Book browsing v2.0
With technological development in China altering people’s traditional reading habits, Chinese online book retailers are booming. Many have called it the end of days for physical bookstores. However, instead of awaiting their doom, many local brick-and-mortar shops have been reforming their business models.
Drawing Conclusions
Shanghai residents read on average 6.64 books this year, a slight increase than last year, according to the latest report on reading habits.
Singaporean consulate in Shanghai celebrates 52nd National Day
To celebrate Singapore’s 52nd National Day, hundreds of guests joined together for a banquet hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Singapore in Shanghai last Friday.
Porsche catches fire from two charging e-bikes
Two e-bikes ignited spontaneously in a residential quarter Sunday night, causing a nearby Porsche Cayenne to also catch fire, Xinmin Evening News reported.
Seven arrested for illegal hunting of sparrows
Police of Jinshan district recently arrested seven poachers caught hunting 277 sparrows with large nets, Shanghai Morning Post reported on Monday.
Word Matters
“People walking spotty dogs, now we are driving spotty cars!”
Second-tier cities have advantages for Chinese grads
According to a new article in China Focus, Chinese graduates are increasingly choosing to work in second-tier cities. Referencing a survey carried out by Zhaopin.com, a popular Chinese recruitment website, ...
Book browsing v2.0
With technological development in China altering people’s traditional reading habits, Chinese online book retailers are booming. Many have called it the end of days for physical bookstores. However, instead of ...
New policy says no new shared bikes in Shanghai
To resolve the growing problem of excessive bike sharing, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission announced Friday that no new shared bikes will be allowed into circulation.
Ninety-year-old Bund clock resumes ticking
The 90-year-old clock on the Shanghai Customs House tower has resumed working after brief maintenance Friday, according to thepaper.cn.
Think twice before paying for expensive private gym lessons
White-collar workers in Shanghai recently complained to local media that, after spending 28,000 yuan ($4,199) on one-to-one fitness training lessons at a local gym, their coaches continued to upsell them ...
Word Matters
“So gross!”
Maintenance men
Have you wondered who places all those thousands of shared bikes on sidewalks? You may expect technology, but that is only half the answer.
China has become Sweden’s fastest growing tourism market
Speaking of Sweden, what comes into mind may be its icy and elegant beauty, the beautiful landscape of the midnight sun and the value of minimalism and functionality.
QIN YIFENG’S WORKS
Yuz Museum is set to open Qin Yifeng’s solo exhibition, QIN YIFENG’S WORKS.
The grass is always greener
What aspects of Chinese society impress foreigners most during their stay in China? What do they envy about Chinese people? And what will they miss most after they return to ...
Shanghai to launch new energy car lease service
By 2020, Shanghai is expected to have over 20,000 new energy cars available for periodic lease along with more than 6,000 local service network stations, according to Shanghai Municipal Transportation ...
Student spends summer vandalizing subway
A netizen who takes photos of himself vandalizing Shanghai subway property and shares them on social media platforms was recently reported to police. The account belongs to a 40-year-old man ...
Racist Chinese rapper Xie Di’s hypocrisy is trollishly lame
China’s expat café society was set aflutter last week when Chengdu-based rapper Xie Di dropped Gua Laowai (“silly foreigners”), a diss track about the droves of poor-quality expats plaguing his ...