Expat News
- Hard times for British expats in the Florida sun Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:16PMFlorida's once-booming housing market is at the heart of America's financial crisis. In 2006, an average family home was $248,000; by 2009, that had fallen to $142,000 A short hop from Disneyworld in the heart of Florida, there's a little slice of Britain on offer at Harry Ramsbottom's pub. Cornish pasties, beans on toast or the house speciality, fish and chips, are on the menu. A policeman's ...
- Expat help for foreigners Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:16PMMOVING across the world to some place new can be a real culture shock. Even hair does not behave the same way. To help newcomers cope with the changes, expatriate associations in the last couple of years have organised new activities that show them how to survive in Singapore - down to taming the crowning glory.
- CLUB GUIDE Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:12PMROCK, ETC. A2 — Located over wine restaurant Assemblage Actuel, the new club orientates toward live music. A brainchild of Svetlana Surganova, frontwoman of rock band Surganova i Orkestr, A2 aims at some of the best-known bands and fine sound quality. 300-700 rub., free entrance on Mon.-Wed.
- All you want and less in a Baja getaway Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:54AMDrowsy alternative to Cabo San Lucas offers serious solitude for spring break Todos Santos is a drowsy alternative to Cabo San Lucas and offers serious solitude for spring break.
- Hard times for expats in the Florida sun Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:17AMA new Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida could reinvigorate the British tourist trade. Photograph: AP A short hop from Disneyworld in the heart of Florida, there's a little slice of Britain...
- Film shaping up for fierce debate Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:12AMA RADICAL new surfing filmproduced in Byron Bay is set to reignite the fierce trans-Pacific debate as to who started the modern short board revolution.
- Blogger profile: Patrick Reilly Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:51AMNew arrival and active blogger Patrick Reilly speaks to Peter Vinthagen Simpson about his nascent attempts to become a fully-fledged Swedetalker.
- Sunday papers disappoint Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:43AM"However, when I recently visited South Africa for the first time since moving to the UK, I was disappointed at the poor quality of South African Sunday newspapers, especially the poor production - terrible design and layout, a lack of editing and sub-editing and uninspiring subject matter.
- Press cover the Iraqi elections Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:42PMIraq's latest tentative steps on the road to establishing democracy are covered in many papers.
- COURT ROUNDUP Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:52PMCourt drops molestation charge against supervisor By Nour Abuzant An appeals court has revoked a lower court ruling and acquitted a municipal supervisor of the charge of abusing a South African woman some two years ago.
- Tassie, depleted one day, bootyful the next Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:01AMFarewell to old Melbourne for ever,
- Expatriates vote in Iraq election Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:47AMHundreds of thousands of Iraqi expats begin voting in the general election, ahead of the main polling day on Sunday.
- House on the hill in Andalusia Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:00AMTHE Spanish village of Olvera is an ideal retreat for writers.
- Research and Markets: Vietnam Business Guide: Getting Started in Tomorrow's Market Today - Vietnam's Enthusiasts Are ... Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:53AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Vietnam Business Guide: Getting Started in Tomorrow's Market Today" to their offering.
- Mi Tierra serves up solution for tacos-lovers in Shanghai Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:13PMTaostada de Carne Asada appetizer. Photo courtesy of Mi Tierra Restaurant The grumblings of “where can I get a decent taco in this town?” have long been echoing throughout the Shanghai expat crowd since basically the dawn of the Shanghai expat crowd. To ease this age-old gripe, there have been plenty of “solutions” cropping up over the years: hearty Cantina Agave , classy Maya and the down-and ...
- Weekendist: Lit Fest, Lit Fest, Lit Fest (and more) Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:43PMEvery Friday, Weekendist brings you our picks of the best of what's coming in the next three days. We've noted it in Pencil This In , but this is worth repeating here - the 8th Shanghai International Lit Fest begins tonight! We hope you have your tickets for the opening session with Tuscany expert Dario Castagno, because we certainly do. And for the rest of the weekend? More SILF events! But if ...
- Westpac expands to London Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:51PMWestpac plans to reopen a branch London in an attempt to tap into the expatriate banking market.
