A little over a year ago, I passed through Wuhan Airport, on the way to somewhere else, spending the night there at the Wuhan TianHe Airport Hotel. I wrote copious notes at the time and it’s about time I shared the experience.
I recently read a couple of unconnected articles that suggest that now is a good time to buy real estate in Beijing. Prices are dropping. Restrictions on foreigners buying property in Beijing have been lifted. Read the rest of this entry »
I recently read a post about Video Karaoke on RT’s Living in the Philippines blog, outlining the history of karaoke, which is very popular in the Philippines. Karaoke is also extremely popular in China, so I felt moved to write about Karaoke in China. Read the rest of this entry »
Spring Festival (Chunjie) is upon us again: January 25 is New Year’s Eve, with the following day the first in the Chinese year of the Ox. There’ll be fireworks, firecrackers, reunion dinners, visits to family and friend, lucky money, the New Year’s Eve TV gala, etc. It’s a great time of year.
But what really fascinates me is Chunyun, the time around Spring Festival when everyone travels home to their hometown. It’s the largest movement of people in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve spent Christmas in China three times: 2002 in Zhaoqing, Guangdong and 2006 and 2007 in Langfang, Hebei. That doesn’t make me an expert on the topic by any means, but as the festive season arrives, I feel moved to share some of the insights I’ve picked up about Christmas in China.
With global markets in recession, jobs are disappearing in most countries. This is also true in China, where factories have been closed and workers laid off – but it does not appear to be affecting expats, who can still find a job in China.
Recently, I was browsing a forum topic on the cost of living in China. I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to respond to question posed on the forum.
As outlined in a recent post called JobsInChina.com Brings You … Jobs In China, this site recently added a listing of jobs in China. As explained in the previous post, I decided to partner with NewChinaCareer. I also expressed one doubt Read the rest of this entry »
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Yes, JobsInChina.com finally has a listing of jobs in China. In this post, I explain both the new service and the background to this decision.
This news is quite old now (from May), but I find it interesting that the publishing house Pearson is planning to buy a chain of schools in Shanghai. The Guardian reports that:
Textbook and newspaper publisher Pearson is poised to buy a chain of private schools in Shanghai to tap into the growing demand for English language teaching from increasingly affluent Chinese families.
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