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Day Eleven: China's traffic
Kai Ryssdal Jun 9, 2011
Navigating the roads in China's big cities can be a scary experience. Why has traffic gotten so bad in recent years?
Day Ten: China's move from rural to urban
Kai Ryssdal Sep 22, 2011
The Chinese government wants to move people from farm to factory to keep its economy growing. But with 800 million people out in the countryside, it's not an easy feat.
China's university students sometimes slack off
Rob Schmitz Nov 11, 2011
In China, a student's school years are typically very demanding. But when some students get into university, they start to take it easy.
The downside of exam-based education in China
Rob Schmitz Sep 22, 2011
Students in China are taking a key exam that will determine their future. But focusing on the exam, the gao kao, may rob students of creativity.
Day Nine: Rolling with Harley-Davidson in China
Kai Ryssdal Jun 7, 2011
Owning a Harley-Davidson in China is a status symbol for a small slice of the aspirational Chinese consumer.
Day Eight: A visit to Shanghai's marriage market
Kai Ryssdal Jun 14, 2011
Pressure to get married in China has given rise to a marriage market, a place where parents go to make a love connection for their unmarried children.
Coal mining fuels unrest in China's Inner Mongolia
Rob Schmitz Sep 22, 2011
Last week, the Chinese government revamped standards and practices for coal mining in Inner Mongolia, in an attempt to calm local anger over possible environmental damage.
The problem with China's college entry test
Nov 11, 2011
High school graduates in China must take the gao kao. These national college entrance exams decide who gets into the best schools and eventually the best jobs. But as China moves toward a more innovation-based economy, the tests may prove problematic.
Day Five: In China, it's good to be from Minnesota
Kai Ryssdal Jun 7, 2011
Kai Ryssdal lands an interview with the head of one of China's most influential media companies thanks to Marketplace's ties to... Minnesota Public Radio
F.B.I. will investigate Google hack
John Moe Jun 3, 2011
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the F.B.I. would launch an investigation on whether China was behind the Gmail hack....
