Shortage of donkey skin breeds TCM fakes

JINAN - A shortage of donkey hides used to produce the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) "ejiao" has resulted in a deluge of imitations, with ar...

Beijing May Impose Winter Auto Restrictions, But Why Now?

News reports over the weekend indicated that Beijing is still considering automobile restrictions using the odd-even license plate system, on whi...

Kipp's Picks: Swimful Record Release, Dim Sum Disco, Neon Zoo, and Natural Flavor

This is the time of year when things slow down a bit to make way for the madness that is Chinese New Year, the biggest migration of human beings ...

Officials step up moves against 'zombie meat'

A crackdown on the illegal trade in smuggled frozen meat is being intensified after reports of expired and rotten supplies being brought into the...

Black cat and white rabbit cartoons may become Shanghai's symbols

Shanghai's two home-grown cartoons - the hero of Black Cat Detective, an animation, and the logo of the White Rabbit creamy candies - were sugges...

Holiday ritual offers a touch of home

As Christmas is to Westerners, Chinese New Year - the first day of the first lunar month - is regarded as the most important festival in China.

Rags to riches saga underlines China's transformation

The rags-to-riches story of Chinese real estate mogul Zhang Xin is perhaps an apt reflection of China's unprecedented economic transformation ove...

Foreigners find tickets to ride on nation's railways are hard to buy

Faced with the language barrier and cultural divide, foreigners are finding it hard this year to buy rail tickets in China ahead of Spring Festiv...

Battle to send out virtual red envelopes warms up

China's Internet companies are scrambling to send out cash-filled virtual red envelopes for Spring Festival.

Big data reveals Spring Festival travel rush patterns

Big data on travel patterns shows that while many people are leaving metropolises for family reunions during the Spring Festival travel rush this...