courtesy of TechNode. As the world relaxes out of its brace position with few new cases announced, we’ve gathered together what we know about how China was affected by the WannaCry ransomware attack. An Internet security firm reported 29,372 organizations were affected by Sunday. Most notably, colleges and energy companies were hardest […]
As you already know, living in China requires that you should know some basic Mandarin. It doesn’t even matter whether you are interested in learning a new language or not. Irrespective of where you work or the city you live, you need to know some Chinese to enjoy your life here and explore the middle […]
The World Economic Forum releases a global tourism report every year which includes a survey on the attitude of each country’s’ population toward foreigners. China, which has many foreigners both living and visiting every year, ranked near the bottom. I couldn’t help but wonder: is this really accurate? I reflected on this for a couple […]
No.1 Sweet and Sour Pork No.2 Gong Bao Chicken No.3 Spring Rolls No.4 Fried rice with egg No.5 Ma Po Bean Curd No.6 Dumplings No.7 Won ton Soup No.8 Peking Duck No.9 Chow Mein No.10 fried shrimps with cashewnuts
Chinese consumers are more and more attracted by home-grown cosmetics. Actually, Chinese girls want to take care of their skin and that’s why they will shift to new products every season. Consequently, cosmetics brands have to adapt their strategy. Thus, they need to know the Chinese market. In fact, 10 features have to be known […]
After first announcing on May 8 that Didi Dache would be releasing a new English language version of their app, expat users without the Chinese know-how got excited at the prospect of conveniently navigating Beijing like everyone else. Now it seems like the majority of users have access to the new interface, so what’s new and […]
Last weekend, May 20 and May 21, Chaoyangmen saw approximately 20,000 flock to Galaxy Soho all in the name of the Beijinger 2017 Burger Cup. Despite the hot temperatures, people stuck around throughout the weekend for live music, a big burger eating contest, tunes by some of the city’s best DJs, activities for the kids, and, of course, unlimited […]