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Top tips to help expats boost their consumption on 11-11

2020-11-06 08:10

Since the Alibaba-conjured Singles Day has evolved into an online-and-offline global consumption festival, people must be either e-commerce experts or e-commerce ignoramuses. Most expatriates in China will likely find themselves in the ignoramuses' camp due to language constraints.

Lockdowns whet appetite for organic food

2020-11-06 07:26

For the past five years, farmer Michael Christian Simon has regularly supplied organic vegetables to a steady clientele of more than 30 families in the Malaysian state of Selangor.

Too busy to be tired, too tired to be busy

2020-10-31 10:51

In the 1970s the Western world gorged itself on fad diets, from Atkins to Scars-dale, and the millions of books about them that were sold helped keep the publishing industry in good shape. About the same time, punk rock music made its world debut.

Saturnbird brings back Project Return recycling campaign

2020-10-30 13:08

Saturnbird Coffee launched its third edition of Project Return in 43 cities across China from Oct 16 to 18.

Brewing sustainability

2020-10-30 08:08

Fan Lihong, her parents and her daughter are standing along Madang Road in Shanghai, cups in hand. Many others in the line are doing the same.

Oodles of palatable choices add to instant noodles' allure

2020-10-29 07:56

The distance is great, I admit, between true poverty and the choices we make from a less precarious position.

Reality show highlights country's beauty and commercial drive

2020-10-28 07:40

This is a reality show unlike any other. And the stopwatch is set to months not seconds or minutes. Shimmering rice terraces, stepping up from ancient valleys, provide a stunning backdrop. Pristine rural areas become hives of economic activity.

Consultancy releases Best Chinese Subjects ranking

2020-10-26 16:37

The 2020 edition of the Best Chinese Subjects ranking was released by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy on Oct 15.

China is tapping into growing craft beer trend

2020-10-26 07:53

BEIJING-Designer Mu Yang likes to occasionally grab a beer after work while hanging out with friends, but he has a preference for good-quality craft beer. Therefore, he makes a conscious effort to pick out places offering such brews.

Cities under siege: the ins and outs of marriage

2020-10-24 09:36

When bliss gives way to an unbearable din and financial ruin

No ties, no kids and no regrets

2020-10-24 09:15

More and more Chinese women of a certain age are finding that following an independent road is the way to go, Chen Meiling reports.

Wolfgang's Steakhouse opens second branch in Beijing

2020-10-23 10:59

Wolfgang's Steakhouse from New York City is opening its second branch in Beijing on Oct 26.

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