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Two British women stuck in China after argument at Guangzhou shop 26 Aug 2013 | 08:01 am
Mary Idowu (left) and Esther Jubril-Badmos say they were beaten by staff in a Guangzhou shop in a row over slippers. Photo: Mimi Lau via SCMP. SCMP.com: Two British women who travelled to Guangzhou o...
Avoiding squatters? You’re doing it wrong 23 Aug 2013 | 07:59 am
We tend to lend a lot of letters to the discussion of using toilets in China here at Lost Laowai. We have Erika’s post delivering some truths about the Chinese lady’s room, which continues to rack up ...
Avoid Guangzhou train station, 80,000 stranded after landslide 18 Aug 2013 | 01:37 pm
Thousands stranded at Guangzhou train station due to landslide. Photo nandu.com. From the Global Times: Train service of Guangzhou Railway Station, a rail hub in south China, has been suspended afte...
“This is Sanlitun” needs your help, sorta 16 Aug 2013 | 10:44 am
Synopsis: Gary is in Beijing to make it big, after failing to impress his Chinese investors he soon takes up English teaching and gets life lessons from Frank, an incompetent mentor. Gary’s real reaso...
Illegal foreign teachers arrested in Shenzhen 13 Aug 2013 | 01:50 pm
The bureau did not reveal how many foreigners had been arrested or give further details as investigations into the cases are still continuing. At present, there are about 13,000 foreign residents liv...
Breathe easier in China with this inexpensive DIY air purifier 5 Aug 2013 | 07:35 am
DIY air purifier from the Particle Counting blog. A PhD student and Fulbright scholar based in Beijing has a great little Tumblr blog that shows, with data, that you can skip the expensive air purifi...
‘Living with Dead Hearts’ an afflictive & important film 29 Jul 2013 | 08:22 am
12-year-old Lei Xiaoxia’s parents tearfully retell their story. When 3-year-old Kienan Hebert was abducted in 2011, an entire country paid attention. For four days Canadian news agencies ran story af...
Travel Advisory: Chinese airport security beefed up, expect delays 24 Jul 2013 | 07:11 am
Beijing Airport. Photo by Luke Blacks. In addition to SWAT officers being deployed to the capital’s airport, explosive checks are being carried out at both the arrival and departure halls, with secur...
Beijing State of Mind: Commie jungle where dreams are made of 15 Jul 2013 | 07:34 am
There have been a lot of laowai-led China-tribute pastiche music videos circling the interwebs over the last year or so, which is why when “Beijing State of Mind” began buzzing through the tubes about...
New U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou to open soon 10 Jul 2013 | 06:58 am
New US Consulate in Guangzhou featuring a sculpture by Joel Shapiro. photo by David Leitner This consular post handles all immigrant visa applications for mainland China as well as nonimmigrant visa ...
