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Top Tips For When You Leave China: Part 2

Top Tips For When You Leave China: Part 2

In Part I Leaving China? Here’s Some Super-helpful Tips, many readers asked me ‘how can I get my whole pension back if I’ve worked for various companies?’ In this case, …

2018-05-06
Today is Lei Feng Day! Learn About a Chinese Icon

Today is Lei Feng Day! Learn About a Chinese Icon

March 5 is Lei Feng Day in China! This man is seen as an icon of selflessness and patriotism. During the 1960’s, Lei Feng was featured on countless propaganda posters. …

2018-05-03
Improve Yourself with These Chinese Business Etiquette Tips!

Improve Yourself with These Chinese Business Etiquette Tips!

With increasing globalization comes the need for more and more people to do business with the Chinese. As a result, many in the Dig Mandarin audience seek to improve their …

2018-05-03
Philadelphia Eagles Upset NE Patriots

Philadelphia Eagles Upset NE Patriots

The Patriots are ball-deflating losers. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time by beating the New England Patriots 41-33 in an extraordinary encounter in Minneapolis. On …

2018-05-02
Raising a Taobao Pig in your Bathroom

Raising a Taobao Pig in your Bathroom

Ernest Hemingway once proclaimed, ‘Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk.’ He articulated what we’ve all experienced at one point or a few dozen; you consume some libations …

2018-05-02
Chinese Mother Try To Pay Medical Bills For Surrogate Baby

Chinese Mother Try To Pay Medical Bills For Surrogate Baby

A Chinese mother who paid 450,000 yuan (US$69,200) for a baby delivered by a surrogate mother in Cambodia says she is struggling to cover the cost of her son’s medical …

2018-05-01
Boy Does Homework On Freeway Overpass Because Home is Too Dark

Boy Does Homework On Freeway Overpass Because Home is Too Dark

Qu Sinian, an 8-year-old from Guizhou Province’s capital Guiyang in southwest China, has been forced to do his homework on an overpass daily because his home has poor lighting. Qu …

2018-05-01