Hulu Lives Up to the Hype With Approachable and Wholesome Eats, Breezy Digs
Prior to the opening of their new Hulu restaurant, we Beijingers usually turned to the TRB team anytime we had to splurge to impress. Yes, TRB Hutong and TRB Forbidden City are the kind of places you...
View ArticleGeorge Town: Eat Your Way Around Penang’s Multicultural Capital
Fascinating, heritage-rich George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang (which includes both the island of Penang and a portion of the mainland), is the perfect destination for those...
View Article'Midnight in Peking' Author Paul French Readies New Book and Beijing Walking...
Seven years after publishing his bestselling book Midnight in Peking, British author Paul French is readying his follow-up narrative novel City of Devils, a sordid tale of a friendship borne from...
View ArticleStreet Eats: Lush Tiramisu Ice Creams in Gilded Goblets at Kiss the Tiramisu
Like most of the stores in the trendy Sanlitun Taikooli, Kiss the Tiramisu features floor-to-ceiling windows but adds a little class with gilded characters and a heavy metal door. However, unlike most...
View ArticleThe Revolution Will (Not) Be Digitized: 'Digital Revolution' at WF Central
WF Central, the new premium “lifestyle and retail hub” on Wangfujing is hosting the Barbican-curated exhibition Digital Revolutionthrough May 20, 2018. Co-presented by the cityof London and the...
View ArticleUnique 258 Maizidian Electronic (and Vintage) World Market to Close Mar 15
Having weathered two evictions in the space of four months during the summer of 2016 due to tightening housing restrictions, it was time for me to ship out of the hutongs and into a comparatively...
View ArticleMark International Women's Day on Mar 8 with These Panel Discussions,...
International Women’s Day (Mar 8) is a global day celebrating “the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.” The theme of this year’s campaign is #PressforProgress and now, more...
View ArticleMandarin Monday: The Most Common Chinese Measure Words You Need to Remember
I often find myself stuck when quantifying nouns in Chinese sentences, reverting back to the universal measure word 个 ge. Even though my Chinese friends try to be polite by saying that 个 can be used to...
View ArticleStarbucks Uses China as a Testing Ground for Its New Website: What's...
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode and contributed by Clement Ledormeur, Digital Project Director at digital agency 31Ten, and Vladimir Garnele, UX-UI designer and partner at...
View ArticleQ&A With Rising Chinese Comic Storm Xu Ahead of Mar 10 Salud Gig
Storm Xu has been turning heads ever since the New York Times profiled him last fall. The Shanghai standup's already quickly growing fanbase picked up all the more since that story ran, but he's not...
View ArticleBeijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Mar 4-11
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 ArticleAffordable Jiangsu-Style Baozi, Noodles, and Canteen Vibes at Jiangnan...
As a food writer, no matter how many sea cucumbers, abalone, or swallow’s nests I may have eaten, the ultimate comfort food on a gloomy day is always baozi and noodles. Unbeatable.Which is why I was...
View ArticleTens of Millions of China's Perpetually-Single Men Will Fill Their Lonely...
A future generation of some 20-40 million unmarried Chinese men will lead to a boom in companion and hobby industries like pets and pop idol worship, says a national securities company.China's...
View ArticleEAT: East Canteen Pop-Up at Taco Bar, Pig Out at Arcade, Cheeky Cocktails at...
The team behind Taco Bar have launched a new pop-up concept, East Canteen, serving lunch Tue-Fri, 11.30am-2pm. The menu features four fast casual sets, such as braised pork knuckle with lotus rice or...
View ArticleGet 'Em While They're Hot: Presale Tickets Now On Sale for Apr 14-15 Hot &...
With five weeks to go until our inaugural Hot & Spicy Festival at Galaxy Soho on Apr 14-15, things are starting to seriously heat up with close to 40 of Beijing's top purveyors of chili-infused...
View ArticleMask Up, the Next Wave of Influenza Outbreaks is Coming
If you thought the coast was clear, you couldn’t be more wrong. We advise you all to remain vigilant as a spike in flu outbreaks, mainly triggered by the change of seasons and holiday travel, are on...
View ArticleNo Rain? Beijing Dry Spell Likely to Continue Until After "The Two Sessions"...
No Rain.I'm old enough to remember this video (VPN on) ...... And the creepy kid dancing around in the bee outfit. Her name is Heather DeLoach, and she ended up doing two episodes of ER before retiring...
View ArticleFall Out Boy to Make Beijing Dance, Dance at Wukesong Cadillac Arena, May 7
If the changing of the seasons has you feeling a little emo and in need of some peppy pop-punk to pick you up, then you’re in luck. That’s because Fall Out Boy is making its way to Beijing on May 7.The...
View ArticleBeijing Concert Date for Bruno Mars Live Tour Canceled
Bad news, Bruno Mars fans: a proposed Beijing stop on the China leg of Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour is not likely to happen.The official website of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture quietly...
View ArticleWeChat Now Has Over 1 Billion Active Monthly Users Worldwide
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at TechNode.WeChat’s monthly active users passed one billion for the first time during this year’s Spring Festival. Tencent CEO Pony Ma revealed the...
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