Shanghai resident Mara Hvistendahl, the Asia correspondent for Science, is the author of the acclaimed Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men, an engrossing look at the issue of gender imbalance in China and beyond. We (figuratively) sat down with Ms. Hvistendahl to get her thoughts on the gender imbalance issue in China, and also whether polygamy and gay unions amongst men will take off in China as a result of the lack of ladies. more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday. On the schedule this week: The general manager of Koryo Tours Simon Cockerell talks about North Korea, there's some Tuesday night music happened at Yuyintang and Mao Livehouse, take a stroll on the Bund for Wednesday, or check out an art gallery for Thursday! Read on for all the details, or head on over to our calendar for more! more ›

Insightful as always, John Garnaut, China correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne Age, speaks at the University of Southern California's US-China Institute on whether China is becoming a mafia state: more ›

Great stuff from Beijing history lecturer Yuan Tengfei (袁腾飞). [Subtitles by Chris Pereira, h/t to Danwei] more ›