A thirst for change in polluted waterways

The quality of China's water resources has been in decline for several decades. Now, measures are being introduced to return the country's lakes,...

Red-Letter Day: Uncovering Beijing’s Literary and Ideological Past

It’s a bitterly cold Beijing morning with flurries of snow floating around us. I’m joining Nelly Alix from Beijing by Heart (who also took us on ...

What future is there for free will?

One anecdote described a post-hypnotic suggestion given to a hypnotized subject. The subject was told that after being awakened, his therapist w...

One person, working on multiple careers

Before one of my editors sent me an article on "slash careers", I had known only the Hollywood jargon of "hyphenate" to help describe someone hol...

Cases of illegal GM crops 'under control'

Genetically modified crops have been planted illegally in China, but such cases are sporadic and under control, Minister of Agriculture Han Chang...

First Zika Virus Case Confirmed in China: Xinhua

China has its first confirmed case of the Zika virus in Jiangxi province, the Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.

Pollution in China: A Doctor's Perspective

This post, in which International SOS's Dr. Michael Couturie provides advice for minimizing short and long-term health effects of pollution, come...

Subway Line 8's Third Phase to Open in 2017

Remember Line 8, that Beijing Subway line that you rode due north to Olympic events? It's about to be expanded for the third time and go way, way...

Beijing Railway Stations Trialing Facial Recognition Security System

Although the outbound leg of travel for Spring Festival is almost over, travelers leaving Beijing after the celebrations may have the chance to u...

Broken Facebook Dreams: New Astrill VPN iOS Application May Take 7-10 Working Days

We have confirmed reports of some users deleting the Astrill app and reinstalling it, and the VPN being back up.