Shanghai News – Shanghai – That’s Shanghai

Learning improv at the Zmack Comedy School

Several months ago, I went to see a Zmack live show, "Shanghai's longest-running improv comedy brand". I had absolutely no idea what was waiting for me, having never even heard of 'improv'...

by Tamia Tang, 18 March 2014

Banner quoting Xi Jinping confiscated as Shanghai Shenhua fans protest name change

A banner quoting Chinese president Xi Jinping on the on importance of tradition and culture was confiscated from Shanghai football fans on Saturday as supporters protested their club's...

by James Griffiths, 18 March 2014

Duo who attacked chengguan with brick arrested

Two men have been detained for assaulting urban management officers (chengguan) and hitting one of them on the head with a brick at a plant nursery in Shanghai’s Songjiang district,...

by Stefan Van Assche, 18 March 2014

Wang I-Chao's revolutionary office toys brighten up any workspace

From Shanghai’s M50 to Taiwan’s Pier 2 art district, contemporary Chinese artists are gaining international recognition for their intuitive designs. Designer Wang I-Chao is a young...

by Sponsored, 17 March 2014

We spoke to comedian PJ Gallagher ahead of his China tour

Irish stand-up PJ Gallagher made a name for himself winding people up in a variety of characters, from an old lady making explicit sexual propositions to unsuspecting people on the street...

by Ned Kelly, 17 March 2014

Butch Bradley: Live at the Pearl review

Better known in the US for appearances on Comedy Central and the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Atlantic City comic Butch Bradley is headlining four nights at the historic Pearl...

by Joe McGee, 15 March 2014

Man who kidnapped boy while tripping jailed

A man has been sentenced to 63 months in jail after kidnapping a three year old boy whilst in the grips of a drug-induced hallucination, Shanghai Daily reports.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 14 March 2014

Parents of Shanghai expat boy killed by screen win compensation

The parents of a three year old Turkish-British boy who was killed by a falling screen in a Shanghai restaurant have been awarded 450,000 yuan ($73,250) compensation by a Jing'an court....

by Rebecca Unsworth, 14 March 2014