China's premier on Wednesday extolled the prosperity the Communist government has brought to many Chinese, yet he sounded an alarm that inflation could derail the country's rapid emergence. more ›

Beijing Capital Airport's spanking new Terminal Three opens this Friday. The Norman Foster-designed building is being touted as the largest building in the world. And it is colossal. To give you an idea of just how big it is, the terminal is the size of 170 soccer fields put together, and that is 17 percent more floor space than all of London Heathrow's five terminals put together! The terminal is shaped like the character 人 which means people, and its design reminds one of the dragon, complete with 'scales' oriented south-east to capture as much of the winter sun as possible. more ›

The Hong Kong chief executive, Donald Tsang, says that the Chinese government is committed to a plan for letting the country's mainland investors trade shares on the city's stock exchange. more ›

A 30-year old man in Guangzhou appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge. Paramedics tried to revive him at the cybercafe but failed and he was declared dead on the spot. more ›

At least 20,000 police surveillance cameras are being installed along streets in southern China and will soon be guided by sophisticated computer software from an American-financed company to recognise automatically the faces of police suspects and detect unusual activity. more ›

CNN's John Vause says he's lost 10 pounds in recent weeks as reports of tainted food have come out in China. more ›

Even as the ladies rush to be registered as descendants of Confucius, and as churches -- both state-sanctioned and underground -- continue to swell and burst through the seams all across the land, China is becoming the most unlikely birthplace of progressive Islam, if this highly enlightening Asia Times article entitled "Islam with Chinese Characteristics" is anything to go by. more ›

That's the grand vision of Andrea Cruz, fashion designer and self-confessed shoe addict who with a group of fellow savvy businesswomen and fashionistas, is franchising Shanghai's popular boutique Hotwind to the Phillipines. Although Hotwind in Shanghai stocks a wide range of clothes and accessories, Cruz and her business partners are focusing on the footwear range -- perhaps because of Filipinas' renowned predilection for shoes. Cruz made this curious statement in the Manila Times: "The shoes are of high quality because it’s from Shanghai, yet the prices are far more affordable than signature brands." (Italics added by Shanghaiist, of course.) Oddly enough, Shanghaiist's mother, a Beijing native, also frequently comments upon the superiority of Shanghainese products over those originating from elsewhere in the world. And yes, she has been to Xiangyang Market. more ›