It's that time of year again! The Shanghaist reports that following a recent outbreak of bird flu in South Korea, the Chinese agriculture ministry has banned Korean poultry imports ... Read More

China's CCTV is running a documentary series "The Rise of the Great Nations" which chronicles the histories of former superpowers such as France, Portugal, Spain, Russia and Japan, and the ... Read More

The blog EastSouthWestNorth takes a look at two very different auctions of Chinese art (of a sort). The first is the record-setting auction of an Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao ... Read More

Last Friday, the Chinese and Japanese governments announced the formation of a joint group to study history. 20 scholars, ten Chinese, ten Japanese, will examine "2,000 years of communication, ... Read More

Official media reports on a human rights exhibit being held in Beijing to showcase the Chinese government's efforts to protect human rights. The ten-day exhibition, the largest of its kind ever ... Read More

China's one child policy is well-known. Now Beijing is instituting a one dog policy. Every household in Beijing will be allowed only one dog and "extraneous dogs" will ... Read More

On 140th anniversary of his birth, a new museum opened in Shanghai, China to commerate Sun Yat-Sen, one of the founding fathers of modern China. - By Jennifer Brea, World News ... Read More

Rapid economic growth has caused a troubling rise in the number of Chinese who are dangerously overweight, explains China Today in a special report on obesity. Experts point to an increase ... Read More

China Daily has an article about the plight of the elderly in rural China. Despite having raised six children, children traditionally being a way of ensuring comfort and security ... Read More

Danwei reposts an article by Chen Pingyuan of China Newsweek about a trend in Chinese publishing toward books that, while now sporting increasingly glossy covers, are epic in length. ... Read More

A summit of 48 African leaders is set to open tomorrow in Beijing, which has been decked out for the occasion in Christmas lights, bright-colored banners, and iconic images of ... Read More

The Shanghaist blog reports that as part of the international Free Hugs campaign, residents of several Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xian, have been holding "hug-ins" to fight the apathy and alienation of Chinese ... Read More