Gates foundation flushes out new thinking on toilets

2012-08-16 03:12:24

A Chinese inventor and his solar toilet attracted the attention of American venture capitals at a toilet fair held by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

US students' tales exemplify interest

2012-08-10 23:49:44

Tao Tao Holmes had a straightforward, if exotic, plan: explore the Chinese language and maybe devote some free time during the summer to a worthy cause.

Recalling Shanghai as wartime refuge for European Jews

2012-08-10 11:04:17

Hunched and weary, the "stateless refugees" lined up out the door of a soup kitchen in pre-revolutionary China during the winter of 1937.

As American as his pie

2012-08-10 07:57:32

Mark Huetsch, who runs a pie delivery service in Beijing, says a successful food business requires far more than just good food.

A love letter to Shanghai

2012-08-10 09:50:35

If Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen's love letter to the French capital, Shanghai Calling can be seen as Janet Yang's love letter to the "Oriental Pearl on the Huangpu River".

US students come to China in exchange project

2012-08-06 02:52:29

The exchange program allows US graduate students in science and engineering to conduct research at Chinese universities.

Ditch the tour guide, hit the road

2012-08-04 07:47:06

After a 13-hour flight from Shanghai, a Chinese named Aileen Zhang is fatigued but eager to begin her first trip abroad.

Super creator has new reel character

2012-08-03 07:58:28

Chinese audiences will soon receive their own Stan Lee-created Chinese superhero, with a US-Chinese co-production announced earlier this summer.

Library expert urges deeper US engagement in China

2012-08-03 11:29:23

Chi Wang has a goal of opening a Chinese field office of the Library of Congress.

Ditch the tour guide, hit the open road

2012-08-03 11:29:23

After a 13-hour flight from Shanghai, Aileen Zhang is fatigued but eager to begin her first trip abroad.

US college to study Chinese card game

2012-08-03 03:28:33

A popular card game from China is in this fall's course catalog at the University of California, Berkeley.

Students get chance for US trip

2012-08-01 07:41:46

A program gives Chinese youths from low-income families a chance to study in the US.