Shandong Prov Gov: An Extensive and Innovative Selection of Lu Cuisine Not...
Just north of the Third Ring Road sits the unassuming Shandong Provincial Government complex and its adjoining white and airy restaurant, masked from the parking lot by beige chiffon drapes. Visiting...
View ArticleThe Job Hunt: Foreigners, Foreign Dancers, Manga Translators, Pro Video Game...
Who wants to spend their Beijing days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see again? As our beloved reader, you should know that you don't have to submit...
View ArticleEvernote Announces Plans to Migrate All Data to Tencent's China Cloud
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Evernote (印象笔记 in Chinese) has announced plans to migrate all local data to Tencent Cloud iFeng reports (in Chinese). The company said the...
View ArticleBeijing Bids Farewell to Comedy Club China’s David Fertitta
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A guy walks into a bar. He spots the friends who had ditched him earlier that night and decides to air his grievances. For some unexplained reason, he also clutches a...
View ArticleWhy Chou Dofu is Good for Your Health(y)
Fermented foods are all the rage in the health world, and for good reason. They contain helpful microorganisms, that when consumed take up residence in our digestive tract (aka gut) and help us lead...
View ArticleCheer the Last of Beijing's Cold Away With These End-of-Winter Dishes
The last of Beijing's winter days are upon us but are no less frigid than what we've witnessed over the past few months. Thankfully, spring is around the corner, but before you completely embrace the...
View ArticleThe Beijinger 2018 Valentine's Day Dining and Party Round-Up
Valentine's Day and Spring Festival fall very close together this year, which could either be an excuse to not do anything (lots will be closed anyway) or extra pressure to make a big splash depending...
View ArticleKnife Attack at Beijing's Xidan Joy City Shopping Mall Kills One
[This post contains graphic depictions of blood.]A knife attack at a popular downtown Beijing shopping mall at the onset of the holiday season has claimed one fatality.A suspect was apprehended after...
View ArticleMandarin Month: Useful Mandarin Phrases to Get You Through a Trip to the Bank
Going to the bank in China can be very intimidating if you don’t speak Mandarin. When it comes to your finances, you’d probably want to know every single detail, right? How could you trust a bank if...
View ArticleAnyone Home?: Beijing Spring Festival Bar and Restaurant Opening Hours
NOTE: This post will be updated frequently in the run-up to Spring Festival.If you aren't actively celebrating Spring Festival (aka Chinese New Year) then it can be a tricky time to be in the capital,...
View ArticleBeijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Feb 12-16
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive approach. Events include comedy, talks, networking...
View ArticlePower-Hungry China Beckons Smart Energy Startups
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.China has undergone rapid development and seen tremendous economic growth in the past decade, but behind the country’s urbanization is...
View ArticleHatsune Brings its California-Style Japanese Dining WF Central, Woos...
Hatsune is like your stylish auntie; it’s hard not to avoid it when talking about the serious family business (Beijing's dining scene in this case), and as time goes by she remains elegant, knows when...
View ArticleAny Excuse to be a Couch Potato: Spring Festival Gym and Fitness Center...
If you happen to be stuck in Beijing during the Spring Festival period (Feb 15-21) then there are already plenty of opportunities to hole up on the couch at home, without the fact that many gyms and...
View ArticleDucking Out: Beijing‘s Greatest Expat Stephon Marbury Retires From Basketball
It's finally over: Beijing's greatest expat Stephon Marbury played his last basketball game on Sunday, putting an end to a superstar career that has spanned two countries.Marbury scored 20 points to...
View ArticleAir Pollution Makes You Unethical, Study Says
A new study has shown that exposure to increased levels of air pollution, and even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to “unethical behavior,” according to a journal released by the...
View ArticleBeijing Streets to Be Protected by Nearly 1 Million Security Force Following...
Beijing will deploy nearly one million people to help preserve public safety this upcoming holiday season after a deadly knife attack killed one person at a busy shopping mall on Sunday.In total,...
View Article“Pathetic” Earthquake Strikes Beijing
A crap attempt at an earthquake hit Beijing last night, leaving social media mildly excited for a couple of hours.The tremor, estimated at Force “Blah” on the “Meh” scale, caused the ground to quiver a...
View ArticleDidi Chuxing Speeds up Autonomous Driving Project as Prototype Cars Hit the Road
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing revealed that they have completed a series of driving tests for its autonomous cars, marking...
View ArticleThe Best 5 Items on Beyond Yakitori's New Sake-Happy Menu
Beyond Yakitori is consistently one of our favorite restaurants in Beijing. A modern but laidback atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, and a menu that is fun, unafraid of experimentation, and most...
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