The benevolent act of donating human eggs for in vitro fertilization can also mean large sums of money for attractive young Chinese women with math or law degrees in the United States.
Soon after starting his job as the New York Times' Shanghai bureau chief in 2003, Howard French enrolled in an intensive-Mandarin course.
A day after she was honored at the White House and hugged by first lady Michelle Obama, 13-year-old Wu Lianyun was en route to Dimen.
Students and faculty at the University of California, Davis heard a tale about a town in China with links to a now-deceased professor and the new Chinese leadership.
Seeking to extend 'soft power' and enliven its culture industry, China has collaborated with the esteemed Nederlander Organization in staging shows and training arts professionals.
Now a New Yorker, Chinese pianist Wang Yuja enjoys making an annual encore in her hometown.
Chris Boehner is taking on the murky world of Chinese student applications to US schools, which are often heavily edited by professional agencies.
More than 160 years ago a young man paved the way for Chinese studying abroad.
American political scientist Samuel Huntington's theory of a "clash of civilizations" between Islam and the West holds that cultural and religious differences fuel conflict in the post-Cold War world.
The second MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum provided a platform for Chinese students to swap ideas with entrepreneurs.
Fifteen weeks after his birth, the San Diego Zoo's sixth giant panda, originally nicknamed "Little Sausage", finally got a formal name this week: Xiao Liwu, or "Little Gift".
An influx of young Chinese has enlarged the international student body at US colleges and universities.