International lingerie products are often less popular among Chinese women than local brands, industry insiders said.
Thomas Trommler, director of a German consulting company, has been attending a monthly German club in the city since 2007. He has only missed the event twice, and both times he was on a business trip.
Kevin Callaghan left the US for China after the financial crisis broke out two years ago. With many years' experience in the real estate sector in US, he thought he could cooperate with Chinese companies on real estate projects. It did not work out.
Lin Lei, 24, a graduate student in civil engineering at Beijing Jiaotong University, said his language skills really clicked once he enrolled in a course offered by the New Oriental Education and Technology Group.
More Beijingers ready for voyages on cruise ships. Li Jing reports
Direct competition between private English schools and public universities does not exist, said Yao Yazhi, a lecturer of English at Beijing Jiaotong University.
One might assume food critics are all fond of dining out, but for Eileen Wen Mooney, the Beijing-based food writer and columnist, home cooking is her sweetest choice.
Daqian Gallery,Art Bridge space, Taihe Art Center, Tian Liusha Oil Painting Exhibition,Han Si, the fifth A+A Exhibition
Despite the hefty price tags for a domestic brand, Tongshenghe's waiting list is long.
SHANGHAI - About 10 am last week, I found myself surrounded by a bulk of majestic buildings and surging crowds waiting to check them out.
Habib Derbyshire, 11, enjoys studying and hanging out with his Chinese peers at a local primary school.
Xu Bo talked to METRO about the luxury cars he owns.