Animated Oscar contender inspires domestic animators

A decade ago, the government tapped the culture industry to become a pillar of Chinese industry. The past 10 years have seen incredible progress – especially in animation.

The secret world of ayi – A look into the highly unregulated housekeeping industry

Large numbers of Filipino women are in the country illegally as housekeepers. They have caused a stir about the oversight of the domestic housekeeping industry. Many problems have been reported by families who employ unskilled and irresponsible ayi. Some cases are even appalling.

The dark side of Web PR – Underground army buffs, smears reputations

College students, hardcore gamers and the occasional pencil-pushing troll all have one thing in common: their ranks make up China’s now millions-strong shuijun.

Chinese culture booms in Turkey

“Experience China in Turkey” is a multifaceted event featuring Chinese folk performances and official forums. It is currently being held to commemorate the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between China and Turkey; next October will be the 40th anniversary for China-Turkey relations.

Patients postpone surgeries as blood bank bottoms out

The Beijing Red Cross Blood Center has always run a seasonal shortage during the winter months: this year, winter came early. Blood centers across the country in Wuhan, Nanjing, Chongqing, Changchun, Qingdao, Kunming and Hefei began reporting a shortage of blood for clinical use at the end of last month.

Young entrepreneurs plunge into era of the startup

A new list of the Top 150 enterprises of the best investment value was published at the 2010 China CEO Summit on October 21. This fifth appraisal by Zero2IPO Group enumerated unlisted mainland enterprises that have shown explosive growth.

Driving from Italy to China, without a driver?

It’s like a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey halfway around the world – except Polo’s caravan this time, strangely enough, is a pair of driverless cars instead of camels.

When marriage can’t weather three years

Chinese couples are breaking up at an unprecedented rate. Despite traditional values that emphasize family unity and filial piety, husbands and wives of the ’80s generation just can’t seem to stay together.

Tournament closes with joy and pity

After 10 days of competition, the China Open ended with its first defending champion Novak Djokovic and new World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki, who won her sixth title in the year.

China Open at seven – Capital’s tennis gala ends with new records

The seven-year-old China Open, an annual professional tennis tournament held in the capital, ended Monday with new records: as many as 251,000 people poured into the National Tennis Center during the National Day holiday, it generated more than 150 hours of live coverage and broadcast feeds provided by CCTV-5, and it posted a 20 percent growth in revenue.