The scourge of abandoned share bikes is becoming an international issue, with Beijing forced to ban new schemes after thousands of bikes were dumped across the city. Almost 2.4 million share bikes have hit the…
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Beijing’s Animal Lovers Willing to Pay RMB900 for Luxurious Pet Hotels
Beijing’s pet owners are nothing if not devoted. They’re willing to fork out tons of money for cute animal outfits and spend big on elaborate pet funerals. But there’s a new craze among the capital’s…
No One In China Wants To Get Married Anymore, And It’s Making Beijing Nervous
If there’s one thing Cui Shuxin can happily live without, it’s marriage. The 29-year-old, who works as a director in a global public relations firm in Beijing, doesn’t want to tie the knot with her…
How Xi Jinping’s China stacks up with the rest of the world
Hong Kong (CNN)In a pivotal three-hour speech, China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday painted a rosy picture of the country’s accomplishments over the past five years. But how does China really stack up with the…
China’s Xi calls on Communisty Party to stand against ‘grim’ challenges
He struck a nationalistic line throughout his speech, calling for the party not only to safeguard China’s sovereignty but also to revitalize Chinese culture, oppose “erroneous” ideology and promote religion that is “Chinese in origin.”…
China’s Communist Party congress begins in Beijing
These are external links and will open in a new window China’s biggest political event, the Communist Party congress, has begun in Beijing under tight security. Party leader and Chinese president Xi Jinping is addressing…
The human cost of China’s economic reforms
Mark Weinberger is worried about China’s mountain of national debt, the possibility of bankruptcies and – ultimately – what it might mean for the thousands his multinational firm employs in China. All three tell me…
China’s president looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
China is run by the party’s Politburo Standing Committee … And while many Chinese may seem blase, news about the congress is impossible to avoid. Villages are revving up decades-old public address systems to broadcast…
China’s 19th party congress: What you need to know
Passengers arriving at Beijing’s railway stations face extended security checks, according to the Beijing Daily News, and China’s uniformed and plainclothes police, as well as its army of granny spies (think neighborhood watch on a…
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s official Xinhua news agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a key Communist Party Congress the harmony and cooperative nature of the Chinese…
China’s Xi looks to extend power at Communist Party congress
China is run by the party’s Politburo Standing Committee … And while many Chinese may seem blase, news about the congress is impossible to avoid. Villages are revving up decades-old public address systems to broadcast…
China’s first space lab will soon crash to Earth. No one knows where it’ll hit.
Tiangong 1 ended its service in March after it had “comprehensively fulfilled its historical mission,” Wu Ping, deputy director of the manned space engineering office, was quoted as saying at a news conference by Xinhua,…
China is building a mega-airport in Beijing that will open in 2019
In China, construction is underway for one of the biggest airports in the world. Beijing Daxing Airport is about 42 miles south of the city center and will be accessible by high-speed train. Following is…