China’s Social Credit System puts its people under pressure to be model citizens
In less than a month, China’s Lunar New Year will bring the country’s annual epic travel rush – the largest human migration on earth.
While many...
China’s first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 to be launched
China’s first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 is to be launched into space between April 20 and 24, according to the office of China’s manned space...
China successfully launches Earth-imaging satellite for Venezuela
A Chinese Long March 2D rocket launched Venezuela’s second Earth-observing surveillance satellite Monday, adding a new space-based reconnaissance asset the country’s government says it...
How peer-to-peer lending turned middle-class Chinese dreamers into angry protesters
One would-be protester skulked on the streets around the Westin Hotel in Beijing’s financial district until 3 am, heading back only when police had...
Rich investors are making it possible for China’s female gamers to go pro—and they’re...
When she was a teenager, Gui Lisha routinely skipped classes to play video games at cyber cafés, to the point that her father threatened sending...
Facebook quietly tests Chinese market with stealth app
Facebook and many of its apps have been blocked in China for years. To change that, Mark Zuckerberg has made a big point of...
Shaolin Abbot Cleared in Corruption Probe
By Qing Yuan and Wu Gang
(Beijing) – Authorities in Henan province have concluded that allegations of financial and lifestyle corruption leveled at the abbot...
Cruises Boom as Millions of Chinese Take to the Seas
Liu Jing wakes at 7, feeds her 84-year-old mother and two-year-old grandson and then spends the day watching the boy play in the playground,...
The curious case of China’s ‘ban’ on Winnie the Pooh
It's not every day that Winnie the Pooh makes global headlines, but recently, amid a rush of serious news, the bear became the talk...
Little brother talks about politics
In the last year, a selfie on Youtube “Little Brother Talks About Politics (小哥谈政事)” has been very popular among Chinese viewers. This following is...