USA Weekly
Cover Story
Better, stronger relations between china and US, but major hurdles remain
News
Chinese labor experts and employers have denied that huge numbers of their compatriots still work in sweatshops. Nevertheless, the experts acknowledge that Chinese companies continue to face heavy pressure to maximize their profits.
Comment
In the Chinese calendar, the lunar year which started on Jan 23, 2012 is a Dragon Year. In China, the dragon stands for power, superiority and success. But 2012 looks like being a year of difficulty and change. The three big motors of the world economy - Europe, the US and China - all have their own particular challenges to face and overcome. In today's globalized world, all are interlinked. The successful outcome of one depends on the others. Do China's roles as a potential source of finance for troubled Europe, and as a global engine of economic growth mean that, in 2012, the Chinese dragon will move to the center of the world economy?
Business
More Chinese shipyards are turning to making yachts with foreign help.
Life
With traditional chinese medicine, pain relief is just a cup and a flame away.
People
Di xiao has experienced the solitude and the hardship of a concert pianist.
Travel
City on Shandong peninsula draws on its natural and cultural heritage.
Events
The characterization of major Chinese literary character Lin Daiyu features an individual's struggle against the constant conflict between the true and the false, good and evil, and the beautiful and the ugly.
Last Word
Beijing opening, closing ceremonies tough act to follow, says artistic director.
