Top 10 attractive cities for China expats — 2012 edition

The results of China’s annual expat survey, conducted from September to December last year, are in. More than 175,000 expats participated in the survey via both online and offline voting. The 10 cities were selected based on their performance in terms of policy and administration, as well as working and living environment for foreigners. Criteria …Read More

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China developing 5-year visa program

According to an article in the China Daily, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council has put together plans for two new visa types for foreign professionals. The visas will be targeted towards senior-level foreign talent that the country is in urgent need of, but the government has yet to outline specific groups that …Read More

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Foreigners driving badly: laowai hits truck in bike lane with his Ferrari

Car News China reports that a pair of foreigners were in a minor dust-up when the Ferrari FF they were driving rear-ended a large truck in a Shanghai bike lane.Read More

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The Reinvention of an Expat Trailing Spouse

In early 2003, I arrived in China burned out and disillusioned from my corporate position in a small company that had just been taken over by a large corporation. My last days there were spent watching long term managers escorted out of the building clutching paltry severance packages. I couldn’t get out of that toxic environment fast enough. With my expectations high, I gladly signed on as a trailing spouse and vowed to spend our proposed assignment sitting back and enjoying the stress-free life of a pampered housewife. Read More

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Foreign teachers facing heightened scrutiny after recent sex offender cases

The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) has issued an “urgent notice” regarding the hiring practices of foreign teachers in China after two stories about sex offenders teaching in China broke last week. “Such cases are not common. The overwhelming majority of foreign teachers in China are outstanding,” Xia Bing, director of the Department …Read More

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