Geoff Ng

According to Yahoo, the iPhone is now one step closer to its official Chinese launch. Apple has finally applied for a Chinese network access license for the phone, and last week submitted it to the Telecommunication Technology Labs for testing. The good: The iPhone could be available via China... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Tired of wondering where your food comes from? Ever wanted to make a meal from scratch--really from scratch? If so, come down Sunday and lend a hand (or bring your kids down for) Organic Gardening for Kids, the latest Roots & Shoots initiative. The six-session program aims to teach... continue reading on Shanghaiist

If you've lived in China a while, you start to think of the Great Firewall as simply a fact of life: a cultural quirk sometimes and a major pain the ass others. But if this latest YouTube/blog/Wikipedia ban's got you flummoxed (and you're too cheap/poor to get a VPN),... continue reading on Shanghaiist

With spring slowly coming out of hiding, we're getting antsy to go out and explore the city again. In the past, we've found that wandering around aimlessly is actually a pretty underrated way to see Shanghai, but if you're looking for a little more structure (and you don't have... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Porsche's Panamera Turbo is a soon-to-be-released sports sedan, a German-produced rocket of a car that puts out a whopping 493 horsepower, rockets from 0-60mph in 4.0 seconds, and only stops accelerating at a mind-numbing 188mph. So why, given Shanghai's never-ending traffic problems, should you care? Because you could be... continue reading on Shanghaiist