Topic: Gobi Desert

North Korean women sold into 'slavery' in China

Like the thousands of women who fled North Korea before her, Kim Eun-sun made it into China and paid a woman to help her, only to discover she'd traded one form of captivity for another.

China's great space station leap

China has successfully launched the first component to build its own space station, indicating that it is closing the gap with the big space powers such as the US and Russia.

Ai Weiwei: Can an artist change society?

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's provocative work spotlights human rights and pushes government boundaries.

Ai Weiwei: Why does he make Chinese authorities nervous?

The famous Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei hasn’t been heard from since his arrest Sunday by Chinese authorities.

The Way Back: movie review

Peter Weir’s 'The Way back' is a harrowing escape story of a gulag survivor.

Did horned dinosaurs island-hop to Europe?

The discovery of a horned dinosaur in Hungary suggests that these types of dinosaurs, which were once thought to be limited to Asia and North America, might have island-hopped their way to Europe.

Dust storm in Australia turns Sydney into Mars

Australia's worst dust storm in 70 years has given a rusty tint to the the continent's east coast.

A solar eclipse for the people

Not just devoted eclipse-chasers but millions of others were able to view the longest solar eclipse of the century as it passed over Asia Wednesday.

Skiing 'with Chinese characteristics?'

A resort in hilly Hebei Province, northwest of Beijing, offers unexpectedly long and enjoyable runs – not to mention a Swiss chalet hung with Chinese lanterns.

Tibet shepherds live on climate frontier

Shrinking glaciers mean longer hikes to water flocks

Chinese Muslims join global Islamic market

They are forging economic ties with the Muslim world at a time when interest in Islam is also growing.

New film aims to remind South Koreans of suffering to their north

Ahead of Beijing Olympics, the international group Justice for North Korea hopes to press China to accept North Korean refugees as defectors, not migrants.

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Review: 'The Children of Huang Shi'

A true story of rescued orphans sensitively brought to the screen.

On the road – from Germany to Cambodia – in a communist jalopy

Towed by camels and laughed at by pedestrians, the lowly Trabant is a modern-day Marco Polo for a good cause.

Cai Guo-Qiang has a blast with explosive art

The Chinese artist, whose pyrotechnics will feature heavily at the Beijing Olympic ceremonies, is the focus of a major exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. His favorite medium: gunpowder.