Finding a job in China
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Finding a job in China

THE LINKEDIN METHOD FOR FINDING A JOB “IF YOU WANT THE job, it’s yours,” my future boss told me over the phone. After four years of applying to non-teaching jobs in the United States and four years after my college graduation, I had my first full...
New busniess startup visa being trialled in Shanghai
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New busniess startup visa being trialled in Shanghai

A new “business startup visa” has been piloted across select districts in Shanghai, giving foreign entrepreneurs the ability to live in China as they establish a business. In May 2018, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau updated the policies for a new ”Private Residence Permit (entrepreneurship)”, commonly referred...
WORKING AT A COMPANY IN CHINA
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WORKING AT A COMPANY IN CHINA

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” —CONFUCIUS THE LIFE OF A CULTURAL LIAISON I BIKED IN TO work on a beautiful spring day in 2012 after sipping my overpriced $6 small xiangcao natie (vanilla latte)...
4 Ways to Kick-Start Your Career in Real-Estate Investment
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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...
Useful guidance doing business in China
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Useful guidance doing business in China

“EVERY PERSON I KNEW who went off to China thinking they’d strike it rich came home with a chopstick up his ass.” My friend said this to me when I told him of my own plans to start a business in China. He was the most...
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....
FREELANCE TUTORING in China
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FREELANCE TUTORING in China

FREELANCE TUTORING in China TEACHING PRIVATE STUDENTS MANY COLLEGES IN CHINA have a midday break that is two to three hours long. At Zhongshan College this break lasts from 11:40 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In between, students and teachers usually have lunch and take a nap....