China

What does the Disneyland mean to Shanghai? Shanghai and the Chinese government are having their eyes on the intangible benefits of having a Disney theme park in the city.

Nov 13, 2009 - Benson Yeung

Despite mistrust and occasional fiery rhetoric, burgeoning trade in recent years and converging economic interests are encouraging China and India to cooperate.

Nov 9, 2009 - Gautam Banerjee

Chongqing Normal University's ground-breaking school curriculum promises to plot a new path of civil behaviour for China's youth.

Oct 27, 2009 - Rebecca Lane

Kites are one of the most loved Chinese inventions, and are an important part of Chinese culture and history. Used for both fun and work, Chinese kites appeal to all ages

Sep 26, 2009 - Rebecca Livermore

Pottery is one of many on the long list of Chinese inventions. Chinese ceramics are both beautiful, practical, and have been exported worldwide since the Ming Dynasty.

Sep 22, 2009 - Rebecca Livermore

Urumqi is the capital city of Xinjiang, a large desert province in the northwest of China. It is a business and transportation hub, and site of the riots of July 2009.

Jul 9, 2009 - Joel McConvey

The July 2009 outbreak of violence in China's westernmost province is just the latest in a long history of a people's struggle for independence.

Jul 6, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

In awarding the 2008 Summer Olympics Games to China, the International Olympic Committee hoped to leverage an easing of the government's human rights repression.

May 7, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

China is one of a group of countries looking at the potato as a way to improve food security it and other concerned countries are being helped by Lima-based CIP.

Apr 22, 2009 - Michael Mackey

On April 14, 2008, the government of China released a National Human Rights Action Plan that critics claim emphasizes economic rights at the expense of civil liberties.

Apr 15, 2009 - Carey Hogg

China is home to a wide variety of different dialects. Many Chinese dialects have many differences and are usually mutually unintelligible.

Apr 14, 2009 - Christopher Evan Hearne

Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese holiday during which Chinese clean their ancestors' graves and offer prayers for the dead.

Apr 5, 2009 - Christopher Evan Hearne

Chinese officials have announced that foreign visitors will once again be allowed to travel to Tibet and that this new travel policy will go into effect on April 5, 2009.

Mar 30, 2009 - Phillip Barea

A Chinese ghost marriage (also called a "spirit marriage") is a fascinating tradition in which the husband, the wife, or both are no longer living.

Mar 6, 2009 - Christopher Evan Hearne

The greening of China's Spring Festival is an important initiative for a country whose tradition and customs have been mired in energy waste and consumption.

Feb 16, 2009 - Mary Desaulniers

Barack Obama's inaugural address is censored by the Chinese media due to comments made about communism and corruption.

Jan 22, 2009 - Luke Broadbent

As China's youth population grows, the forces shaping it are changing. What are these factors, and how are they molding Chinese youth characteristics?

Jan 11, 2009 - Kaila Krayewski

China has the largest youth population in the world. The generation has been largely shaped by a strong culture and turbulent history.

Jan 11, 2009 - Kaila Krayewski

Never before have so many human beings tuned in to watch a single television broadcast. The 2008 Beijing Olympics had history's highest ratings breaking every record.

Sep 6, 2008 - Kent Ninomiya

Before the Beijing Olympic Games protests threatened to taint the image China worked so hard to present to the world. Instead China got a better image than they ever had.

Aug 25, 2008 - Kent Ninomiya

The pace of Chinese technology has amazed even their most ardent critics, leaving many wondering how it has accomplished so much in so little time. Simply: by spying.

Aug 21, 2008 - Kevin M Bache

Yao Ming represents everything China strives for. He is strong, moral and larger than life. China has found the perfect front man for their push toward world leadership.

Aug 19, 2008 - Kent Ninomiya

Billions of people watched the 2008 Beijing Olympics. China went all out to showcase itself as the emerging world leader and prime investment opportunity. Will it work?

Aug 11, 2008 - Kent Ninomiya

China's growing economy and interest in Africa is closely watched by the Western Superpowers, who question China's policies and motives on the continent.

Aug 11, 2008 - Andrew Woolford

A controversial Olympic games in Beijing has activists protesting to focus world attention on issues involving China. Is this in the spirit of the Olympic games?

Aug 8, 2008 - Kent Ninomiya