Expats of Shanghai

Nearly 180,000 foreigners live in Shanghai, making it the most popular city for expats in China. How are the lives of these expats right now? Foreigners who have been living here for more than one year are being interviewed in-depth for this series. If you are one of them, and you want to share your views and stories with us, please contact us at zhanglong@shanghaidaily.com. Recommendations of suitable interviewees are also welcomed.
Nearly 180,000 foreigners live in Shanghai, making it the most popular city for expats in China. How are the lives of these expats right now? Foreigners who have been living here for more than one year are being interviewed in-depth for this series. If you are one of them, and you want to share your views and stories with us, please contact us at zhanglong@shanghaidaily.com. Recommendations of suitable interviewees are also welcomed.
An expat finds his hearth and home in a Qingpu town - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

An expat finds his hearth and home in a Qingpu town

A retired Canadian pilot has made Huaxin Town in Qingpu District his home and has been actively promoting the area while also raising awareness about waste sorting and safety.
Danish expat impressed by green car fuel - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Danish expat impressed by green car fuel

Jens Eskelund is impressed by the focus on employment and the intention to support the private sector and the SMEs at the ongoing "two sessions."
French expat admires China's low-carbon development objective - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

French expat admires China's low-carbon development objective

Denis Depoux, global managing director of Roland Berger, said this year it's back to the fundamentals of the low-carbon development objective.
Turning a 'cool' material into an eco-friendly passion - China In Focus News
In Focus

Turning a 'cool' material into an eco-friendly passion

Devoted to nature, an American family man designs and makes his own bikes in a Shanghai workshop, pursuing a "fun and cool" transport alternative dream.
Expats find a sense of community in city - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

Expats find a sense of community in city

Moving abroad isn't an easy experience. The unfamiliar environment, limited social network, language barrier and culture shock can be formidable for foreigners moving to Shanghai.
Ien Yohko loves Shanghai through a lens - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

Ien Yohko loves Shanghai through a lens

Ien Yohko has seen many changes in Shanghai since the first time she visited it 34 years ago, but the love affair she's had with the city since then has never wavered.
Sammy's boxing clever in a city he loves - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

Sammy's boxing clever in a city he loves

Sammy Bowen, a 31-year-old businessman from the UK, runs a boxing gym, a football club and a restaurant in Shanghai.
Curator plans future with nature as a monk - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

Curator plans future with nature as a monk

Presently, Yun Cheagab is the curator and director of HOW Art Museum in the Pudong New Area, but he wants to be a monk in Tongdosa, back to South Korea, some time in the future.
Analytic entrepreneur relishes a problem - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

Analytic entrepreneur relishes a problem

Businessman Ami Dror has just embarked on yet another entrepreneurial journey in a challenging new field. 
Boxing, books and a 'Brawl on the Bund' - Lifestyle in China
Lifestyle

Boxing, books and a 'Brawl on the Bund'

Badhrul Islam from Britain reflects on 14 years of food, literature and boxing in Shanghai.
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