Topic: Guangdong

Could water scarcity cause international conflict?

Some have predicted that conflicts over water scarcity are inevitable, but what does the record show?

Environmental education goes global

Long-established Shelburne Farms program in Vermont sends out ripples worldwide.

Q&A with Uighur spiritual leader Rebiya Kadeer

The Monitor spoke with the exiled mother figure for China's Uighurs about the deadly riots, independence, and China's use of the label of 'terrorist.'

Spiritual mother of Uighurs or terrorist?

Rebiya Kadeer is a petite, successful businesswoman, who now lives in exile in Virgina.

Deadly riots in western China take unprecedented toll

The violence brings into question China's hard-line policy against Uighur ethnic minority.

Ethnic unrest turns to deadly riots in China

At least 140 were killed when ethnic Uighurs poured into the streets inXinjiang Province. China blamed the violence on foreign agitators.

Germany's hard line on the stimulus: Why Merkel says 'Nein'

Ahead of G-20, German leader balks at more spending and more debt.

China aims for its own Silicon Valley

Like the 'Asian tigers' before it, China is pushing into higher-end manufacturing and innovation.

China's surge of college graduates finds white-collar work elusive

A heavily blue-collar economy and the global financial crisis have made it tough for graduates, whose numbers have risen sharply.

Migrant workers struggle as China's factories slow

The global recession is shuttering manufacturers and pushing millions out of work or into lower wages.

In China, a rush to get home for New Year's

Millions – many now jobless – pack the railways during the world's largest annual migration.

China's economy cools

Its growth rate slowed to 9 percent in the third quarter as exports to the US and Europe start to slacken.

Unions in China still feeble, but gaining foothold

Most Fortune 500 companies operating there have agreed to let workers organize, but can expect little pushback from the state-controlled groups.

Bad boy and diving diva flout China's athletic norm

Badminton player Lin Dan and diver Guo Jingjing stand out – both as gold medalists and as rebels in a sports system specifically designed to avoid such things.

Unofficial schools aim to boost prospects of China's migrant children

Xingzhi School in Beijing teaches nearly 1,200 kids not allowed to attend public school say their migrant-worker parents lack residency permits.

Chinese pumpkin farmer cultivates political reform

From gourds to politics: Lu Banglie uses the legal system to protect farmers' rights.

Historic port call marks Japan-China thaw

The arrival of a Japanese war ship in a Chinese port and the recent announcement of a joint gas-exploration deal signal improving bilateral ties, but territorial disputes remain unresolved.

Cheers outweigh protest at Hong Kong's Olympic torch relay

Proud citizens welcomed the flame back to China Friday, but critics say the autonomous city deferred to Beijing by barring some activists.

Cheers outweigh protest at Hong Kong's Olympic torch relay

Proud citizens welcomed the flame back to China Friday, but critics say the autonomous city deferred to Beijing by barring some activists.

For China, Olympics are a time to display – and to conceal

As Olympic torch relay gets under way, officials are keenly attune to the face China presents to the world.

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