The Russians have challenged other stakeholders with an interest in the Arctic region by placing the Russian flag underneath the North Pole. Can China really stay on the sidelines and watch this race, doing nothing?
Like in any culture, the best way to get to know someone is to sit down to the table and share a meal with them.
Perhaps this will explains why it is so hard for Indians and Chinese to do business...
The Banquet" is a modern day remake of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." The big star of the flick is Zhang Ziyi.
I wrote about how down-to-earth it is reported that she is. But, down-to-earth and well read are not the same.
When asked if she reread the "Hamlet" to prepare...
Have you ever seen a Chinese aircraft carrier? I had not seen one until today, and I was very surprised when I saw one today while driving to Dianshanhu. When we left the highway on our way to the lake, we suddenly saw the huge boat on our right. My first thought was that the Chinese navy has a shi
An excellent post by Rachel, Lost Laowai's most recent (and most active) writer, details the malady of catching SRS - Sinofication Reflex Syndrome - that horrible illness that hits all us expats as we make our annual trek home and end up starting every sentence with "Well, in China..."
...choose any province at random, ride out into the sticks and ask the villagers and farmers how they can live with the pain and anguish caused by Icelandic insensitivity.
It’s testament to Chinese stoicism that anyone in the Middle Kingdom has been able to complete a day’s work since Bjork’s sh
The geekiest, yet funniest post on any Chinese blog. Ever.
88 shared a hilarious story about traveling with his Chinese in-laws. This is the experience of some guy who has been living with his Chinese in-laws for several months...seems he has much more to tell.
Alright, this is a bit of an oldie now, but I missed it when it was first published. It's wrong on soooo many levels - but frigin' hilarious. And a kickass headline ta boot.
Join the army, they said. See the world, they said. Maybe that's not what this guy had in mind when he dressed up like a terracotta warrior and blended in so well with the real ones that a security guard had trouble finding him.
Whew, Chinese girls can be pretty clever in the counterattack.
In a rather difficult scenario, China has recalled all of its recently shipped, disposable wood chopsticks – in excess of 45 billion pairs – the equivalent to about 25 million trees. China’s governmental food spokesperson, Chiu Ree, said the problem is centered on the chemical makeup of the lacquer
