William Feng is the host of ICS Shanghai's travel show Getaway. New shows go out on Thursdays and are repeated across the week. Was the Getaway gig a random Shanghai opportunity or did you come here with a plan to break into this industry? I came to China originally as part of a three year plan to travel the world. The next stop was meant to be Brazil, and finally, Africa. When I first arrived,......

China's west swelters under record high temperatures. Westernmost China's Xinjiang region was under a blistering heatwave Sunday, with the mercury hitting as high as 44.8 degrees Celsius (112.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Turpan city, a local official said. Analysts warn China vulnerable to a Japan-style debt meltdown. Today, China could be ripe for a crisis of its own that might resemble the collapse of Japan's "Bubble Economy" in the early 1990's and have enormous global impact,......

What does $205.6 million in cash look like? Here are pictures of the cash and guns seized from the Mexico City residence of Zhenli Ye Gon, who is one among six Chinese suspects from a gang, which prosecutors say illegally imported n-acetyl pseudoephedrine. Now, just imagine 205.6 Demi Moores rolling around in it.Low-key vibe to Shanghai festival. Despite Sharon Stone's presence, the opening frames of the Shanghai Film Festival were unashamedly local and curiously low......

Jasmine Women was first shown at the Shanghai Film Festival in 2004, where it won the Jury Prix prize, and when Zhang Ziyi also won China's biggest acting award, the Golden Rooster. After several delays, the story of love and loss over three generations of Chinese women is now set for a wide April 2006 release. You can find images of the movie posters here and more news and pics here.......