Oil riches flow from Beijing to New York with fine art
2013-02-08 14:28:23
Although oil painting is a classical tradition in the West, the medium was only introduced to China at the beginning of the 20th century.
Catwalks take on Chinese look for fashion week
2013-02-08 14:26:57
As many as eight designers of Chinese descent are among the 90 who are showcasing their Fall 2013 collections during New York Fashion Week.
NBA to usher in Lunar New Year
2013-02-08 14:26:57
The Washington Wizards are getting in shape, and the team's rejuvenation may get a further boost from Lunar New Year festivities this weekend.
Western psychics see a starry future in China
2013-02-04 13:33:10
Divination in China is almost as old as the history of the Middle Kingdom, but having the future told by foreign psychics is a new slant.
Markets put in the dock
2013-02-01 07:55:58
Chinese are becoming aware of the moral limits of market forces, says Harvard academic.
Red Light Nation: A look at Chinese sexual awakening
2013-02-01 13:24:15
In Behind the Red Door, the journalist Richard Burger suggests that while it is tempting to view China's growing openness toward sex to be in delayed parallel to the West, the country's sexual history has traveled a separate course.
Retail dream energizes solar proprietor
2013-02-01 13:24:15
Zhong's latest venture, Solar Planet, is the first of its kind in Palo Alto, California, but the 46-year-old businesswoman has bigger dreams - a nationwide network of solar-power emporiums that would be franchised.
Program strikes new tone for opera students
2013-01-31 11:39:36
How difficult is it to sing opera in Mandarin?
Dressed for success
2013-01-25 07:56:46
New York based designer Vivienne Tam has been inspired by Chinese cosmological elements for her latest collection.
Backstreet Boys kick off world tour in China
2013-01-22 22:16:30
Backstreet boy band was in Beijing to announce the start of its 20th anniversary world tour in China this May.
First notes on orchestra's record tour
2013-01-21 11:51:11
The China National Symphony Orchestra kicked off the most ambitious US tour in its 56-year history.
On Pulitzers and peppers flipping the bird
2013-01-13 08:30:11
When American political cartoonist Joel Pett toured China in 2012, the highlight, not surprisingly, was the chance to meet fellow cartoonists.