Foreigners in the News

Are you wondering what to do tonight? Frightened to stay at home alone, in case the ghosts come out? Then get yourself downtown for a free night of Rocky Horror Picture Show fun. Nanjing hereby welcomes the newly established Wild...

Friday 28 September, 2018, Nanjing International School (NIS) celebrated the close of its 25th Anniversary year, by hosting a school party that included, parades, music, aerial photographs, a circle of peace and over 1,000 cupcakes for students, staff and...

On 25 August 2018, a Nanjing charity event put on by Hopeful Hearts for the international community raised￥31,000, making it one of the organisation’s most successful events.  Founded in 2003, the non-profit charity continues the legacy of a baby boy...

At 2:40 am on Wednesday, 11 July, opposite Nanjing’s 1912 entertainment district, a street fight between a local Nanjing man and an international student from Pakistan tragically resulted in the student’s death. The student, identified by classmates as 26-year-old Moiz...

A one-of-a-kind prize day ceremony held yesterday afternoon at The British School of Nanjing (BSN), marked not only the end of the academic year, but also the school’s transition into the hands of its new owners, together with personal...

Two female Irish teachers have received detention in a Beijing cell for 10 days, only to be released on Tuesday 15 May, for working two jobs illegally. The two are from counties Kildare and Offaly, and at the time of...

Traveling to a new country whether for a short or long time comes with a host of new experiences and questions. Although some unknowns bring much excitement and adventure; when a foreigner feels the ailments of a cold or...

China’s media regulator got the year off to a flying start by decreeing that TV programming should avoid any elements from hip-hop culture. What better way to hit back than with a song of the kind no one would...