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CEO of Electronic Arts steps down over Sim City debacle
Ben Johnson Mar 21, 2013
There was a big shakeup this week in the gaming industry when the head of Electronic Arts resigned on Monday after a high-profile debacle involving the new Sim City game.
Will Treasury Secretary Lew get tough on China?
Rob Schmitz Mar 20, 2013
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is in Beijing this morning wrapping up his two-day visit to China. It's his first foreign trip in his new role and the first high-level talks between the U.S. and China in six months.
Looking back to the future on Shanghai's Street of Eternal Happiness
Rob Schmitz Mar 20, 2013
Disoriented by the rapid pace of change in China, more young urban professionals are grounding themselves by turning to ancient Chinese traditions, including teachings from the time of Confucius.
Crackdown on shark fishing opposed by Japan, China
Matt McGrath Mar 14, 2013
Japan and China have failed to block new restrictions on shark fishing at an international conference in Thailand.
Chinese province offers 'clean air tourism' to suffering urbanites
Rob Schmitz Mar 13, 2013
China's southeastern province of Fujian enjoys some of China's cleanest air. Provincial officials have launched a 'clean air tourism' campaign to court Chinese who live in cities like Beijing, where pollution levels have been at record highs this year.
Caught in the cross fire? Coca-Cola accused of illegal mapping in China
John Sudworth Mar 13, 2013
The government of the Yunnan province in Western China is going after Coca-Cola. Officials say the company has been illegally mapping the province with GPS devices.
Video games as art
Mark Garrison Mar 12, 2013
The $70 billion video game industry is now making inroads in the art world. The Museum of Modern Art is the latest mainstream museum to feature digital games, citing graphics, original computer code and the interaction between human and machine as evidence of their modern design qualities.
Chinese consumers hit tough times
Julia Coronado Mar 13, 2013
Global markets are mixed this morning after China reported that inflation hit a ten-month high in February and consumer spending came in worse than expected.
Is China's one-child policy on the way out?
Rob Schmitz Mar 11, 2013
China's government has announced plans to remove power from the agency that oversees the country's controversial
one-child policy. Observers say this could spell the beginning of the end for the rule.
Seizing homes, seizing lives: The anatomy of a Shanghai land grab
Rob Schmitz Mar 5, 2013
The story of Maggie Lane, a Shanghai land grab gone wrong. Forty million Chinese people have lost their homes to local governments, bent on boosting GDP. The incoming government of Xi Jinping may change that.
