Moganshan, east China: a secret donation

Shanghai is the financial capital of the far east. But just try cashing a cheque

The Shanghai Expo is attracting people from across the country. It seems my kids are a draw too

The official Chinese highway code has strict rules. It’s too bad no one obeys them

Getting work permits for foreign staff is becoming trickier—and impossible if you rely on the post

A few years ago, urban Chinese shunned the countryside. But they’re starting to see the appeal

On my 3,000-mile journey east to west along China's Route 312, I stumble across the giant city of Hefei. It is almost unknown outside China, but it aspires to be the country's Silicon Valley by 2020, and its aspirations are…

In China's age of economic liberalisation, the new Shanghai is being ordered to get rich again - on condition that artists and writers, who gave the old Shanghai its free spirit, stay mute. Ian Buruma reports on a metropolis with…