Dealing with culture shock in China
Culture

Dealing with culture shock in China

Dealing with culture shock in China MAKE A NICE HOME IF YOU ARE LIKE most foreigners in China, you will inevitably experience culture shock and sometimes homesickness. Maybe a certain person will annoy you, maybe you will grow weary of disorganization of some sort, or maybe...
IPWS (International Professional Women’s Society)
CommunityShanghai

IPWS (International Professional Women’s Society)

IPWS (International Professional Women’s Society) is a volunteer-run, nonprofit platform for dynamic women with diverse professional backgrounds to connect. Through our community and events, we build networks, foster personal growth, and develop professionally. We warmly welcome all professional levels, all nationalities and all genders as members to our...
M2adventure
CommunityShanghai

M2adventure

About community: For those who don’t know us personally, Miller & Mariane, we are a couple and the founders of M2adventure.  Actually, we first met each other during a hiking trip in China😉 M2 stands for Miller & Mariane! This name first came up as a joke but eventually...
Getting Driving License in China
GuidesTransportation

Getting Driving License in China

Getting Driving License in China In mainland China, you can’t drive with an International Driving Permit (IDP), nor with permits obtained in Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan.This article is based on the laws of the province of Beijing, and as usually is the case in China,...
4 Ways to Kick-Start Your Career in Real-Estate Investment
BusinessCareer

4 Ways to Kick-Start Your Career in Real-Estate Investment

4 Ways to Kick-Start Your Career in Real-Estate Investment I was in my early 20s when I began investing in real estate, and while I knew the intricacies of real estate itself — investing was another story. Over the past two decades of investing, I’ve learned a few rules...
Get your Chinese Green Card Now!
BusinessCareer

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....
Chinese explain which types of expats they prefer to befriend
Culture

Chinese explain which types of expats they prefer to befriend

Chinese explain which types of expats they prefer to befriend As “oily” becomes a buzz word to describe certain types of people, Chinese talk about what they identify as an “oily”expat. The word “oily” has become a buzzword overnight as an article titled How to avoid...