2009/12/24 0:00:00
The streets of Xitang are dotted with bars, restaurants and cafes all decorated specially for the Christmas season; Santas smile from shop windows and glistening firs stand proudly on sidewalks.
Only a small corner of this ancient water town in Zhejiang province remains untouched by this festive fervor - the local Protestant church.
"We will de...
2009/12/23 0:00:00
While in China, it is recommended that you undertake a complete physical exam, including dental and optometry. Copies of your medical records, including the generic names of all medicine you are currently taking should be brought.
Beijing Hospitals AEA International Building C, BITIC Leasing Center No. 1 Xingfu Sancun North Road Chaoyang District, Beijing Tel: +86-10 6462-9112 Fax: +86-10 6462...
2009/12/21 0:00:00
The war between China and Japan decades ago may have soured relations between the two countries for a long time, but 79-year-old Japanese nurse Kyoko Nakamura has nothing but a sweet feeling for China, her longtime home.
She is living in China not only because she embraces Chinese culture, but she is also keen on keeping her promise to her late husband, who always regarded China as his ...
2009/12/18 0:00:00
Catching a growing trend abroad, more Chinese are writing fashion blogs in a bid to influence the way people dress.
When Piksi from Finland posted her photos on her blog, she never expected that the H&M dress in that photo would trigger such online enthusiasm. Malaysian fashion blogger Bryan Boy became so popular that top US designer Marc Jacobs designed a special b...
2009/12/14 0:00:00
Police in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province are still investigating why the dead body of a 3-year-old boy, who had A(H1N1) flu, was abandoned inside a trench, just days after he was taken out of hospital.
The boy, Zhou Hongdu, first showed flu symptoms on November 26 and was diagnosed with A(H1N1) flu, acute bronchopneumonia, respiratory failure and thrombopenic purpura on December 3.
Relatives of...
2009/12/10 0:00:00
It's a subject most expats prefer to avoid, but the question still nags from time to time - what will happen to their body if they die in China? The grim thought is likely never fully explored, or the possibility planned for, so expatriates who meet an unfortunate demise in China often leave their friends and family dealing with the complex and expensive task of relocating their remains ba...
2009/12/10 0:00:00
Whenever Simon Chang goes to a Chinese restaurant with his friends, they assume he wants the lunch special with a Coke, although sometimes he prefers the tofu. Interracial children have been around forever in the United States and in other foreign countries. In China, mixed marriages and mixed kids form a newer demographic, but their numbers are climbing. Last year, there were some 2,600 mi...
2009/12/10 0:00:00
Despite rising fuel costs, wedding car rental companies have cut their prices following a 40 percent drop in demand for hire vehicles.
According to a survey by the Committee of Wedding Service Industries of China Association of Social Workers, the price of hiring a wedding car dropped by 15 percent this year, even as oil increased to 480 yuan per ton last month.
The survey shows demand for we...
2009/12/8 0:00:00
There were 152,100 foreign permanent residents in Shanghai Municipality in 2008, an increase of 14.1 percent from 2007.Officials from the municipality government and the population and family planning commission said during a briefing Tuesday that there is a floating population of about 6.4 million in the city, of which 5.1 million had lived there for more than six months.Officials said more for...
2009/12/7 0:00:00
Desiring an authentic taste of traditional Beijing, Barbara Aliguero, culture director at the Italian Embassy in Beijing, has opted for an old courtyard home with few modern luxuries. Her courtyard home is restored but not modernized.
"Except facilities like heating and bathrooms, it looks like it was," Aliguero said.
Aliguero has lived as a journalist in Beijing for more than 20 years since 1...