Brace Yourself, Ugly Christmas Jumpers are Coming: Where to Get Yours
According to Wikipedia, the fabled ugly Christmas jumper (translation: sweater) of the 1980s (think George Michael in the music video for "Last Ch
Maovember Set to End Today with The Beijing Beatles, Groove Collective
Today's the day: November, and more importantly, maovember, end today, with a double event featuring live m
Costco Goes China: Tmall Store Now Offers American Big Box Goodies
Costco, the revered American big-box discount retailer, has launched an ...
Just Desserts: Big Bear Cookies
If you’ve never had the satisfaction of sinking your teeth into a chewy, chocolatey, heavenly chunk of cookie in Beijing, then clearly you’ve neve
Beijing Most Interesting People 2014: Michael Ohlsson
The year is drawing to a close, and once again we wanted to look at the people who are helping to shape our lives here in Beijing.
The Trends That Shaped Beijing's Food Scene in 2014
Beijing has come a long way over the years in terms of food and those of us who are here today are lucky enough to live in a city that encompasses
Kickoff the Christmas Season With 7 Holiday Bazaars This Weekend
With Thanksgiving (both the American and Canadian varieties) safely out of the way, it's time to get into the Christmas spirit in full for...
Q&A With Marcel Lesoille, Oyster Ambassador
Hailing from Brittany, France, Marcel Lesoille has made oysters his life’s passion.
HBO Finds New Home in China With Tencent Video
Holy mother of dragons, this past Tuesday, HBO and Chinese Internet mega company Tencent made public a content d
More Good News on Subway: Prices May Go Up Every Year
Subway officials let it slip in the Chinese media this morning that public transportation prices will be re-evaluated on an annual basis f...
What's New Bar: XL Bar & Restaurant
XL Bar and Restaurant isn’t named XL for its size because it has pretty normal dimensions for a watering hole, but their food and drink portions a
Hot on Dianping: Little Chilli Chongqing Hot Pot, Nine Road Pizzeria, Yakitasty BBQ & Bar
In this semi-regular blog series we introduce the restaurants that are whipping up hype among locals in-the-know on China’s favorite review we
Why is Everyone Going Nuts Over the Chopstick Brothers?
Last Sunday the 42nd American Music Awards were held in LA, with the biggest awards going to UK boyband
Beijing Considers Permanent Odd-Even License Plate Restrictions
Beijing is considering permanently instituting odd-even license plate driving restrictions, after the success of the measure in partially reducing
Learn From Music Industry Professionals With the DongDong Festival's Panel Discussions
If you are interested in the current state of the music industry in China and abroad, make sure to check out Dong Dong Festival's lineup of panel
Travel Agents in China Suck
A long time ago in a city far, far away (Hong Kong), I had a travel agent.
Merry Christmas! Beijing Subway Fares to Change on Dec 28
After declaring public transport prices would...
You Gotta Roll With It: Exploring Hatsune's New Menu Items
With a pedigree as long and illustrious as Hatsune's, you'd think at
Giant New Theme Park to Arise North of Beijing
Beijing will soon have yet another amusement park to add to the ranks of the existing Happy Valley in the southeast, the Shijings
IN PROGRESS Pictures are an issue maybe - Thanksgiving Food Events in Beijing
[Updated 11/27/14] Let's face it, the thought of cooking an entire Thanksgiving meal in a tiny Chinese kitchen isn't the most app