Changing perceptions

They just shop. They spend indiscriminately. They cause trouble.

Thailand says fees won't stop arrivals

The Tourism Authority of Thailand said earlier this month the country's tourism is expected to keep growing and generate $75 billion throughout 2016, adding that the coming visa on arrival fee hike may not decrease Chinese and Indian arrivals.

Chinese are answering Canada's call

Zhang Donghai was delighted during his drive across Canada's British Columbia and Alberta last autumn.

Reliving the lives and times of Chinese immigrants

For Sophia Soon, a Singapore-born museum guide, a black-and-white picture taken of a Chinese man - probably a first-generation immigrant - and now hanging on the wall of the Chinese Heritage Center at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, speaks volumes. "Look at his shoes - so small that he could barely squeeze his feet in," she says.

Paying tribute to the unsung heroines

The nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigrants to Singapore deserve more than a few books for their remarkable tales of survival.

An interpreter remembers years of war and tragedy

Although it was occupied by the invading Japanese for more than three years between 1942 and 1945, these days, there's not much in Singapore that would automatically remind a casual visitor of that history.

Adding class to quality

With the Chinese consumer landscape changing rapidly, homegrown brands are struggling to attract affluent young customers. But Erdos, a Chinese household name when it comes to cashmere, is trying something different - creating two brands from one.

Cao Fei is driven to create a masterpiece

A leading young artist in China, Cao Fei, does not own a car or have a driving license, and she does not have plans to learn how to drive either.

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Black sea blue

For Chinese trumpeter Li Xiaochuan and his band, going to the Koktebel Jazz Party, held in Crimea over Aug 26-28, was a lot of drama.

An exhibition in honor of Tang and the Bard begins world tour

This year is the 400th anniversary of the deaths of literary giants William Shakespeare and ancient China's playwright Tang Xianzu. An exhibition to mark their contributions to world literature is being held across 26 venues of the Chinese Cultural Center in different countries through December.

Broadway show Jersey Boys to close after 11 years

Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the Four Seasons' career and harmonies, has finally hit a sour note - it's closing in January after 11 years.