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  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 and working as a foreigner in China? Tech? Innovation? Entrepreneurship? Okay, here's one, we'll softball it to you: do you know a lot about... Read more...

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  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...

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  What Happens If You Die In Shanghai

  2020-11-04 - By Beth Roulston

  The process, the costs, and who to talk to Read more...

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  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 already been visited. The process is easy: the census takers knock on your door, identify themselves, and ask you to fill out a couple of... Read more...

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  ... 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 events listing , venue listings , Read more...

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  [Shanghai Undercover]: The Chinese Club Promotion Game

  2015-09-23 - By Antonio Chang

  The smoke and mirrors behind the free alcohol and tables... Read more...

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  Shanghai Beginner's Guide: How To Survive And Prosper In The City

  2015-08-26 - By SmSh

  Your guide to the first 48 hours in Shanghai, long-term success, and advice from lifers who've seen it all. Read more...

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  The Endless [Taobao] Summer

  2015-07-14 - By SmSh

  And I'll walk and they'll walk, I'll twist and they'll twist, and I'll shimmy and they'll shimmy. Out there having fun... on Taobao. Read more...