Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

The Chinese paddlefish belongs to an ancient lineage of paddlefish that has been around for at least 100 million years. But in early 2020, a study concluded that the species has recently gone ...

Chinese cabbages are available all year, look for fresh, firm heads that feel heavy for their size. Tiny black flecks on the leaves are normal and harmless. Reject heads that look wilted, limp or ...

Similarly, the UAE declared in February its intentions to purchase a dozen Chinese L15 aircrafts. Facing stringent conditions on a $23 billion arms deal with the US, the UAE suspended negotiations ...

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For decades, Chinese workers have wrapped up their working lives at relatively young ages: 60 for men and as early as 50 for women. But all that is about to change as the Chinese government passed ...

An anthropomorphic monkey and a campaign against "feminist propaganda" set the video gaming community alight this week, following the release of the most successful Chinese title of all time.

On August 26, a visiting Chinese military delegation led by General Li Qiaoming, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force, held meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ...

Joy Zhang is among millions of Chinese graduates, fresh out of university, who are struggling to find jobs "I've had one, two, three, four... five jobs in the last few months," says Joy Zhang ...

BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - China strongly condemns the attacks in Pakistan and will continue to give strong support to the country in anti-terrorism action, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ...

In discussions in Beijing, the two sides made clear that many differences remain over Taiwan, technology export controls and trade disputes. By Keith Bradsher and David Pierson Keith Bradsher ...