Chinese President Hu Jintao expressed his concerns on Monday about the Westernization of the Chinese culture, and called for greater efforts to strengthen China's cultural influence worldwide. The remarks are the latest in a growing series of attempts by the Communist Party to control promote Chinese culture. more ›

Enjoy your last bite of stinky tofu before you go through the turnstiles into the Shanghai Metro, authorities have turned up their sensitive noses and added this putrid morsel to the list of banned items in the Metro. More specifically, goods with strong smells are to be banned henceforth, which has left the public confused and uncertain as to how to follow this new rule. more ›

In a couple of weeks Beijing will turn into a party town and Sanlitun is predicted to be the epicenter of the Olympic night events. The South China Morning Post has however reported that the bar owners in the area were asked to refuse service to black patrons. The article reports: more ›