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This Day In History: Opium Smoking Sugar Broker Takes Shanghai
Never underestimate an emaciated, opium smoking Cantonese ex-sugar broker...
by Ned Kelly, 07 September 2023
This Day in History: The Rolling Stones First-Ever China Show
Keith Richards: “I feel like Marco Polo!”
by Ned Kelly, 07 April 2023
This Day in History: The Battle of Muddy Flat
Believed to be the first time British and American forces fought as allies in a land battle.
by Ned Kelly, 04 April 2023
This Day in History: The Funeral of Ruan Lingyu
The Shanghainese silent film star had taken her own life at the age of just 24.
by Ned Kelly, 16 March 2023
This Day in History: When Charlie Chaplin Came to China
The King of Comedy's whistle-stop 1936 visit to the Pearl of the Orient.
by Ned Kelly, 08 March 2023
This Day in History: Shanghai Jews Fleeing Nazi Persecution
The total number Jews arriving at the open port of Shanghai by sea and land between November 1938 and 1941 is estimated at 20,000.
by Ned Kelly, 19 August 2022
This Day in History: When Albert Einstein Came to Shanghai
On arrival the Swedish consulate reiterated that he had officially been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
by Ned Kelly, 13 November 2021
How Stand-up Comedy Has Evolved in Shanghai
A rough timeline of the transgressions in Shanghai's stand-up comedy scene.
by Jon Fields, 13 July 2021
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Paddington & Sonic Return in Chinese Cinemas...
December 30, 2024
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Apple China Offers Rare Discounts Up to ¥800...
January 3, 2025
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That’s 2024 Hospitality Awards Coming to...
October 8, 2024
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Does New Research Point to COVID-19 Origin?...
July 29, 2022
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37 Greater China Restaurants Make Asia's 50...
March 29, 2022
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WeChat Pay Seems To Be Unfrozen (For Now)...
November 17, 2021
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