Hot Pot Column

Sandra Lee

What a perfect way to start my China day

It is 5:45 am and my alarm goes off. I don't really need it, though. My place overlooks a pond and the chattering of women gathered there vies for my attention with the birds who are off on their usual early start to catch worms.
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Raymond Zhou

Shadow play

Andy Lau is facing the biggest dilemma of his career. He loves to keep up the facade of being a happy-go-lucky bachelor, yet custom mandates he perform certain tasks that contradict that appearance.
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Hu Deman

Deadline looms for Lau, while beauty kisses and tells

Andy Lau, 47, is finally prepared to walk down the aisle with long-time girlfriend Carol Chu, 43, according to Singapore's United Evening News, which says it was the final wish of the recently departed Chu's father that she should marry her "Heavenly King".
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Xiao Hao

No real reason to feel guilt over wealth gap

Ensuring the success of the American boss's China trip is so exhausting that I splurge by flying to Sanya with my partner for a three-day mini-vacation.
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Ben Johnson

Surfing on a wave of ingenuity in a land of innovation

In the eyes of the world, China still needs to develop, but this obscures a range of ingenuities cooked up in restaurants, bathrooms, on streets and beaches across the country.
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Thomas Talhelm

Growing up and being cute easier said than done

Three days before I left for China, a salesperson thought I was 16. I was, actually, a 21-year-old college graduate - no, I was a despondent 21-year-old college graduate.
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Xiao Hao

The bottom-line on making money in China

As soon as we met at the shiny Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital Airport, my American boss Richard told me: "This airport has the fastest customs I've ever experienced!"
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Craig McIntosh

Tipping point in trying to figure out China

Tip or don't tip? Whichever I choose, it's wrong.
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Patrick Whiteley

Going with the flow and getting happy

Getting behind the wheel of a car on Chinese roads is a good way for any new expat to better understand how things work here.
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Xiao Hao

Laughing hard to hide a bitter sadness

I flew back to Chengdu for my high school's 20th reunion. Of the 360 students in my graduating class, more than one third showed up. Most I had not seen for 20 years and had a hard time remembering. It was embarrassing but also a source of rapturous laughter once the identities were revealed.
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