Feb 17 Chinese short film encouraging families to talk about homosexuality gets over 100 million views By Shehryar Nabi, Marina Lopes A short film depicting two parents’ coming to terms with their son’s homosexuality has gone viral in China, garnering over 100 million views on QQ, a popular video streaming site in China. Once classified as a “mental illness”, homosexuality has… Continue reading
Feb 15 Chinese New Year celebrations around the globe ring in the Year of the Goat By News Desk Celebrations around the world are already underway for the Chinese New Year, which begins next Thursday, Feb. 19 and lasts until March 5. Often marked by fireworks and family feasts within China, customs and observances of 2015's Year of the… Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. files case against China over subsidizing export industry By Shehryar Nabi The United States is filing a case against China at the World Trade Organization over allegations that the country is illegally subsidizing various industries catered to the export market, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The case,… Continue reading
Feb 12 In world's poorest slums, landfills and polluted rivers become a child's playground By Ariel Min Children living among rubbish and human waste are especially susceptible to diarrheal diseases and pneumonia, the top killers of children under 5 worldwide. In this photo essay from Reuters, photographers capture “playgrounds” built among landfills and junkyards, and children swimming… Continue reading
Feb 04 To speed up economy, China's central bank makes borrowing cheaper By Marina Lopes China’s central bank cut reserve requirements on Tuesday for the first time in two years in an attempt to inject liquidity into the world’s second largest economy. Continue reading
Feb 01 Thousands take part in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong By Daniel Costa-Roberts Pro-democracy protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in their first major march since police crackdowns and ebbing public support halted demonstrations in December. Continue reading
Jan 31 Host of challenges ahead for new defense secretary By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press As defense secretary, Ashton Carter would face a daunting pile of problems at home and abroad. And then there are the unforeseen crises, the ones that explode onto a Pentagon chief's agenda without warning. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 3:42 How extensive is the official crackdown on Chinese internet access? By PBS News Hour Jonathan Landreth, managing editor of ChinaFile, the Asia Society's online magazine, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the Chinese crackdown on the country's access to the Internet this week. Continue watching
Jan 20 World's first 3-D-printed apartment building debuts in China By Justin Scuiletti Exclusive: WinSun builds world's first #3Dprinting villa and tallest 3D printed apartmenthttp://t.co/2km9k62NCx pic.twitter.com/J6oJK9qYO3 — 3D Printing & 3Ders (@3dersorg) January 18, 2015 A Chinese company has set another world first… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 6:43 American rapper taps into the flow of China's economy By PBS News Hour A Fulbright scholar studying in China found an unusual calling for his language skills and economics knowledge: writing and performing bilingual raps about Chinese development and inequality in Beijing comedy clubs. With songs like “Mo Money, Mo Fazhan” and “Laowai… Continue watching