- Sandra Lee
It is 5:45 am and my alarm goes off. I don't really need it, though. My place overlooks a pond and the chattering of women gathered there vies for my attention with the birds who are off on their usual early start to catch worms.
- Raymond Zhou
Andy Lau is facing the biggest dilemma of his career. He loves to keep up the facade of being a happy-go-lucky bachelor, yet custom mandates he perform certain tasks that contradict that appearance.
- Hu Deman
Andy Lau, 47, is finally prepared to walk down the aisle with long-time girlfriend Carol Chu, 43, according to Singapore's United Evening News, which says it was the final wish of the recently departed Chu's father that she should marry her "Heavenly King".
- Xiao Hao
Ensuring the success of the American boss's China trip is so exhausting that I splurge by flying to Sanya with my partner for a three-day mini-vacation.
- Ben Johnson
In the eyes of the world, China still needs to develop, but this obscures a range of ingenuities cooked up in restaurants, bathrooms, on streets and beaches across the country.
- Thomas Talhelm
Three days before I left for China, a salesperson thought I was 16. I was, actually, a 21-year-old college graduate - no, I was a despondent 21-year-old college graduate.
- Xiao Hao
As soon as we met at the shiny Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital Airport, my American boss Richard told me: "This airport has the fastest customs I've ever experienced!"
- Craig McIntosh
Tip or don't tip? Whichever I choose, it's wrong.
- Patrick Whiteley
Getting behind the wheel of a car on Chinese roads is a good way for any new expat to better understand how things work here.
- Xiao Hao
I flew back to Chengdu for my high school's 20th reunion. Of the 360 students in my graduating class, more than one third showed up. Most I had not seen for 20 years and had a hard time remembering. It was embarrassing but also a source of rapturous laughter once the identities were revealed.
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