Book Excerpt: Peter Hessler’s ‘Strange Stones’ Tells Stories from East and West
Peter Hessler’s new book is a selection of his thought-provoking reportage on both China and the United States over the past decade. Author appearance at Asia Society New York on Tuesday, May 21.
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Interview: CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout on Haw Flakes, Twitter and Tracking China
We reached out to the CNN International anchor and self-professed “media junkie,” “China nerd” and “geek mom” via email.
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Video: Filmmaker Returns Home to Site of Sichuan Earthquake to Tell Town’s Tale
Five years after the Sichuan earthquake, ‘The Reborn of Beichuan’ follows the journey of two families from a devastated Chinese city as they try to restore normalcy to their lives and struggle to move past the loss of their children.
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Photo of the Day: All Dressed Up in China
A young girl in Baizu costume in Jizushan, Yunnan Province, China on December 27, 2012. (James Moallem)
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Video: Iron Man 3’s China Push is Sign of Things to Come for Hollywood
ChinaFile Managing Editor Jonathan Landreth tells Huffington Post Live he expects Hollywood producers such as those that made Iron Man 3 to continue to look for ways to tap into China’s growing moviegoing market.
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Photo of the Day: Golden Streaks in the Water in China
The sun casts a golden glow across Lu Gu Lake in Si Chuan Province, China on May 8, 2013. (tiffffffany/Flickr)
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The New Yorker’s China correspondent on the meaning behind Chinese President Xi Jinping’s political slogan, and the obstacles in its way.
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Author Paul French, whose wildly successful book Midnight in Peking was awarded the 2013 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime last night in New York, visited Asia Society Studios earlier this week to offer some advice for aspiring authors hoping to write the next great China book.
Expert: Current North Korea Drama ‘More Uncertain and Worrying’ Than Years Past
Andrew Gilholm, senior Northeast Asia analyst with the consultancy Control Risks, says it’s “tough to see” a peaceful resolution to current tensions.
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7.0 Quake Hits China’s Sichuan Province
Early Saturday a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck southwestern China. Asia Society takes a look at the coverage of the news.
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Photo of the Day: Shy But Poised in Tamil Nadu, India
Four young girls smile for the camera in Tamil Nadu, India on February 18, 2012. (...
At Women’s Wear Daily’s Beauty CEO Summit 2012, Revlon head Alan Ennis argued that China is now past its prime as a place for manufacturing.
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