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 Good manners means avoiding the serious stuff
Olympic volunteers are now brushing up on their etiquette and so am I. In a Beijing university classroom last week I joined 200 students who were studying the dos and don'ts of dealing with foreigners.
Like sand in Old Sheng's bowl, so are the days of our lives
When I first started in journalism on Sydney's Daily Telegraph more than 20 years ago, the editor led us new cadets into his office and then pointed out his window. "There are 4 million people in this city and everybody has a story to tell," he boomed.
How a crazy monk led me to enlightenment
China's four classic novels - A Dream of Red Mansions, Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Outlaws of the Marsh - are mandatory reading for any expat who wants to get a better handle on the mysteries to the Middle Kingdom.
China must have dream for everyone
Shanghai auto technician Wang Hongjun hammered home the reality of a factory worker's lot in life. The NPC deputy was speaking on behalf of 200 million migrant workers with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek.
Stargazing guide: Bye bye Piggy, hello Mr Rat
As the Year of the Pig comes to an end, spare a thought to those open-minded types who bought themselves a little pet piglet. Some pet stores cashed in on the Pig Year and sold specially bred miniature pigs. Other pet-store owners turned out to be big fat fibbers.
Stargazing guide: Bye bye Piggy, hello Mr Rat
My milky way cures fear of a Chinese dentist
Imagine a nativity where Jesus Christ was born in China
Big shot can't see actions speak louder than words
The impossible dream of Beijing's new red chambers
School daze never cease to amaze
How yelling 'duck' had them rolling on the ground
The era of prosperity is upon us
Stand clear of the doors and young women
CPC aims for common prosperity
Why old wise guys confuse me
Quest for the holy grail at a snail's pace
Buy, buy, buy cell, cell, cell: Escaping the mobile madness
The road less traveled
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