Needing Students, Maine School Hunts in China

A Maine high school hopes to solve its financial woes by persuading Chinese students to pay $27,000 a year there.

Pierced Fans, Stiff Cadres and Hip Rock

A shift in official sentiment has led to an explosion of music festivals across China.

The Most ‘Chinese’ Chinese Character?

Culled from an initial pool of 374 characters suggested by an unidentified committee of historians and linguists, the most Chinese of Chinese ideograms was identified as 和 (pronounced ‘huh’ and typically Romanized as ‘he’)—the character for an indistinct concept often (though clumsily) translated as “peace” or “togetherness.”

Ex-Chinese Officials Join in Call for Press Freedom

An unusually blunt letter, signed by retired Communist Party officials, says that government control of the press violate China’s Constitution.

A full translation of the letter can be found here.

Beijing Calls Nobel Insult To People Of China

China continued its vilification campaign against the award of the peace prize to a dissident by canceling another meeting with Norwegian officials.

Taiwanese pride suffers under Ma: poll

A majority of Taiwanese said they did not feel more proud to be a citizen of the Republic of China (ROC) after President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) took office in May 2008, a poll released by the Taiwan Thinktank ahead of Double Ten National Day showed yesterday.

China Emerges as a Scapegoat in Campaign Advertisements

With many Americans anxious over economic decline, Democrats and Republicans are blaming one another for allowing the export of jobs.

China, Angered by Peace Prize, Blocks Celebration

Police stopped a celebration Friday for the jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Nobel Peace Prize Given to Jailed Chinese Dissident

In awarding the prize to the imprisoned pro-democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo, the Nobel Committee delivered a stinging rebuke of China’s growing intolerance for domestic dissent.

Hollywood Hopes To Cash In On Chinese Remakes

"Musical Youth" doesn't have quite the same ring as "High School Musical." But that was the title of the Chinese version of the hit U.S. film, and it signaled a new stage in Hollywood's attempts to get in on the fastest-growing film market in the world.

Bill Gates, Warren Buffet prod Chinese millionaires for charity

At a private dinner in a lavish setting in China, billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffet tried to convince newly rich Chinese people to give away more money.

Migrant ‘Villages’ Within a City Ignite Debate

Some migrants welcome gated communities as a way to fight crime, but critics see them as a sign of barriers facing rural migrants.

Hong Kong marks anniversary of People's Republic

Hong Kong marked the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China with a 23-minute firework display.

Chinese Writers Give a Warmer Take on U.S. Democracy

While Americans fret about rapid Chinese economic growth, in China, something else is happening: deeper understanding of democracy is producing greater admiration, in some quarters.

China steps up efforts to tempt returnees and stem 'brain drain'

Thousands of Chinese go abroad every year to study science, engineering and other fields and many never return home — not because they want to emigrate but because their still-developing economy lacks jobs to match their advanced skills.

China launches Chang'e 2 probe into earth-moon orbit

CHANG'E 2, China's second unmanned moon probe, has entered the earth-moon transfer orbit as it separated from the carrier rocket, the control center said today.