Blog Tag - Beijing

White Collar Boxing Returns to Beijing; Brawl on the Wall Registration January
We're halfway through the first month of 2017 and let me guess: you're still working on those resolutions. Well if fitness is in your future, then...
Lang Lang to Join Metallica for Beijing Show; Reprise of Grammy Performance?
Beijing Conservatory of Music graduate Lang Lang will reunite with unlikely collaborators Metallica when the latter comes to liberate local music...
Fast Food Watch: Chicken and Shrimp Burgers from McDonald's, Just in Time for the (Chinese) Holidays
I can see the television commercials now: the young man walking through the snow with a heavy bag over his shoulder. In the distance, he sees the...
Watch a Beijinger Kick Ass in the New 'Star Wars' Movie, Opening January 6
Once described as "the Beijingiest of all Beijingers" (he was born in nearby Tangshan, technically), Jiang Wen's first major English-language role...
Tickets Still Available for Metallica Shanghai Show, Sixth Asia Date Still Undecided
Unlike Metallica's Beijing show on January 18, the American rock band's January 15 Shanghai concert failed to sell out after tickets went on sale...
We Got Our E-Channel Authorization for China Immigration and You Can Too
About six weeks ago we reported that foreign passport holders with Z visas would be allowed to apply for permission to use the e-channel (the one...
Talking Travel: Beijing Flight Cancellations; Good Deals to SE Asia; Airline Websites Still Suck
Been a while since I've been at the Talking Travel desk and a lot has happened, most of it good news for travelers. But not all.  It's getting to the...
Beijing Has Highest Concentration of Tuhao's in China
No surprise there, Beijing has the highest concentration of tuhao's, or nouveau riche, within its city boundaries.  A tuhao in this case is defined...
A Few Good Seats Remain for Saturday Night's Chi Fan For Charity
A few seats at some of Beijing's top restaurants remain for Saturday night's Chi Fan For Charity (CFFC), including a vegan option and an outlet at...
Talking Travel: Another Look at Air China
Air China (CA) has been an occasional subject for this blog, in part because Beijing Capital International Airport is its global hub, and also...
Beijing Busses to Get Free Wi-Fi. Uh-huh.
As much as we'd like to believe this one, for now we'll file reports that 90 percent of Beijing's public buses will receive free Wi-Fi by the end of...
This Week's Beijing Weather Forecast: Smog
After a pleasant Sunday, smog returns to Beijing and its weather forecast, just in time for the rest of the week. Beijing and southern Hebei province...
Duck de Chine Named to 'Best Restaurants in the World' List
It seems the food, beverage, and travel professionals polled by Conde Nast Traveler magazine have something in common with the voters in our 2016...
Beijing Airport Still No. 2; Sad Sri Lanka
We reported last week that flights between Beijing and Las Vegas would be starting soon. Those flights have now been approved by US regulators, and...
The Pollution That I Can Have All The Time, Chef Day at Casa Talia By Tiago
Good restaurants are my absolute weakness, especially when they're new, and that's why we gleefully found ourselves seated at Casa Talia by Tiago (...