After sharp criticism of the Education Ministry’s plan to introduce traditional Peking Opera curriculum in schools, the government reassured the public that the program wouldn’t be mandatory. Critics of the government’s plan say...
Read MoreApparently, the spark between Chinese and Japanese soccer teams at the East Asian championship not only stimulated a nationwide discussion among Chinese netizens, but also set fire between readers and a Southern Metropolis Daily...
Read MoreLast month, Zuochang Cheng became the first Chinese businessman to own a chateau in the prestigious winemaking region of Bordeaux. Cheng, who already imports wine to China from Australia, Italy and South Africa, paid $3 million...
Read MoreA Chinese official in Shaanxi province criticized Beijing’s water diversion plan for the Olympics that will bring water from southern provinces to the north. According to critics, the plan is short-sighted and will...
Read MoreChina Daily reports on a new draft amendment to the National People’s Congress water pollution and control law in China. The amendment would raise the upper limits of how much a water-polluting company would have to pay,...
Read MoreThe New York Times is reporting that, four years after suspending talks with the United States about human rights abuses, China has signaled that it is once again ready to resume its human rights dialogue with the State Dept....
Read MoreGuangzhou based journalist/blogger Zhai Minglei just published a profile of independent film maker Hu Jie on his own Yibao blog, partially translated by CDT’s Linjun Fan: Hu Jie calls himself a film laborer. He has shot a...
Read MoreThe Independent looks inside Beijing’s new airport, touted as the world’s largest building: The newly wealthy citizens of a confident, powerful China will be treated to what is hailed as the world’s biggest...
Read MoreThe most dominant big man in the history of China led the Houston Rockets to 12 wins in a row. He was averaging 22 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. But, Yao Ming’s NBA playoff hopes are over, and his Olympic ambitions...
Read MoreWenzhou-based journalist Zhang Xiang’ou is taking advantage of the current concern over manipulated photos online to examine the fine line between reporting and propaganda in China. Chinese photographers have long been...
Read MoreJust how hard is it, doing good as a nonprofit in China? Harder than doing business, says Erika Helms, executive director of the Jane Goodall Institute in China, which runs Roots & Shoots, an environmental education program...
Read More798 Art Zone (Chinese: 798艺术区), or Dashanzi Art District Cafes, shops, and galleries gentrify Beijing’s Dashanzi Art District, which is named “798” after the converted factories that now show some of...
Read MoreThe U.S. is backing China in their position against Taiwan’s push for independent status, reports the Shanghai Daily. United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reiterated in Beijing today that the US would adhere...
Read MoreRising costs, Yuan currency rate revaluation have made shoe manufacturers in a south China to shut down or relocate in the past year. The problems in the footwear industry reflect broader crisis affecting manufactures across...
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