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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

The New SmartShanghai App is Here. Better Than Ever.

2023-11-22 - By SmSh

Hey, after 20 years of trying, we think we finally made a good app. Read more...
Introducing Smash, a Smart, Stylin', Snappy Shop for All Your Special Shanghai Gifts

2023-09-12 - By SmSh

Celebrate your time in Shanghai with unique gifts inspired by the life, architecture, and culture of this city… or give them to your mum Read more...
Shanghai Beginner's Guide: The Essentials

2023-01-26 - By Alexander Weng

Your guide to the first 48 hours in Shanghai, long-term success, and advice from lifers who've seen it all. Read more...
Join SmartShanghai’s Scene Team!

2021-08-10 - By SmSh

We’re paying you to eat and do things! Get in touch! Read more...
Best Mates: SmSh Partners with BritCham's 'Jobs Market'

2021-06-25 - By SmSh

SmartShanghai is super chuffed to announce that we’ve undertaken a new partnership with the very prestigious, very brilliant, absolutely fabulous British Chamber of Commerce ! ... Read more...
You Need Venue Photography? We Have Photographers. Let's Talk!

2021-03-22 - By SmSh

SmartShanghai is one Shanghai's longest-running outlets for quality event and venue photography, with over fifteen years of photo galleries and Read more...
New Food Delivery Platform JSS Is Launching in Shanghai

2021-02-05 - By Jacob Aldaco

Is it possible for another delivery platform to break into Shanghai? Read more...
Free Desk at the SmartShanghai Office for Freelancers

2021-02-04 - By SmSh

One of us! One of us! One of us! Read more...
SmartShanghai Is Looking for Freelancers, Contributors, Wordsmiths

2020-12-22 - By SmSh

Can you write? But we mean really, really write? Do you know a lot about... art? Galleries, exhibitions, the theater, stage shows and music? How about the latest happenings in the F&B scene? Interesting urban developments? Legal stuff, like visas... Read more...
The Nutcracker Show Is So Popular They've Added a Showing on Christmas Day

2020-12-18 - By SmSh

It was sold-out. Then it wasn't. Read more...
What Happens If You Die In Shanghai

2020-11-04 - By Beth Roulston

The process, the costs, and who to talk to Read more...
Knock, Knock: The Census is at the Door, Here's What to Expect

2020-10-15 - By Lynn Yen

Expect a knock on your door soon. The 7th National Census is already underway in Shanghai. The once-a-decade headcount of people inside China includes both Chinese citizens and, as of 2010, foreign nationals. We heard from two people who have... Read more...
... And We're Back from the Holidays!

2020-10-09 - By SmSh

National Holiday is over! Unless you were smart and took a couple of annual leave days to stretch it through the weekend. Not us, though! The gremlins at SmartShanghai are back at work and busy approving Read more...
Adoption Update: Ten of Our Featured Cats and Dogs Have Been Adopted!

2020-08-31 - By SmSh

Since the first monthly feature of adoptable foster animals at Second Chance Animal Aid in April, ten of the SCAA cats and... Read more...
We See You SmartShanghai Scammer

2017-11-21 - By SmSh

We got a report from our Buy & Sell section that yesterday a SmSh user received an email from the ‘Smart shanghai team’ saying his account might be suspended due to concerns about ‘the safety... Read more...
This Week's Tickets: Beer and Food Fests, Resident Advisor #1 DJ Dixon, The Producers, and More

2017-10-30 - By SmSh

Rolling on with this week's ticketed events. Remember, we're still slinging tickets the popular Cirque du Soleil show Kooza right here ; we're still taking reservations for intense... Read more...
This Week’s SmartDeals: XO Bar, Subconscious Spa, Floatasian, Z&B Fitness, and Urban Thai

2017-09-22 - By SmSh

Another batch of SmartDeals that’ll be good till Sunday, October 1st. Get ‘em while they’re hot—there’s one for almost every day next week and a few open tickets too. XO Bar is... Read more...
Did You Meet Your Boo on SmartShanghai?

2017-08-22 - By Sarah Boorboor

Hey couples! We want your origin stories, first five minutes of ‘When Harry Met Sally’ style. Well, not all you, just the ones who met through our dating service . It's for our celebration... Read more...
SmSh Is Back from Holiday, Sigh.

2016-10-10 - By Morgan Short

Greetings, Shanghai. Welcome back to the grind. Hope you had a good one. SmSh is back (mostly) firing on all cylinders (kinda), with dazzling lifestyle journalism, more fabulous tickets... Read more...
Break Your Heart Reading the Stories of These Homeless Animals on SmSh's Buy & Sell

2016-09-30 - By XZ Palmer

People are selling some awesome stuff over on our Buy & Sell section right now like pool tables , Read more...

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