Nov 10 Watch Chinese party leaders consider major economic reforms China is now the world’s second largest economy. So what happens there, naturally, has great implications for the rest of the world. There’s a very important meeting going on now in Beijing involving the top leaders of the ruling Communist… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch News Wrap: Russia dumps illegal waste near Sochi, site of Winter Olympics In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian contractors have been burying construction waste outside Sochi, despite a no waste pledge by the government for the Winter Olympics. The illegal dumping may taint the water supply for the games. Also, Beijing police… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Why Chinese protesters have resorted to self-immolation over urban construction Why Chinese protesters have resorted to self-immolation over urban construction… Continue watching
Oct 23 Investor beware: China's growth is near its tipping point China's economic growth is not sustainable, warns Junheng Li, the "Tiger Woman on Wall Street." Above, one of China's main financial centers in Shenzhen. Photo courtesy of Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. Continue reading
Oct 23 Investor Beware: China's Growth Is Near Its Tipping Point China's economic growth is not sustainable, warns Junheng Li, the "Tiger Woman on Wall Street." Above, one of China's main financial centers in Shenzhen. Photo courtesy of Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images. Editor's Note: Junheng Li, the "Tiger Woman on… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences… Continue watching
Oct 21 The smog in this giant Chinese city is so bad, it shut everything down A man stands next to an airplane amid heavy smog in Harbin, the capital of China's northeast Heilongjiang province. Photo by AFP/Getty Images Heavy smog blanketed the China's northern city of Harbin on Monday with air pollution measuring… Continue reading
Oct 21 Chinese consumers demand fair prices for their Starbucks lattes Chinese social media is brimming with a topic familiar to many Westerners: complaints over the price of Starbucks coffee. But Chinese caffeine addicts may have more reason to complain. The Seattle-based chain charges premium prices for its brews… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Freed from Guantánamo, but stuck in limbo By PBS News Hour After 9/11, six ethnic Chinese men known as Uighurs were rounded up in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They spent eight years in prison before being cleared of any wrongdoing by U.S. courts, and now find themselves stranded in a legal and… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Will Obama's absence from key Asia summit impact U.S. global interests? Will Obama's absence from key Asia summit impact U.S. global interests?… Continue watching