Sue Anne Tay

If you were jam packed into Glamour Bar with 600 other people earlier this morning, watching President Barack Obama being sworn in, you might have been a little too dizzy with euphoria (and possibly heatstroke) to notice particular segments of his 18-minute inauguration address -- specifically, ones that likely... continue reading on Shanghaiist

We folks in Pudong are very excited about the long-overdue Japanese supermarket that recently opened in the basement of Yaohan, or more widely known as Babaiban (八佰伴). Well, it's not technically new. Previously, Babaiban had a smaller supermarket on the 7th floor where you could find a very modest variety... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Ok folks, it’s official! Now that the State Council has released its 2009 holiday schedule, we can start our planning and make full use of the precious vacation time for the coming year. The intricacies of slapping on an extra day or two to really stretch out that 3-day weekend... continue reading on Shanghaiist

The road to Obama's inauguration has the world equally fixated as the election itself. Jeffrey Garten, former undersecretary of commerce under the Clinton administration poses an interesting proposition: that the President-elect, in his first presidential trip abroad, makes China the first stop. Not only that, Garten says Obama should bring... continue reading on Shanghaiist

You can almost smell burning rubber wafting through the air. Heading into this weekend's F1 Shanghai Grand Prix with McLaren-Mercedes ‘s Lewis Hamilton leading the way from Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Poland’s Robert Kubica, Formula One is getting ready to crown its 30th world champion. Details on teams and drivers... continue reading on Shanghaiist