By Lisa Thompson · Community · No Comments
A recent study conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, titled Wok Carefully, found that many of the items on menus at Chinese restaurants in the United States contain enough sodium for an entire day or more. Researchers also found that although a number of menu items were high in fat, most of the fat came from heart-safe, trans-fat-free vegetable oils.
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By Ted Masterson · Community · No Comments
Shanghai police set up countdown timers next to traffic lights over the weekend in an attempt to curb drivers from running red lights, a habit that is far too common in the city.
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By Ted Masterson · Community · No Comments
I’m not going to pretend that murder and muggings are a small consequence against modern life and living, but in China those two things are few and far between, especially as they pertain to foreigners. When it comes to public hawking of fat, phlegmy loogies and dropping trash in public places, well, us expats find it a bit offensive. Fear not, however, the campaign against them has already been launched.
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By Lisa Thompson · Community · No Comments
The rate of cancer among women in Shanghai is rising, due to poor diet, obesity, and smoking. According to the Shanghai Disease Prevention and Control Centre, the number of women with cancer has almost doubled in the past two decades.
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By Staff · Community · No Comments
Ever since our inception we’ve always been on the lookout for new, interesting and fresh perspectives on events, attractions and reviews of and about Shanghai in any way we’re able to find and foster them. As of this week, we’ve entered in to an exciting contract with perhaps the most unique of all outlooks on the matter of visiting Shanghai. We’ve reached an agreement with the junior proprietors of Perplexing Times and we could not be more excited.
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