Stories about China from July, 2014
Government Jobs Remain a Sweet Retirement Deal in China Despite Clamor to Reform Pensions
"Iron rice bowl" jobs promise free pensions, a liability for the Chinese government in recent years as it struggles with a looming pension deficit amid changing demographics.
The Victims of China’s Soil Pollution Crisis
A very in-depth investigation published by ChinaFile on the problem of soil pollution in China.
Ready Your Smartphones: The Chat App Sticker Wars Have Begun
Japanese chat app Line has discovered a booming revenue model selling different sets of stickers. China's immensely popular WeChat is trying to catch up. Has it?
How Technology Is Helping People Learn—and Even Save—the World's Languages
Forward thinkers are harnessing the unprecedented power of technology to bring languages back from the brink of extinction, and in rare cases, to resurrect an extinct language.
Hundreds of Pro-Democracy Protesters Arrested in Hong Kong After Half-a-Million-Strong March
The protesters had staged a sit-in in the city's business district following a rally of half a million people demanding democratic elections free of China's influence.