Pamper your pup at Pudong’s BuddyDog Training

If you’re going away on holiday and need somewhere to board your dog, we couldn’t think of a more caring environment than BuddyDog Training & Boarding School in Pudong. The boarding house, which is also a training school, is run by two self-confessed dog nuts, Charis Choong and Fiona Chan, long-term China residents from Singapore who gave up their corporate jobs last September to start the business. BuddyDog now has over 60 clients and you can check your dog in for a matter of days or for longer stays – BuddyDog’s longest occupant has been staying there for over four months now.

The future of expat finances in Shanghai

Source of intrigue, jealousy and often downright bitter resentment: the ex-pat package. It’s the subject of hearsay and Chinese whispers and someone else has always got a better deal (or, in the case of journalists, everyone else). We’ve all heard tales of the company who caters for every whim – from the villa accommodation right down to your dog’s diamond collar. But the times they are a-changing in Shanghai – and so are the expats who work here.

The Urbian boys talk mobile technology, androids and the Expo

Ken Lim and Christopher Kahler are the boys behind Urbian, a company taking on mobile Shanghai.

Give us the lowdown, what do you guys at Urbian do?
KL: Urbian is a mobile tech start-up, specializing in building mobile solutions for enterprises. Everyone used to need a website before, now everyone needs an app, and we're responding to that demand.

An introduction to Chinese art (from the experts)

Calling all culture vultures and wannabe antique afficianodos, Shanghai-based Chongyuan auction house is now offering its Introduction to Chinese Art course in English, the very first English-language art course to be run by a Chinese auction house.

Starting in the middle of this month, the six -part course will kick off with an introduction to the aesthetics of Chinese art and go on to cover Chinese bronzes, jades, ceramics, Buddhist art and finally Chinese painting and calligraphy.

Meet Enjoy's vixen of vouchers: Anna Nikonenko

Give us the lowdown, what is Enjoy Shanghai all about?
AN: We help people enjoy Shanghai more - enjoy great restaurants, enjoy great bars and lounges, spas, shops - pretty much everything. Enjoy Shanghai members get benefits in the form of a card that entitles them to 10-50% off, plus a voucher booklet with hundreds of buy-one-get-ones, free bottles of wine and other discounts.

And how long has Enjoy been around?
AN: We are Enjoying [Enough already! - ed] our sixth year.