- Ex-Fife woman’s quake ordeal Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:00PMA former Fife woman is counting herself lucky after surviving the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile.
- Michele Langevine Leiby: The Fabulous Fate of Desiree Rogers Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:11PMWhen I heard that Desiree Rogers, the White House social secretary and intimate of the Obamas, was finally stepping down, my first instinct was to want to defend her.
- In Poland, Chopin's music defines a nation Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:06PMa general view of the Ostrogski Palace in Warsaw where a museum dedicated to composer Frederic Chopin will open on March 1, 2010 to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth.
- Around Shanghai: Politics, wine critics, and our emotional attachment to ayis Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:21PMXi Jinping, our most likely next President and a member of the "Shanghai faction" We'll take a moment in this Around Shanghai to highlight this incredibly interesting article about Shanghai's role in the Communist Party. Sure, ex-Prez Jiang Zemin was from here - but it seems like this city's influence stretches deeper than that, and is in fact part of "an on-going factional struggle that has ...
- Eastday-Metro ponders more signs in English Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:13PMIt's a "common problem," according to Shanghai's subway operator: Foreigners line up for a long time to buy tickets in front of a window next to turnstiles in a Metro station, only to find the window is for refunding or recharging transport cards.
- It's not soccer! Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:18PMI HAVE been following the Expat over-25 Monday Night Football League at a British school in Hamala for several weeks. To my dismay, the 'game of the season', the highlight of the calendar, should have been played by Yahoo and BRFC, but was postponed.
- Why French women don’t get old Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:14PMRelaxez-vous . This isn’t going to be another hagiography about a France that doesn’t quite exist. I lived in Paris for a year before university, and when you’re a 19-year-old woman, a less forgiving, more intrusively sexually aggressive city this side of Riyadh it is hard to contemplate.
- Chopin’s music: Poland’s folklore Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:06PMWARSAW. Tsarist Russia berated it as subversive, Nazi Germany banned it outright and to this day, for Poles, the cascading notes of Frederic Chopin still symbolise their country’s long struggle for independence.
- iran: Tours banned to countries where concerts held during mourning periods Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:29AMThe move came after Iran’s tourism organization banned package holidays to nearby Dubai, where concerts by expat Iranian singers were to be held this month during a long holiday including the death anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad.
- What the new Indo-Saudi strategic partnership aims at Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:48AMBy Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi/Riyadh, March 2 : A new Indo-Saudi strategic partnership set in place during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia Feb 27-March 1 is set to redefine issues of terrorism, energy security and trade and investment between countries that were once removed not just by geography but history and politics.
- What the new Indo-Saudi strategic partnership aims at Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:10AMNew Delhi/A new Indo-Saudi strategic partnership set in place during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia Feb 27-March 1 is set to redefine issues of terrorism, energy security and trade and investment between countries that were once removed not just by geography but history and politics.
- Friday night leaves Wales feeling bleu Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:38AMBryn Palmer watches France take a major step towards the title
- Chile steps up quake rescue effort Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:58AMThe race continues to help the millions affected by the devastating earthquake that rocked Chile on Saturday, killing more than 700 people.
- Disney bids for life of Ian Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:08AMAN expat who auctioned his life on eBay says he has secured a deal with Disney to tell his story.
- Expat Canadians pumped up with pride overseas after gold-medal game Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:03PMFrom the Arabian desert to central London, Canadian pride glowed around the the world as expats tuned in to watch their men's national hockey team capture Olympic hockey gold on Sunday.
- Calendar 3.3 – 3.10 Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:30PMA selection of the week's local events in music film and CCSU-related happenings.
- Bahrain Concerned Over Expat Force Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:03PMABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain has become increasingly concerned over the security threat by the huge foreign labor presence in the Gulf Arab kingdom. Officials said the Interior Ministry has been reviewing the threat by Bahrain's expatriate work force.
