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🏡 Maker Looking for a Reduced-Rent Home in Shanghai Home & Pet Care + Tech Help in Exchange for Lower Rent

LIN LI 0 replies 24 Aug 2026

🏡 Maker Looking for a Reduced-Rent Home in Shanghai Home & Pet Care + Tech Help in Exchange for Lower Rent Hi! I’m a maker and engineering…

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24 Aug 2026 LIN LI

New to Shanghai healthcare? A practical guide for your first hospital visit

May Liu 0 replies 19 Aug 2026

If you are living in or visiting Shanghai, your first hospital visit can feel confusing - especially when you are not familiar with registra…

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19 Aug 2026 May Liu

How to find a good Mandarin tutor in Shanghai？

Lillian Zhang 0 replies 16 Aug 2026

Mandarin/Chinese teacher for expats!🙌 🌈• Rich Experience: With years of teaching experience, making your learning no longer difficult. 🥳•…

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16 Aug 2026 Lillian Zhang

How to find a good Mandarin tutor in Shanghai？

Lillian Zhang 0 replies 16 Aug 2026

Mandarin/Chinese teacher for expats!🙌 🌈• Rich Experience: With years of teaching experience, making your learning no longer difficult. 🥳•…

0 Replies 120 Views

16 Aug 2026 Lillian Zhang

How to find a good Mandarin tutor in Shanghai？

Lillian Zhang 0 replies 16 Aug 2026

Mandarin/Chinese teacher for expats!🙌 🌈• Rich Experience: With years of teaching experience, making your learning no longer difficult. 🥳•…

0 Replies 119 Views

16 Aug 2026 Lillian Zhang

Hiring in Shanghai: Native English Game Localization / AI Translation Evaluator (RMB 15k–25k/month)

Jiaxing Xie 0 replies 11 Aug 2026

Kallos Trans is hiring a Native English Game Localization / AI Translation Evaluator for a full-time, six-month, on-site role in Shanghai, s…

0 Replies 126 Views

11 Aug 2026 Jiaxing Xie

IVF Treatment in Shanghai

Julia 3 replies 10 Jul 2026

Desperate. That’s what you are when you undertake in vitro fertilization (IVF). You’re so desperate to have a baby that you can’t wait to sh…

3 Replies 222 Views

10 Jul 2026 Julia

Teaching English in Shanghai and problems being a foreign educator in China

chinateacher 0 replies 10 Jul 2026

For Teachers with experience in schools in other parts of the world, there are some things that stand out immediately in the Chinese classro…

0 Replies 207 Views

10 Jul 2026 chinateacher

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