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Your up-to-the-minute guide to Shanghai life, culture, pop-ups and openings

6 new and trendy teahouses to escape the bustling Shanghai

Much has been recently written about the growing trend of coffee shops here in Shanghai. Despite being the world’s coffee capital, a tea shop revolution is unfolding beneath our collective noses...

By: andy dickinson Posted: 1:37 pm, 06 September 2022

Shanghai now ranks the world's 8th most costly city for expats

We love Shanghai, but it isn’t necessarily the most affordable city in the world. While some products and services are jaw-droppingly cheap, such as public transport, others have gone bonkers over the years (yes, we are talking about rent)...

Posted: 5:17 pm, 14 June 2022

These Shanghai restaurants are open for deliveries and takeaway

Getting tired of cooking? As the city slowly eases pandemic restrictions, you can finally take a break from cooking and get your favourite meals delivered to your doorstep...

Posted: 5:13 pm, 14 June 2022

Shanghai Film Fest cancelled, Shanghai Fashion Week goes online

Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), which was due to run from June 10-19, was postponed to 2023 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, announced the SIFF committee this Monday. According to its official WeChat account, all of this year’s ...

Posted: 11:53 am, 09 June 2022

Some tourist attractions and a third of Shanghai parks are open

Wednesday 1 June marks the beginning of a new normal. Over 22 million Shanghai residents living in low-risk areas are allowed to walk out of their compounds while many tourist attractions and parks are slowly reopening...

Posted: 1:47 pm, 02 June 2022

5 new Chinese words to upgrade your lockdown vocabulary

There's a lot of confusion and frustration living as a foreigner under lockdown. You can guess it’s time for a PCR test when the megaphone starts screaming like crazy downstairs, and when a group of people in hazmat suits suddenl...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 11:37 am, 31 May 2022

Airbnb to suspend all housing listings in China from July

Another big news hits the already fragile tourism industry: Airbnb is closing its house-listing business in China, effective from the end of July. According to an announcement from Airbnb, starting 11am today (Tuesday 24), users will not be able...

Posted: 10:52 am, 31 May 2022

Japan to open to international tourist groups starting June 10

Great news for those who long to travel to Japan; starting June 10, Japan will further open its borders to international travellers from 98 counties and regions. However, tourist visas will be granted only to those who participate in packa...

Posted: 10:48 am, 31 May 2022

Negative PCR result needed to take public transport from June 1

The gate to your compound might be open for limited-time outings these days, but taking the city’s public transport isn’t what you remember from those happier, pre-lockdown times. Apart from the fact that only four subway lines (Lines 3...

Posted: 10:41 am, 31 May 2022

Take the 2022 Time Out Index survey and tell us what life is like in Shanghai

We’ve just launched the Time Out Index 2022, our fifth annual poll of city-dwellers around the world, and we want to find out all about life in your city post-pandemic. What’s the restaurant scene like...

Posted: 2:23 pm, 17 March 2022