China has indicated that it will allow its currency to appreciate - following months of pressure from the US. Some refer to the currency as the yuan, others call it the renminbi. Who is right?

0 comments - 951 views - Tue, jun 29 09:15 2010

For ten years, Yu Quanxing, a professor of Tianjin Normal University, has devoted his vacation time to photographing mothers in poverty. His purpose is to promote public awareness of this disadvantaged group amid China's rapid economic growth shadowed by the increasing income gap.

0 comments - 506 views - Thu, jun 10 09:24 2010

China's Neo-Rich Unpopular Among Chinese

0 comments - 1545 views - Tue, feb 09 13:28 2010

The top 10 Chinese characters of 2009 were revealed and "被(be)" is the character of the year.

0 comments - 919 views - Mon, feb 08 14:41 2010

Due to the popularity of "Avatar" and the sparse audiences for the Domestic film "Confucius," 2-D showings of "Avatar" have continued at some theaters outside Beijing this week according to theater employees and officials.

0 comments - 887 views - Wed, feb 03 13:50 2010

Guangzhou is considering issuing a penalty system for anti-social behavior which could lead to public-housing tenants being evicted.

0 comments - 824 views - Fri, jan 08 13:57 2010

While the United States has allocated $13 billion for the construction of high-speed rail over the next five years, China plans to spend $300 billion in the next decade to build the most extensive and advanced high-speed rail network in the world.

3 comments - 1685 views - Thu, jan 07 13:19 2010

Rear Admiral Yin Zhou, proposed that China establish a permanent naval base in the Gulf of Aden region to support Chinese ships taking part in anti-piracy operations.

0 comments - 822 views - Thu, dec 31 10:44 2009

Akmal Shaikh, 53, was executed by lethal injection in the western region of Xinjiang province, where he had been convicted in 2008 of entering the country carrying a suitcase stuffed with heroin according to China's official news agency.

6 comments - 1036 views - Wed, dec 30 10:13 2009

Year-end Top 10: Chinese Web Celebrities

2 comments - 1357 views - Tue, dec 29 14:09 2009

Year-end Top 10: Official Say Stupid Things

0 comments - 673 views - Mon, dec 28 13:49 2009