At strategic shoal, China asserts power through control, and concessions
SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, South China Sea (Reuters) – Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a miles-long row of fishing … Read more
Evidence of strained ties on China-North Korea border: 24 images
In the Northeast Asia Special Region straddling China’s border with North Korea, the area around Nanping village is dotted with half-finished buildings, cranes on empty … Read more
Mother Peng: Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan
BEIJING (Reuters) – Glamorous, popular and passionate about fighting AIDS, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is Beijing’s diplomatic not-so-secret weapon spreading Chinese soft power around … Read more
Somewhere in China: the story of Doctor Ma
The Loss of Community: A Surreal Photographic Journey by Dominique Musorrafiti This is the story of young Dr. Mǎ 马 who has lived his childhood … Read more
Why Chinese are building so many ghost towns?
In China, there are now countless ghost towns, entire neighborhoods dotted with modern and often well-decorated buildings, but it seems that they are simply abandoned … Read more
Xiangyun Ghost Town in Shijiazhuang
Xiangyun International Project is a huge real estate project built in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. Xiangyun International Project (祥云国际楼盘动态) covers an area of about 1800 acres. … Read more
Chongqing flyover is the highest overpass in the world connecting two buildings
Two parallel pedestrian flyovers, connecting the opposite roof of two buildings, have been built in the Yuzhong district, in Chongqing. The bridges, planned in December … Read more
Relief camp in Yunnan swells as thousands flee conflict in Myanmar
NANSAN, China (Reuters) – Within earshot of mortar fire echoing from beyond a ring of hills, a sprawling relief camp in Southwestern China is swelling … Read more
South Koreans handle Chinese boycott over THAAD with irony
Due to the backlash from China over the deployment of a U.S. missile system outside Seoul, Chinese government ordered the boycott of their tourists to … Read more
53 Japanese Prints of the Sino-Japanese War
A selection of Japanese war prints depicting the first Sino-Japanese War. The First Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the Jiawu War 甲午戰爭, began in … Read more
Interview with John Carpenter: Big Trouble in Little China
We asked a few questions to the legendary American director John Carpenter about Big Trouble in Little China, the cult movie that takes place in … Read more
A peek through the curtains at China’s “two meetings”
Every March, the curtains go up in China’s capital of Beijing for two major events in the political calendar. The “lianghui,” or “two meetings,” as … Read more
Wary of Trump unpredictability, China ramps up naval abilities
BEIJING (Reuters) – The PLA Navy is likely to secure significant new funding in China’s upcoming defence budget as Beijing seeks to check U.S. dominance … Read more
Hong Kong Arts Month: Hidden art which only Hong Kongers know
Venture off the beaten track during this year’s Hong Kong Arts Month which runs from 1 to 31 March, away from the high profile gallery … Read more