Driving experience in China
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Driving experience in China

GETTING A CHINESE DRIVER’S LICENSE “WOMEN JINTIAN HAO XIANG you yi ge waiguoren kaoshi.” It looks like we have a foreigner taking the test today. The DMV test administrator was speaking to a crowd of Chinese people and me, who were lined up at the Jiaxing...
Adjusting to the local culture and lifestyle in Shanghai
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Adjusting to the local culture and lifestyle in Shanghai

Continuously voted the best city for expats in China, Shanghai is one of the country’s most modern, diverse, and cosmopolitan cities. Yet, it’s also a city with a rich cultural and historical heritage and learning about the Shanghai’s past, customs and traditions would be not only...
6 Things Foreigners Working in Chinese Companies Should Avoid
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6 Things Foreigners Working in Chinese Companies Should Avoid

 Source: McPheeSteury Using Colleagues as Personal Translators Although pretty understandable, this is often the most common mistake foreigners make in a Chinese work environment. For expats in China, routine everyday things can become difficult challenges. From speaking with your landlord to making a Taobao order or talking to...
Chinese food pantry-BOK CHOY, SHANGHAI
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Chinese food pantry-BOK CHOY, SHANGHAI

Chinese food pantry-BOK CHOY, SHANGHAI BOK CHOY, SHANGHAI. Generally smaller than bok choy, and with pronounced bulbous stalks, Shanghai bok choy is called the “greenish- white vegetable” by the Chinese. The description is apt, for its stalks are not as white as those of bok choy...
Customs regulations in China
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Customs regulations in China

Before zipping up your suitcase and heading to the airport, make sure that what you have in it can be legally brought into the country. You can find the information on some of the items that are prohibited from being brought into the country from the...
Get your Chinese Green Card Now!
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Get your Chinese Green Card Now!

Get your Chinese Green Card Now! Shanghai has granted around 500 permanent resident cards to foreigners in the two months following the country’s April adoption of a streamlined application procedure. That’s nearly 30 percent of the country’s total, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau said on Tuesday....
What Comes After the Expiry of Two Month Visa Extension?
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What Comes After the Expiry of Two Month Visa Extension?

What Comes After the Expiry of Two Month Visa Extension? The National Immigration Administration in China on March 03, 2020, announced that they will be automatically extending visa/residence permits for foreigners in China during the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak. According to the statement, foreign nationals working in China...