Foreigners Dubious of China's Newly Announced “Ease of Entry” Procedures

Word on the street: it's becoming more difficult for foreigners to get employment visas in Beijing. Several years ago, China implemented and beg...

From laughingstock to columnist: Controversial online celebrity redeems herself

Luo Yufeng first gained online notoriety as an air-headed, homely twenty-something who unaccountably demanded China's most eligible bachelors des...

Former university president suspended

Ji Baocheng, a former president of Renmin University of China, has been suspended from the Party for two years and has been put on a good-behavio...

Police question six in sex scandal probe

Beijing police are holding six people who are allegedly involved in a sex video that was apparently made in a popular fashion retailer's fitting ...

Smoother, faster ride home for Spring Festival

BEIJING - High-speed trains with comfort, Starbucks coffee onboard, free WIFI in stations, and phone apps for ticket purchase. As the Spring Fest...

Motorcyclists warm to free journeys home

In freezing weather on Sunday morning, Wei Guojian began his journey home for a Spring Festival family reunion.It will take him nearly 24 hours t...

Shanghai sees twelvefold increase in 'green cards'

Under loosened visa policies in effect since July to attract more foreign talent to Shanghai, 12 times more expats have obtained permanent reside...

Lawyer or not, Pu Zhiqiang broke the law

BEIJING - Pu Zhiqiang, a former Beijing-based lawyer, was given a suspended three-year prison term on Tuesday for inciting ethnic hatred and dist...

More Chinese cities on high smog alert

TIANJIN - Roughly 50 cities in northern and eastern China have issued air pollution alerts in the most recent bout of smog.

Chinese TV station 'employs robot' as weather reporter

SHANGHAI - Shanghai Dragon TV has "employed" an artificial intelligence (AI) robot as a weather reporter on its live breakfast show.