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China’s Box Office is Slumping, But That's Good News For You
New official figures have just come out showing China’s box office dropped in the second quarter, for the first time in five years.While that sounds like bad news, it’s already having a good knock-on...
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Are Insects the New Super-Food?
Sanfine International HospitalIt is widely accepted that by 2050, the Earth will be home to 9 billion people. With the current conditions of climate change, lack of land, water etc., a global food...
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The Job Hunt: Edit in the Energy Sector, Project Management, Bake or Cater,...
Summer is here, and who wants to spend the best of Beijing's days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see? As our beloved reader, you should know that you...
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Beijing's Top Cultural August Events Roundup
Below you'll find some of the best cultural events that Beijing has to offer in the next month.Every Thursday: The Bookworm’s Weekly Sci-Fi Book ClubAttendees of the Bookworm’s weekly Sci-Fi Book Club...
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EAT: Elaborate Brunch at The Georg, Make Your Own Salmon Ceviche at...
Last weekend we finally made it to The Georg's 'beats, rhymes, and brunch,' as they've named their brunch concept. The menu is set (RMB 350 per person, add RMB 148 for a glass of champagne and RMB 55...
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Beijing-Born Beauty Queen to Compete in Miss America, Not Beautiful Enough...
Pageant winner Arianna Quan has become a minor celebrity on both sides of the Pacific. The Beijing-born 23-year-old will represent her home state of Michigan next month in the Miss America Pageant.At...
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Brewing by Numbers: The Owner of Beijing's Champion Bar Talks About the Past...
It’s a busy Thursday night at Great Leap Brewing #12 Brewpub. The place is heaving, as it seems to be every Thursday night, nay, every night, since the venue opened in June 2013. Owners Carl Setzer and...
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10 of the Best Food Bloggers From Around the World
International Foodie Weekend is just around the corner (August 13-14 at Sanlitun Soho) and we can’t be more excited! We hope you’re ready because your food journey of over 20 different countries is...
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Your Guide to Qixi 2016: Where to Treat Your Partner on Chinese Valentine's...
China's Valentine's Day, also known as Qixi (七夕), is on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falling on August 9 this year. Legend has it that Niu Lang (牛郎), a cowherd, met Zhi Nv (织女), the...
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Disproving Maternal Misconceptions: What You Need to Know About Having a...
United Family HealthcareNow that the one-child policy has been officially implemented, many Chinese parents find themselves asking about the implications of having a second child. The main issue is...
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From Smartphones to Smart Cycles: Xiaomi Looks to Rule the Road With New Mi...
Anything you can do, Xiaomi can do cheaper. That at least seems to be the Chinese tech giant’s motto as it recently dived into the highly competitive smartphone and notebook markets, before (curiously)...
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Netflix, Chuan’r, and Chill: Is Netflix on Its Way to China?
Is Netflix China-bound? LeEco, one of China’s largest internet firms, dropped a big hint yesterday that it might be partnering up with the US streaming giant.At an event in Beijing, Liu Hong,...
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Mexican Restaurant Santa Serves Up Mediocre New Coffee, Compensates With Mean...
Santa is poised to be a coffee haven, but unfortunately during our recent visit it completely missed the mark.Located on the sleepy Sanlitun Beixiaojie, the six-month-old Mexican restaurant recently...
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Ramo Team Opens Mimi e Coco For Cozy Evenings Spent Sipping on Handcrafted...
Living dangerously close to Mimi e Coco on Fangjia Hutong, tucked away in the alley just next to Ramo and operated by the same management, I've found myself heading over multiple times since receiving...
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Feed on This: Watch The Official Foodie Weekend Trailer
There are just 10 days left before Sanlitun Soho plays host to the single largest food spectacle the city of Beijing has dared to take a bite out of on August 13-14. It’s going to be huge (say it like...
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School Needs Volunteers’ Help to Recover from Damages by Heavy Rains, Aug 7
Recent heavy rains and flooding in Beijing caused severe damage to Ganeinu International School. While the school is busy rebuilding, it needs your help to make sure the kids get back to school on...
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Save the Date: China AIDS Walk in Beijing, Sep 24
It's that time of year again: get up and walk along the Great Wall to help fight against HIV discrimination through fund raising and raising awareness.To sign up for the walk, all you have to do is...
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Algorithm Lifestyle Store and Restaurant Opens in Rumi Space Between...
In the space previously occupied by Rumi, we now have Algorithm, a lifestyle store, restaurant, and café all in one. The downstairs space serves as a store, while the lofty upstairs balcony is occupied...
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G'Day Mate!: Aussie Students Flock to Chinese Universities in Droves
A growing trend goes against the tide of stereotypes about students and universities in relation to China. The old adage goes something like this: An ocean full of the Middle Kingdom's "sea turtles"...
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'My Best Friend's Wedding' Chinese Remake Out Tomorrow, Just In Time For...
The Chinese remake of the 1997 Julia Roberts romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding《我最好朋友的婚礼》hits cinema screens tomorrow (Aug 5), just a few days before Qixi a.k.a. Chinese Valentine’s Day.The new...
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