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[How To]: Get a Chinese Driver’s License

[How To]: Get a Chinese Driver’s License

Posted by | Jun 29, 2021 | , |

Driving a car in Shanghai has become a lot less absolutely terrifying in recent years, compared to, let’s say, 10 years ago when traffic rules were kinda more just suggestions than actual regulations. For most people, owning a car is more something for long-term expats with money to spare. Renting a car, however, is a fun and affordable way to get out of the city for a weekend trip, and something relatively easy to do.   The first rule to know is this: Foreigners aren’t allowed to drive in China using their home country driver’s license. Nor can you...

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Send Money to Strangers and Other New WeChat iOS Updates

Send Money to Strangers and Other New WeChat iOS Updates

Posted by | Jun 18, 2021 | |

You may or may not have noticed some new features on WeChat. The platform now allows the transfer of money to specific group members and for WeChat phone calls to be logged in your ‘Recent Calls’ list. Send Money to Strangers So, your friend’s friend paid for dinner, but you don’t really want to add them on WeChat since you just met. Now you can send money directly to people in a group without even having to add them. Go to the group > Click the ‘+’ sign > Transfer > Select the payee. The group will be able...

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How to Turn Off WeChat’s Personalized Ads

How to Turn Off WeChat’s Personalized Ads

Posted by | Jun 18, 2021 | , |

By this point, there’s a consensus view that our phones have a penchant for eavesdropping. You probably have a dozen or so apps tuning into all your conversations while nestled in your pocket – a comforting thought, right? It really comes into perspective when we see personalized ads about stuff we were just talking about the other day. In December 2020, the Shanghai Consumer Council called out Tencent’s super-app WeChat for making it a mission for users to turn off personalized ads or dismiss individual advertising. If you’re like us, you may find these ads a bit creepy and...

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Two Expats Rode Shared Bikes from Shanghai to Hangzhou So You Don’t Have To

Two Expats Rode Shared Bikes from Shanghai to Hangzhou So You Don’t Have To

Posted by | Jun 18, 2021 | , |

A couple of weeks ago, I was admiring Zhejiang province from my seat on the high-speed train. The idea of taking a bike ride through the passing scenery entered my head. I didn’t want to rush through it on the way to a work meeting as I always do; I wanted a firsthand look. There and then, I began looking at viable treks into Zhejiang from Shanghai city. Shanghai to Ningbo? Perhaps a tad ambitious. Shanghai to Jiaxing? A bit underwhelming maybe. Shanghai to Hangzhou? A reasonable distance and a city I’ve visited before but might gain a new...

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How to Register a Scooter in Shanghai

How to Register a Scooter in Shanghai

Posted by | Jun 18, 2021 | |

, March 1, all unregistered scooters are in danger of being . The problem here, aside from the obvious one, is that new regulations require scooters to conform to very specific speed, weight, wattage and voltage standards. So if you want to register an old scooter that doesn’t meet the standards, you’re basically SOL. The new regulations are as follows: Maximum speed cannot exceed 20 kilometers/hour Maximum weight cannot exceed 40 kilograms Continuous power output generated cannot exceed 240 watts Batteries cannot exceed 48 volts Other measurements must not exceed the following limits: tire thickness of 64 millimeters, seat...

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