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Green Cards and Brain Drains

Are you are foreigner, living in China? Have you mastered two out of the four tones? Learned love gulping hot water on a sizzling summer evening? Are you...

Dec 17, 2015

China’s Culture of Counterfeit

Much has been made in Chinese media recently over the government’s increasing focus on innovation and how the country is going to ride into the near future...

Dec 17, 2015

Wanna escape the Airopocalypse? Head for Taipei!

Why I have not come here sooner!? During a recent trip to Taipei, it was impossible to stop repeatedly posing myself this question. Having lived in Beijing for...

Dec 16, 2015

Man’s Best Friend or Dinner?

As a result of its majestic, emerald hills and peaceful, turquoise rivers, swarms of tourists flock to the idyllic province of Guangxi, eager to discover the...

Dec 14, 2015

China alleged to invest in EU Infrastructure Fund

Reuters recently announced that the Chinese government shall contribute ‘an multi-billion dollar investment’ towards European Union’s investment fund,...

Dec 14, 2015

Another Day in the UK, Another Jeremy makes the Headlines.

However, this time it’s not Corbyn, the controversial newly-elected leader of the Labour party, who is at the centre of the attention, but rather the UK...

Dec 14, 2015

Getting Hacked Off

A matter of weeks ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic visit to the White House, it has been reported that the US government may be on the...

Dec 14, 2015

A History of Beijing’s Hazy Shade of Winter

Beijing’s first air pollution red alert marked a historic occasion in the city’s fight against air pollution as. Much of the capital came to a standstill...

China & The World Dec 11, 2015

The Rickshaw Report: November 11 – Both China's Singles Day & The World's Biggest Online Shopping Event

1. On November 11, China celebrates Singles Day. What is the point of the holiday? It used to be about single people celebrating their singlehood. However, now...

Dec 11, 2015

The Rickshaw Report: November 11 – Both China’s Singles Day & The World’s Biggest Online Shopping Event

1. On November 11, China celebrates Singles Day. What is the point of the holiday? It used to be about single people celebrating their singlehood. However, now...

Dec 11, 2015

Evil Spirits

“Everything here is poisonous. The air, the water – even the food is poisonous,” an elderly rickshaw driver complains gruffly, whilst sitting in his...

Dec 10, 2015

CCTV’s Pollution Survival Guide: Smile and Be Positive

Desperately seeking blue skies? Depressed by the gloomy smog? Worried about the health risks of spending a series of days and nights being enveloped by toxic...

Dec 10, 2015