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The Feng Shui Lady who did Oprah; Angi Ma Wong

Angi Ma Wong was one of the world's best known and successful Asian Americans, held in high regard as a businesswoman, a leading expert on Feng Shui and a 26-year survivor of breast cancer. Angi Ma Wong是世界上最著名和最成功的亚裔美国人之一,作为女商人、风水的领先专家和26年的乳腺癌幸存者而备受尊重。 Born in Nanjing on...

Rules; Purpose, Type & Why We Follow them

Rules are sets of instructions and consequences that are established to help individuals and whole communities, live and work together harmoniously. These rules are found everywhere, in schools for example, in workplaces, at social gatherings or places of entertainment....

200 Kinds of Instant Noodles; It’s Shanghai Ramen!

Calling all instant noodle lovers! One way to get the attention of the youth is with instant noodles. I guarantee you the majority of your friends enjoy the occasional (or frequent) packet of noodles, whether as a guilty pleasure...

How Ultra High Net Worth People Use Charitable Trusts in China

The concept of "charitable trust", as an emerging charity model, has the dual attributes of charitable affairs management and financial services. While isolating wealth risks, achieving charitable purposes, and managing property preservation and appreciation, through the concept, it is...

Time for Tufting, Bouldering and Ice Cream!

Forgotten how to have fun in Shanghai? Finally free to travel? Consider these three options; you could do one or you could do all. Tufting So you think you’re tuf-ting? Ever wanted a mirror with a tufted frame? Do you have...

The Many Dynasties of Foreign Investment in China

Since 1978, China has formally pursued a policy of “reform and opening-up” in an effort to attract foreign investment. Ever since, resulting reforms have gradually liberalised the nation’s foreign investment controls. Between 1983 and 2020, foreign investment increased by a...

Warlord of Crabs Awaits in Suqian Luoma Lake

Suqian was once best known as playing an important role in China’s infamous drinking culture, being a centre for the production of “baijiu”. Today, however, that image is being shed in favour of something altogether more healthy, as manifest...

Reliving the Past on Suzhou’s Pingjiang Lu

Few words capture the spirit of Suzhou’s Pingjiang Lu better than “enchanting”. As a true step back in time, this is the place to relive the old, to find some authenticity that dates back as far as the Song...

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Shanghai’s Railway Map Shifts East; Cross City to Hongqiao soon but a Memory

For years, Shanghai’s high-speed rail map has pulled passengers towards Hongqiao. That balance is beginning to change. New stations...

Shiseido Sues Aldi over a ¥24.9 Primer that Resembles Its ¥540 Rival

Shiseido has sued Aldi China, the product's manufacturer and an Aldi Shanghai store operator over unfair competition, arguing that...

Forty Tables Became Twenty; Then the Bookings Stopped

Susu has sold wedding banquets at one of the biggest hotels in her small town in northern China for...

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