St Paddy's is shaping up to be such a party in China this year... NOT! TheBeijinger informs us that even after all the necessary approvals and government go-ahead, this year's St Patrick's Day parade in Chaoyang Park, Beijing has been shut down by authorities. This comes a week after the news of the shutdown of Shanghai's St Paddy's Day parade more ›

• Even with the cancellation of St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Shanghai Irish still get out to celebrate the holiday at Shanghai Centre Plaza.
• The Shanghai Government is hoping that tax breaks to cruise liners will turn the city into a tourist hub.
• Another company has left Shanghai-as Saint-Gobian rethinks its position in the Chinese market as it closes all seven La Maison outlets.

Alas and alack, government paranoia over ongoing non-events-that-shall-not-be-named has claimed another victim as collateral damage - the annual St. Patrick's Day parade here in Shanghai. Apparently, nervous about any attempt by anybody to march in the streets under any kind of banner, the Public Security Bureau has put a nix on the well-attended parade. more ›

It's a foregone conclusion that Shanghai's rivers and creeks will not be dyed green in honor of this mostly-Western holiday. To their credit, they're pretty close without the dye. In any case, you probably still wanna get trashed tonight, so pick out a pinch-proof outfit and read on for the city's best bets. more ›

Yes, St. Patrick's is tomorrow. And if the parade on Saturday didn't whet your appetite for some good pub grub, I don't know what will. It certainly did for us, and isn't it lucky that we had a chance to sample one of the delectable Paddy-themed menus around town? Isn't it even luckier that the menu we sampled, Malone's on Tongren Lu, was well worth every penny? more ›

Sure it's only Tuesday and there's not that much going on today, but we figured we'd throw up a Midweek Music Preview early this week to give you a chance to win tickets to the delectable Julie Doiron's concert on Wednesday. more ›

The big event of this week may be St. Patrick's Day, but there's still a lot to do in Shanghai even if you have an aversion to green and/or don't drink. Check 'em out below. more ›

Though the last few days have been abysmally cold, don’t let that deter you from pulling yourself out of your hangover on Saturday morning (helas, if only you could find Solpadine in Shanghai!). Ireland Week 2010’s main event is the St. Patrick’s Day parade and will surely make you forget all those things you shouldn’t have texted the night before, and as there won’t be any fire trucks, you don’t need to worry about the headache. more ›

Shanghai's no Dublin, but don't think you can get away with not seeing green tomorrow as the city's expats (and more adventurous Shangainese locals) get ready to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. more ›

Just because we’re on the other side of the world from Ireland doesn’t mean that there won’t be plenty going on for St Paddy’s Day over here in Shanghai. This year, March 17th — the date when all of us are a little bit Irish — inconveniently falls on a Monday but fear not, the Emerald Isle’s Shanghai contingent are celebrating early with a bunch of events this weekend. more ›