Category: Featured
The Cruelty and Controversy of Beijing’s Black Market for Dogs
From poodles to Labradors to Tibetan mastiffs, one cannot walk five minutes along Rixin East Road, in Beijing’s Tongzhou district, without being stopped by someone trying to sell you a dog. But it’s the xingqi quan, or “week-long […]
Gangs of Beijing
A look into Beijing’s tight-knit and diverse communities Part I: Ultras (above) Part II: Cosplayers Part III: Anti-imperialist dancing grannies Cover Story in That’s Beijing, September 2014 issue
Tearing Down Gulou
You know something is up when – as a customer – you have to be smuggled in and out of a bar. The Drum and Bell bar in Gulou looks shut, the curtains are drawn […]
Rosberg dominates home race again
Monaco: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg claims victory in Monaco and takes the championship lead while Hamilton struggles to keep the second place German driver Nico Rosberg took the gold cup in his home town of Monaco […]
Municipal elections in Saint Tropez gulf
Banding together to fight off the National Front was not always successful Like the rest of the Var, the Gulf of Saint Tropez moved a bit more to the right in the latest municipal elections. […]
Your say in EU parliament
Understanding how European elections work The European parliamentary elections will take place from 22nd to 25th May, amidst growing criticism of their limited influence on EU policy. However, this year’s elections will, for the first […]
Save the bees
Provence & Côte d’Azur: PACA honey production fell by 40% in 2013 as a third of bees disappear each year Côte d’Azur bee keepers are in fear for their livelihood as bee populations continue to […]
This is the future of Nice
Provence & Côte d’Azur: What will Nice look like by the end of Estrosi’s second term? After a first term which saw many changes in Nice, Mayor Christian Estrosi’s second term is already packed with […]