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Gothamist's Jen Chung on Mourning the Intimacy of New York's Blog Scene

Jen Chung, co-founder of Gothamist.
Lifestyle

One of New York's original city bloggers talks about being called "gook" in high school, her favorite websites and restaurants — and pandas, of course!

May 31st by Dan Washburn | Comments

Book Excerpt: 'Shanghai Gone' Depicts a City Consuming Its Own Past and People

Policy

Qin Shao's wrenching new study of a frantically developing Shanghai introduces the concept of "domicide" — the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellers.

April 12th by Asia Society | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Colorful Reflection in China

Multicolored lights paint the waters of Shanghai, China on March 24, 2013. (serg_ulixes/Flickr)
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Multicolored lights paint the waters of Shanghai, China on March 24, 2013. (serg_ulixes/Flickr)

March 25th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Parked in Style at the Shanghai Antique Market

A row of vintage toy cars neatly lined up in an antique market stall in Shanghai, China on January 27, 2013. (ciaocibai/Flickr)
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A row of vintage toy cars neatly lined up in an antique market stall in Shanghai, China on January 27, 2013. (ciaocibai/Flickr)

January 29th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

The Growth of China's Film Audience Means Xenophobia Doesn't Pay

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Lifestyle

In their own ways, Red Dawn and Skyfall made major efforts to accomodate the growing Chinese film market.

December 3rd by Liz Flora | Comments

US Election Day in China Offers a Chance to Participate, Vicariously

A man poses with cardboard cut-outs of U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) at a hotel during a U.S. presidential election results event organized by the American embassy in Beijing on Nov. 7, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

In Shanghai as the American presidential election results roll in, Jeffrey Wasserstrom notes that the locals enjoy a chance to participate — in another country's contest.

November 7th by Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Comments

Bill Gates: Who's Beating the US in Education, and What We Do About It

Bill Gates at the
Education

A look at how other nations beat out American schools and some advice from Bill Gates.

November 6th by Anthony Jackson | Comments

Photo of the Day: Children at Play in Shanghai

Children horsing around during their day off from school in Shanghai on March 10, 2012. (jijis/Flickr)
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Children horsing around during their day off from school in Shanghai on March 10, 2012. (jijis/Flickr)

October 31st by Farisa Khalid | Comments

Gallery/Interview: Howard French Gets Intimate Look at China's Characters

From the cover of 'Chinese Characters' — photographed in Kashgar (Xinjiang), China. (Howard French)
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The former Pulitzer-nominated New York Times correspondent bridges cultural barriers to take striking portraits of Chinese people.

September 17th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Interview: A Video for Chinese People 'Concerned About the Air They Breathe'

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After months of documenting China's air quality, Asia Society's China Air Daily project will now take its findings to an international photography festival in China's Shanxi Province.

August 28th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments
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