books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn

china The matrilineal Chinese culture that carries around cured pork for a decades Thom Dunn

News Yet another Chinese woman arrested for trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Xeni Jardin

art Hearing impaired dancers become a 'thousand armed' goddess Xeni Jardin

language The Pet Dragon – A whimsical girl-meets-dragon story that also introduces Chinese characters Wink

china A peek inside Iraq's most notorious weapons market Xeni Jardin

politics China gives outlaw artist Ai Weiwei his passport back. Finally. For now. Xeni Jardin

History In 1987 Kowloon Walled City packed 33,000 people into six and a half acres Ellsworth Toohey

Science A volcano froze crops worldwide in 1453 Ellsworth Toohey

History February 30 happened once, in 1712 Sweden — and May 35 still happens every year in China Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump's base has theories about who sabotaged the reflecting pool Grant St. Clair

History The ancient practice of mummifying a man in honey to sell as medicine Ellsworth Toohey

Science A satellite has been jamming GPS over Europe Ellsworth Toohey

china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

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politics An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets China's flagship GPU isn't fast, but it is popular Rob Beschizza

politics Scottish politician illegally used party funds to pay for camper van, fancy pencil sharpener, toilet seat, and curry sauce Rob Beschizza