It's a smooth ride when translation apps are close at hand
[2012-04-12 10:31]Getting a taxi in Beijing nowadays is increasingly a game of luck. One needs that perfect combination of right time, right place and the right people.
Dreams of my twins starring in CCTV gala are on hold
[2012-03-29 10:48]From the time we found out we were having twin girls, my wife and I have been daydreaming about what their futures might hold.
Do Chinese have straight intestines, and foreigners wiggly ones?
[2012-03-20 13:16]One of my neighbors believed that "foreigners" have wiggly intestines while Chinese intestines are straight.
E-bike dangers cause my thinking to switch gears
[2012-03-15 13:59]It's no secret that traffic in China is often horrendous.
Planting serendipity to stop bugs and smokers
[2012-02-28 14:05]In December 2011, Xie Jianping's peers offered him a seat among the elite of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
I'm giving up on giving up for Lent, having fun instead
[2012-02-23 13:06]"My name is Ellie. I washed chocolate off my hands this morning." They all understood.
Children's bright hearts might light the road to redemption
[2012-02-15 13:31]I'm filled with horror and righteous indignation. Why? I've just read The Flowers of War.
Why a passion for fashion amuses and bemuses me
[2012-02-14 13:20]I'm thinking of starting a charity, one that will address an urgent and ever-worsening problem in China.
Attempts to avoid CNY minefield doomed to fail
[2012-02-09 10:36]At home in the UK, I dread Nov 5. It's not the fact that the shops are already pumping out Bing Crosby with exhausting pre-Christmas zeal. It's the fireworks.
Home is where the heart is - and where the tracks lead
[2012-02-08 11:22]At 12:37 pm, the elegant and futuristic-looking bullet train zips out of Jiaxing station.
Is it the zombie apocalypse or Chinese New Year?
[2012-02-07 13:16]The chilled January wind swirled dust across our path as my Dutch friend and I walked down a side street just east of the Beijing Foreign Studies University.
A new class of Chinese students emerging in US
[2012-02-02 16:49]University students from China studying in the United States don't look like they used to.
