Shanghai taxi drives ID includes a registration number 111,892 where the lower the number the more earlier the driver was registered. One colleagues opined that …



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Remember when using a map application on a mobile phone was a lesson in frustration and humility? Underperforming hardware, through-a-straw data connection and a choice …
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Is it possible to have digital bits delivered to your door? In Shanghai the answer is resolutely yes. Customers of Chinese flights-hotels-&-hols website Ctrip have more …
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Not one, or two but three holes punched out of the top of this rice bag – using the inherent, heavy plastic properties of the …
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The lack of lens extenuating its decorative role.
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The next time you are up close with a young, female Shanghainese spend just a little bit longer staring into her eyes – despite the …
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Yellow nappy stripes – a familiar, comforting sight for parents indicating that the contents of the container/nappy are dry – with a few drops of …
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It’s not often you step out of the shower smelling of sweet cocoa and carmelised orange – but then again its not every day that …
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Not quite the extreme of buying an apartment in Tokyo but if you want to rent a property in China be prepared to bring plenty …
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