Blog Tag - how to guide
New to China and don't know which app to turn to when it comes to ordering waimai? Here in China, there are two apps: Meituan and Eleme, that come in...
Parks in Beijing have finally kicked off ice skating season! Want to try it out but not sure how to get a ticket? Luckily, there's a handy WeChat...
When the temperature drops and people begin anxiously comparing their online shopping cart total to their savings account, it can only mean one thing...
On January 9, my boyfriend and I attended the first midnight screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a group of friends. We browsed movie...
Net Savings is a regular series on our sister site beijingkids in which they guide your through businesses and services that accept mobile payment...
After successfully setting up Alipay, I planned to start using it on the Uber car-sharing app instead of my foreign credit card. However, I was told...
My trials with Chinese online payment methods are well-documented on our sister site beijingkids, from using Taobao to setting up WeChat Wallet....
The emergence of apps like Didi Dache has been controversial – we’ve all noticed the increasing amounts of taxis on ‘pause’ driving past, looking for...
Beijing's public transportation system just rolled out superfast Wi-Fi – but unfortunately only on the bus systems.
The good news: it works, and 12,...
For the longest time, I couldn't figure out how to use Taobao without an Alipay account. After setting up online banking at my bank (China Merchants...
Stopping just short of holding your hand and buying all those things you've ever wanted, like that self-operated colonoscopy machine ...
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