- The Umbrellas of Hangzhou: Opera Boston Premieres Madame White Snake Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 11:14AMDry-clean only. (Production photo by Clive Grainger.) Madame White Snake begins with a borrowed umbrella and ends with a storm to drown the world. Opera Boston's international commission, composed by Zhou Long and librettoed by retired Boston trial lawyer Cerise Lim Jacobs, presents a rather structured, symmetrical argument between Love and Truth, with no clear winner but a vast body count. It's ...
- Travel smart: Guides to becoming an expat Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:49AMDid you ever think of just picking up and moving to another country? The travel book publisher Moon has expanded its "Living Abroad" series. New volumes describe living in Panama, South Korea, Guatemala, China and Spain. More than 5.25 million nongovernmental U.S. citizens live abroad, according to the Association of Americans Resident Overseas.
- "Convenient, comfortable, cheerful": Changning lures expats (3) Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:28AMThe Shanghai Hongqiao International Library, established in 2007, offers more than 9,000 books and magazines in 11 languages, including English, French, Russian and Japanese. It covers 16,000 square meters and can accommodate 1,200 readers. A digital catalogue makes it easy to find books. It also offers exhibitions. There's a Chopin Monument in Zhongshan Park, French art walls on Ziyun Road and ...
- Book review: Expat novel of Kuwait takes form to higher ground Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:18AMThe finest expatriate novels are less about escape than the embrace of a new homeland, no matter how brief the stopover.
- After hours: Sam Ryan’s Sports Bar & Grill, Seoul, South Korea Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:38PMWith eight TVs, sports fans sitting anywhere in Sam Ryan's Sports Bar & Grill in Seoul have a view of the action.
- Sam on fringe of his success Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:57AMIF YOU see a odd-looking man lurking out the front of your child's school, don't be alarmed - it's probably comedian Sam Simmons checking out his old haunts.
- Fiorito: Rap anthem for Thunder Bay is plain, proud, honest Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:17AMJordan is a T. Bay boy, and he is a rapper, and he has made a video called My Home Town about, well, my home town.
- OAP'S HELL IN DUBAI DEBT JAIL Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:21AMWife fears for frail expat
- Weekendist: Holy Ghost, high school bands, and bike polo! Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:04PMEvery Friday, Weekendist brings you our picks of the best of what's coming in the next three days. For live music pics, check out our Midweek Music Preview FRIDAY Love Qipaos? Go for a Qipao party at Paramount tonight - if you're one of the first five girls to enter in qipao garb, you'll get to waive the 100RMB entry fee. Otherwise, that fee gets you full open bar all night. Old Shanghai style ...
- Putting TV on the podium Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:51PMHere are a few of TV moments from the past fortnight deserving of bouquets, blue ribbons, gold stars and, yes, even a gold medal or two.
- Australia's expat Iraqis urged to vote Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:05PMMembers of Australia's 40,000-strong Iraqi community are being urged to get ready to cast their vote in next month's Iraqi parliamentary elections.
- Pointless debate Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:34PMTHIS refers to the person who wrote the column 'Having a good day' (GDN, February 18). I pity you. You did not have any other important matter to think about but the grammar of that nice lady who wished you "have a good day".
- Boys just wanna have fun Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:01AMWhen Irwin Keller of the Kinsey Sicks isn't singing in drag, he's teaching at the synagogue, writes Katrina Lobley.
- Call for more relaxed visa policies to boost tourism Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:20AMThe European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam is calling for more relaxed visa policies and further focus on tourism promotions to stimulate international arrivals to Vietnam
- Left field: NRL scandal sideswipes V8s Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 8:10AMThe Australian media covering the opening V8 Supercars round in the United Arab Emirates choked on their breakfasts when they grabbed the sport section of Abu Dhabi's English-language paper, The National on Saturday. The front-page featured a picture of Manly's Brett Stewart and the ominous headline: ''Sinking in a murky fishbowl''.
- Sunday February 21 2010 Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 4:56AMFEB 20 — 1 Malaysia or a Malaysian Malaysia. That’s the choice we’re being offered on a political level which, interestingly enough, are both equally ambiguous. Both promote policies that scream unity regardless of race and religion.
