Our Man In China

Country Driving is Peter Hessler’s third book on China, following on from the award winning River Town (2001) and Oracle Bones (2006). The b...

I've just read a good article by an American woman who lived in Beijing on what she calls the 'racism' meted out to white Wester...

A lot gets made in the newspapers about Chinese companies working in Africa. Our company is in on the act as well, with projects in Nigeria ...

Last week at the entrance to my apartment block appeared this rather striking red banner:       It reads "Peace and stability is the la...

During the last 12 months, I have probably interviewed over a thousand potential translators. It's a fairly boring process, mainly becau...

I used to feel a bit guilty about laughing at Chinglish. But I now realise it's not a one-way street. The Chinese like to laugh at forei...

I have worked for power engineering services company SE Energy for over a year and a half now. As my contract draws to a close, I'm goin...