China

Well, sort of. But their mangled Mandarin is still music to the ears of their fans in China.

When a Fulbright scholar arrived in China to teach U.S. history, she encountered students who interpreted the subject in surprising ways.

Unlike their revolutionary predecessors, today's students leave China in order help themselves, not their country.

A 5-1 loss to the under-23 Thailand squad has brought out the shame -- and the cynicism -- among the country's fans.

In a sign that the country's economic goals have shifted, Communist Party officials will no longer be judged on their ability to facilitate economic growth.

The iconic action star, approaching 60, remains China's biggest soft power export.

In a status-obsessed society, Chinese once-marginalized diaosi have a powerful new identity.

The new president has made curbing government excess a central part of his ideology. But how much will he be able to achieve?

Once firmly within Russia's sphere of influence, the energy-rich region has increasingly turned east, altering the balance of power.

Needed government reforms to the country's byzantine financial system may nonetheless upend China's growth.

Three Chinese astronauts salute their country after a 15-day mission in space.

Not anytime soon. But, as in the United States, recognition of homosexual rights has made tremendous progress in recent years.

Despite being dismissed by a prominent magazine, China's microbloggers still speak for an important—and growing—sector of society.

The high prevalence of breathing difficulties in cities like Beijing have forced parents to scramble for solutions.

Says the dissident: "It's still better to have shoving in the legislature than to have tanks rolling through the streets."

The experience of Chip Starnes, an American currently holed up in a Beijing factory, highlights growing labor tensions in the country.

The U.S. is angry that China didn't cooperate with the NSA leaker -- but how would Washington think of him if the shoe were on the other foot?

Blamed for violent crackdowns of unlicensed street vendors and other petty infractions, the country's loathed "chengguan" are experimenting with reforms.

The Communist Party's efforts to restrict political speech on the Internet have become increasingly sophisticated.

By defying the United States over the extradition of its most famous exile, a normally-placid Hong Kong reveals an assertiveness that may one day be problematic for China.