Nov 10th, 2008 · Modern Chinese music is most famous for sappy Canto-pop love songs. But on the mainland, young Chinese musicians are innovating and taking risks with ancient music forms such as throat singing. Former punk singer Ilchi is now a force in the Mongolian folk-music revival with his band Hanggai.
Jul 11th, 2008 · If you think of ping pong, you probably think of China. That's all the more reason Taiwan is looking to beat the mainland's ping pong team during the Olympics next month. We examine what a Taiwanese victory would mean for the island.
Jul 5th, 2008 · While the U.S. celebrates its freedom this Fourth of July weekend, there's a new freedom being inaugurated a half a world away. Direct weekend flights between mainland China and Taiwan start this weekend. It's the clearest sign of rapprochement since the two sides split apart in 1949.
Mar 22nd, 2008 · Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party claimed victory Saturday in the country's presidential elections. President-elect Ma Ying-jeou has pledged closer economic ties with mainland China.
Jul 17th, 2007 · Several months a Chinese TV anchor campaigned to get Starbucks out of the world heritage site. He said that that the presence of an American chain in the symbol of the Chinese nation was trampling on Chinese culture. Over the weekend Starbucks closed its store in the Beijing's Forbidden City. But coffee lovers won't have to travel far to find the next Starbucks outlet. More than 200 are on the mainland.
Jul 4th, 2007 · Independence Day has new meaning to the 350 year-round residents of Chebeague Island, Maine. This year, it comes during the islanders' first week of independence, after seceding from the mainland in an effort to preserve their community.
Sep 6th, 2006 · As the United States approaches the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Alex Chadwick begins a series of discussions about why the U.S. mainland has been free from terrorist strikes since then.
Aug 30th, 2006 · Record numbers of African migrants are arriving on Spanish territory daily. Spain's latest tactic for dealing with the influx involves gathering thousands of African immigrants from reception camps on the Canary Islands and delivering them to spots across the mainland. This has angered regional governments.