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11 museums that you can virtually tour from your couch

Our much-loved museums and art galleries may be closing their doors due to the coronavirus outbreak, but don’t despair. Tech-savvy curators are getting creative with how the public can access their collections, and many are catering to an online audien...

Posted: 12:09 pm, 03 April 2020

Yale’s popular happiness class is now available online for free

As the world around us changes on a daily, almost hourly, basis, we’re all having to adapt to our new circumstances. For some people that means live-streaming their events or teaching yoga virtually...

Posted: 5:23 pm, 31 March 2020

Shanghai residents turn to ‘cloud tomb-sweeping’ amid COVID-19 prevention

Next Saturday (4 April) is Qingming Jie or Tomb-sweeping Festival. As a precaution to the COVID-19, Shanghai civil affairs authorities advise the public not to visit cemeteries and columbarium during the period...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 8:31 am, 30 March 2020

COVID-19 testing is now required for all international arrivals to Shanghai

Though the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases in China isn’t nearly what it used to be when the outbreak first began, Shanghai still isn’t playing around when it comes to prevention measures. With the number of imported COVID-19 case...

By: Christopher House Posted: 11:58 am, 26 March 2020

China will rerelease a total of 20 films to get movie fans back to theatres

An announcement has been circulating on Weibo revealing a plan by China Film Co Ltd to rerelease a total of 20 films when movie theatres resume normal operation. According to The Paper, the first batch of five movies to b...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 4:45 pm, 24 March 2020

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been postponed due to coronavirus

Following in a long line of large events that have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has officially been postponed. Dick Pound, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee, told USA To...

Posted: 10:58 am, 24 March 2020

Here's what Pudong will be like in 2035

Pudong is a lot more than Lujiazui and Disneyland and the city knows it. Shanghai’s planning authority recently published a blueprint for Pudong through 2035 and here are some highlights...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 10:58 am, 24 March 2020

Japan is still planning to host the Olympics this July

Around this time last month, Tokyo announced that it was opening up ticket sales to non-residents in mid-May. It's an understatement to say that a lot has happened since then, with the COVID-19 outbreak now being considered a pandemic...

By: Christopher House Posted: 3:43 pm, 20 March 2020

Shanghai’s art museums are slowly opening back up to the public

It’s been almost two months since Shanghai’s art museums closed their doors to fight off the COVID-19 outbreak, but the good news is some of the city’s art establishments have begun to welcome visitors again. However, special measures have be...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 10:38 am, 20 March 2020

Shanghai's hop-on hop-off tour buses are back on the streets

It's not all grim news. For those who still haven't gotten the chance to explore the city, Shanghai's hop-on and hop-off sightseeing buses are back on the streets and have resumed operation as of Sunday 15 along with some stric...

By: Nancy Wang Posted: 12:43 pm, 19 March 2020