Blog Author - Andrew Killeen

Kill Time Waiting for Opening of Universal Studios at Beijing's Best Theme Parks
Submitted on Mar 30, 2019
The long gestation of Universal Studios Beijing theme park rumbles on, with its opening delayed until 2021.
Reported Arrests of School Staff Highlight Dangers of Flouting Chinese Drug Laws
Submitted on Mar 24, 2019
The reported arrests of two staff members working at Beijing international schools this week serve as a solemn reminder of the importance of...
Beijing’s Vegan Community on Challenging Meat- and Dairy-Free Lifestyle Stereotypes
Submitted on Mar 17, 2019
Veganism has never enjoyed a higher profile than it does today.
Flu Season in China Leaves Vaccine Questions in Its Wake
Submitted on Feb 28, 2019
The end of the Spring Festival also marks the end of flu season for another year, but it leaves behind once more a fierce debate about the merits of...
China's Birthrate Continues to Fall Despite Policy Changes
Submitted on Jan 25, 2019
New figures for 2018 suggest that China's the birth rate is falling, despite the easing of the one-child policy.
Beijing Supermarket Staff Photographed "Tampering With Pill Bottles"
Submitted on Dec 24, 2018
[UPDATE: Dec 28, 11.30am] Yesterday, BHG reached out to us to explain what was going on in the photo that our witness supplie
Capital Kindness: Stories of Simple Acts of Spontaneous Altruism From the Streets of Beijing
Submitted on Dec 17, 2018
Let’s be frank: Beijingers don’t exactly have a reputation as the most helpful people. But is that reputation deserved?
Beijingers Scoff at WSJ Claim Foreign Entrepreneurs Are “Heading Home”
Submitted on Dec 15, 2018
Beijing entrepreneurs have responded with skepticism to ...
Beijing Dad Develops Course to Teach Life Lessons
Submitted on Dec 09, 2018
Here in Beijing we’re lucky enough to have some superb schools with extraordinary facilities, where our kids can learn almost anything, from langu