Sad, sad news today. Michael Connolly, founder of ShanghaiExpat.com, has passed away Sept 14 from a sudden cardiac arrest. more ›

Around 11pm on Wednesday, a local doctor in a Wenzhou, Zhejiang hospital was attacked by two men, one Italian and one Chinese, after the men became irate that no preferential treatment was offered to the injured father of the Italian expat. Objects were hurled at the doctor, who was reportedly rendered deaf in one ear after an eardrum was perforated from being slapped in the face. more ›

A 2,000rmb (US $307) fine and 1 month in jail is the punishment for drunken driving one Shanghai expat discovered yesterday. Prosecutors handed down the verdict stemming from a minor accident on May 7th in which the expat rear ended another vehicle that was stopped at a red light. Though the foreigner's BAC measured 1.9mg/ml, far above the legal limit of 0.8mg/ml, he pleaded guilty and there were no injuries so the punishment was not severe. The case is the first of its type in Shanghai. more ›

If you've been following the recent chatter on China's green market potential, but don't quite see how it's possible, then come to GIGA's talk on green building labeling and practices in China this Thursday. Jihong Han, Department Manager of Building Innovation Technology of Shanghai Research Insitute of Building Sciences (SRIBS) and the Administrative Vice Director of Green Building R&D Centre of Ministry of Construction (MOC), will discuss China's evaluation standards for green buildings and their built results, as well as present case studies to highlight China's green building progress that you can tell your skeptical friends about. Check out our calendar for more information [Cleaner Greener China] more ›

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and those of us who can never hope to be mistaken for native-born on the metro, though commenters' questions about ethnic minorities within China bring up an interesting consideration. As some of our readers deal with ever-more-complicated visa situations, it’s interesting to wonder when, if ever, foreigners begin to “count.” We’re not sure —thoughts? more ›

By Benjamin Cohen more ›