A picture of uneasy happiness
2011-05-03 07:56:11
Choosing a wedding photographer should be fun, so why do I feel I'm being ripped off?
Get it right by waiting for things to go wrong
2011-05-03 07:54:37
Foreigners who are new to China have any number of things to grapple with.
My subway suitor a throwaway card in the game of life
2011-04-28 07:54:29
I was accosted in the swirling throng of people at Huixinxijienankou subway station in Beijing the other day by a middle-aged Chinese lady.
What if truck carried tigers or pigs?
2011-04-27 08:02:47
Campaigners against eating dog meat cannot ignore the imbalance in animal protection rules.
Political correctness to go up a notch with officials' tweets
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The Party School of the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China is training its officials on how to use micro blogs; and the State Council Information Office has rolled out an app for the iPad.
Full of spirit and happy to share in drinking rituals
2011-04-26 07:55:41
Different cultures have their own unique, and often dangerous concoctions, which make beer seem like a rather anodyne, anemic, little brother.
Park eccentrics are breath of fresh air
2011-04-25 07:59:29
It's never a dull moment when the dancers and fitness fanatics come outside to play.
Different rules of the road are driving me crazy
2011-04-21 07:53:02
I am currently on a visit to the United States and am recalibrating some "rules of the road".
Crime and punishment
2011-04-21 07:53:02
Should the quiet,talented young pianist,who committed a senseless crime,be sent to the gallows?Raymond Zhou presents his case.
Crawling my way through the maze of US bureaucracy
2011-04-20 07:55:58
We ran to many places to accomplish the feat of listing our son's name in our household registration (hukou) in Beijing.
Why expats are like restaurants, here today and gone tomorrow
2011-04-19 08:47:47
Being a long-term expat in China is, by turns, fascinating, exhilarating and disappointing.
Growing food on the rooftops
2011-04-18 08:06:59
Adopting advanced farming techniques may prevent shortages in vital supplies.
