and you can also see what it looks like in the picture above. The stock mania and the get-rich euphoria seems to be the topic on everyone's lips these days, and Chinese university students are no exception, which is why the Ministry of Education recently issued a statement saying that university students ought to be concentrating on their studies, rather than playing the stock market. more ›

There's a few things in this life that start with the letter M that Shanghaiist doesn't like. Malingerers, marmite, and men with no moustache but full beards (OK, the last one is a bit of a stretch M-wise). Some would say that these are irrational and ill-conceived categorisations, but there is another one on the list that isn't — and that is mosquitoes. And it looks like Shanghaiist isn't going to enjoy our coming summer evenings. more ›

We meant to write about this yesterday, but decided to play with our dog instead. Blame the pre-holiday malaise. Anyway, now many other blogs have made the same points we wanted to make, so we will summarize ... and then go play with our dog again. more ›