Revelers at a Jinuo Minority wedding party outside Jinghong, Yunnan, by monkeyking

Han Han's new blog post, which employs his signature sharp, direct and sarcastic style, is once again an immediate hit in the Chinese blogosphere and BBS. Translated by CDT:Mrs. Pan's house in Minhang district was forcibly demolished today. Mrs. Pan

During the China-Eu Summit in Nanjing, Premier Wen Jiabao made clear that the Chinese government is not giving into pressure from the U.S. and other countries to adjust the rate of its currency. From Reuters:Speaking at a briefing after summit

The AP reports that Hawaii, California, and Las Vegas are promoting themselves as vacation destinations to wealthy Chinese tourists:Beset by one of the worst recessions in decades, the U.S. destinations are spending significant sums on marketing campaigns in China's most

From the Japan Focus:Fifteen years after construction started, the water level of the Three Gorges reservoir is scheduled to reach its final height of 175 meters this fall. After 27 million cubic meters of cement have been poured, 39 cubic

ChinaHush translates a blog post by a migrant worker currently building luxury homes in Sanya, Hainan:I used to have very low self-esteem, just because I am a migrant worker working at construction sites every day. Maybe it's because I went

In the New York Times, Jonathan Mirsky reviews The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China:There is a bull market these days in Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) and his wife, Soong Mei-ling (1897-2003), usually called Madame

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday he hoped the European integration would create positive influence on the growth of China-EU ties. "We wish the integration process could continuously make new progress," Wen told the press after the 12th China-European Union

The annual selection of China's top 10 fast-developing cities was held by the China International Urbanization Development Strategy Research Committee to illustrate the rate of China's urbanization. The cities are evaluated on a comprehensive assessment basis including the size of

Ten people have been confirmed dead after a mini-bus plunged over a steep slope in south China's Guangdong Province, said local officials Monday. The accident happened at about 2:50 p.m. Friday when the vehicle, which was carrying 32 passengers, swerved

Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Edmund Ho Hau Wah has thanked the State Council for approving a proposal by the local government for a 3.61 square-kilometer land reclamation project, the local Macao Post Daily reported Monday. The

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday that it is unfair that some countries demand appreciation of China's currency while practicing protectionism against China, and such actions are in fact aimed at containing China's development. Wen made the remarks during the

China and the European Union signed five cooperative documents after the 12th China-EU summit held in eastern China city of Nanjing on Monday. The five agreements cover areas of technological cooperation, near-zero emission coal utilization project, energy-efficiency and quality on

More than 70 percent of 5,000 students from 10 universities in Beijing are accepting of one-night stands, according to a government survey released over the weekend. The university students were asked about their sexual knowledge and attitudes between 2007 and

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday that the China-EU relations should be more strategic, comprehensive and stable. He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 12th China-EU summit held in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province.

Police in south China's Hainan Province said they had caught a man suspected of killing six of his family members in Beijing. The suspect, Li Lei, was arrested Saturday evening in Sanya, a renowned scenery spot, according to the Sanya

China is thinking about lifting its two-decade-old ban on foreigners entering the country with HIV/AIDS. The proposed scrapping of the ban comes as the nation prepares for next year's Shanghai Expo, which will likely attract four million overseas visitors. "I

When five of their seven-man team turned back mid-attempt due to fatigue, almost zero-visibility and the violent wind of the Tibetan Himalayas early on November 5, two students from China University of Geosciences (CUG) in Wuhan, Hubei Province were left

Tibet's first Financial Service Center for Small Enterprises opened in the Tibet Branch of the Agriculture Bank of China (ABC) on Nov. 27. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Tibet's first Financial Service Center for Small Enterprises opened in the Tibet Branch of the

Photo shows the college graduates from Tibet University as trainees are working in the China Mobile Tibet branch. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ 11 probationary bases have been set up with handing out 730 yuan subsistence allowance per month for college graduates in