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20 Ways to Beat Boredom in 2020

You're what? Bored? Not in Shanghai, you're not. Here's some ideas.

[How To]: Return Stuff On Taobao

What to do when it doesn't work out.

How To: Get A Fast-Tracked, Temporary Driver's License In Shanghai

The process is fast but there are limits.

This is Everything You Need to Know to Play Mahjong

How to play and maybe even win.

The Super Detailed and Helpful Guide to Getting an STD Test in Shanghai

We got tested at four hospitals and clinics to show you exactly how to do it.

[How To]: Start Your Own Business in Shanghai

The process of setting up a WFOE, explained.

[How To]: Use Ele.me

Everything — everything — in life, delivered directly to your door.

[How To]: Get a Work Visa in China

The increasingly difficult process made, at least, transparent.

[How To]: Use Apple Pay for Public Transport

Getting onto the metro, bus, ferry or maglev with nothing but your iPhone.

[How To]: Buy Train Tickets in Shanghai

Riding the rails around China.

[How To]: Soundproof Your Life

Tips and tricks for living the quiet life in a noisy city.

[How To]: Upgrade Your Internet

Three/four steps to getting that sweet, sweet gigabit per second connection.

How To: Buy Tickets for the Coming Shanghai Football Season

March 1 is crunch time for the Shanghai football fan. The Shanghai derby, when Shanghai Shenhua...

[How To]: Skip The Queue At Immigration and Use E-Channel

Life hacks!

[How To]: Take Public Transport Using Your Phone

Transport cards are lame. If you feel like catching up with the rest of society, here's how you...

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