China Work Permit Applications Are Getting Easier
In April, the Guangzhou Foreign Experts Bureau issued two documents about new changes on China Work Permit application, which consequently took effect from May 1st. Read on to find out …
2023-10-24
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
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
China’s Virtual Moon Base
Chinese students spent 200 continuous days in a “lunar lab” in Beijing, state media said Friday, as the country prepares for its long-term goal of putting people on the moon. …
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