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How to Get a Job in Shanghai Teaching English
Teaching English is a sage choice for westerners or fluent English speakers interested in living in Shanghai. For many it is simply a stepping stone to other opportunities and for some it can lead to a rewarding life-long career in teaching. Many people come to Shanghai to teach English to avoid unemployment in their native country or for the decent wages. Luckily, to t...


How to Save Money as an ESL Teacher
Most ESL teachers in Shanghai get paid at the end of the month, which can be a difficult adjustment for someone who is accustomed to receiving a paycheck twice a month. Many landlords also require tenants to pay three months in advance and that can put a damper on an ESL teacher's wallet. Unless one is a hoarder who puts their rent money under their bed monthly, one oft...


Getting back to Exercise in Shanghai: The Smart Way
The spring could not be a more welcome time after the brutal Shanghai winter. After trying to cope with blustry winds, buildings without proper heating systems, and wearing your jacket seemingly everywhere, spring is perhaps better appreciated for people living in Shanghai. Yet just around the corner lies spring, and with it comes the promise of better weather, more s...


What Are We Breathing?
When it comes to the air quality in Chinese metropolises like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, there are things we know and many things we don't! Yes, sometimes we wake up to a hazy sky, thick with choking air and wonder if we dare go outside. But fair is fair, we can't deny that pleasant evenings of clear blue sky, light air and easy respirations happen too. So, is the...


Frau Ana – “Everyone Has Style”
Frau-Ana loves The Hoff, David Hasslehoff (as if you didn’t know), probably on account of her Ainten, Germany upbringing! Don’t worry, he doesn’t inform her “colorful and comfortable” clothing brand. Even if he did you wouldn’t be able to tell. Her first line was super hero inspired. The second and third were Grace Jones and M...


ShanghaiExpat’s First-Ever Speed Networking Event
Have you ever heard of speed networking? Maybe you've attended a speed dating event before, and this event is quite like that. It was the first time for me to take part in this new style of social event. It was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Zhongshan Park, which has a prestigious setting and an elegant atmosphere. A beautiful wooden screen carved with peony, the kin...


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Nasdaq, S&P 500 gain 1 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 up 1 percent as markets recovered from their worst weekly decline for the year after world leaders expressed support for Greece to stay in the euro zone. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 80.15 points, or 0.65 percent, to 12,449.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 12.03 points, or 0.93 percent, to 1,307.25. The Nasdaq Composite gained 34.44 points, or 1.24 percent, to 2,813.23. (Reporting By Edward Krudy, editing by Dave Zimmerman)


On: 2012-05-21 22:48:00
Putin tightens grip with new government

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a government dominated by loyalists on Monday, tightening his grip on the economy and national security after protests, and limiting Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's ability to pursue market reforms. Putin, 59, opted for continuity by retaining his ally Igor Shuvalov as first deputy prime minister in charge of economic policy, while Igor Sechin will remain his energy chief in a role outside the government. ...


On: 2012-05-21 22:43:59
Cory Booker walks back criticism of Obama campaign attacks

President Obama’s re-election campaign is doing some damage control after a top surrogate Sunday sharply criticized a major Democratic assault on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital.


On: 2012-05-21 18:54:20
Lowe's cuts profit outlook; shares fall

(Reuters) - Lowe's Cos Inc , the world's No. 2 home improvement chain, cut its fiscal-year earnings outlook and said demand slowed toward the end of the traditionally strong first quarter, sending its shares down nearly 10 percent. Lowe's forecast came just days after larger rival Home Depot Inc missed Wall Street's quarterly sales estimates as demand weakened in April following a jump in home improvement projects earlier in the year because of a warm winter. ...


On: 2012-05-21 21:58:18
Cory Booker walks back criticism of Obama campaign attacks

President Obama’s re-election campaign is doing some damage control after a top surrogate Sunday sharply criticized a major Democratic assault on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital.


On: 2012-05-21 18:54:20
A Comeback for Chairman Mao's Limo
On: 2012-02-28 18:52:42
Myanmar Wants to Be the Next Tiger
On: 2012-03-30 00:50:27
China Web Stocks Surge
On: 2012-03-13 16:36:31
A List Of Chinese Manufacturers To Avoid And Why I Would (Sorta) Avoid The List

So I got an email from a client the other day, sending me a link to a blogpost, which in turn linked over to a “blacklist” (a word I hate and never use) of Chinese manufacturers. The client wanted to know what I thought of “such things.”  Never one to miss a blogging opportunity, I... Continue Reading

On: 2012-05-20 23:38:52