China
Are China's 'ghost cities' really a mark of failure?
Lost in the empty sprawl — The last few years have seen a growing media interest in China's so-called 'ghost cities', massive feats of architecture and city planning that appear completely uninhabited. But Wade Shepard, who travelled around the new cities extensively, says there's more to them than meets the eye.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Laura Poitras explores surveillance and pandas with Ai Weiwei
The Art of Dissent — The Citizenfour filmmaker collaborates with dissident artists Ai Weiwei and Jason Appelbaum on an art-project in Beijing.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
What to see at the Chinese Visual Festival
Documentaries, fiction and experimental art videos. — A unique cultural event celebrating Chinese art, culture and film, with more than 40 independent films.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
A mother’s crusade against pollution has become a viral hit in China
Under the Dome — A new Erin Brockovich-style documentary exploring the damaging effects of pollution in China is sweeping the nation with concern.
Written by: Megan White
China's leading indie director tackles pollution
The monster in Jia Zhangke's latest film creeps into people's lungs to destroy them. — A film rebel with a cause, Jia Zhangke, has been called one of the major revelations of the last two decades and one of the greatest filmmakers working today. His latest explores one of China's biggest problems.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Dalai Lama does Glastonbury
The Dalai Lama may have gotten one up on China with a Glastonbury 2015 spot. — A Glastonbury spot is a natural for Tibetan Buddhism’s leader. And by dubbing him a Jackal, Splittist and Wolf in Monk’s Robes, China has made him sound like the most rock n’ roll monk ever.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Is Hong Kong's Umbrella Man the new Tank Man?
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests — "People's Republic of Amnesia" author Louisa Lim on Umbrella Man and Tank Man and how the spirit of Tiananmen Square has influenced the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
Why We Protest
Hong Kong — Hong Kong has seen its biggest street demonstrations in a decade in a potential prelude to an Occupy protest in the former British colony's city centre. Huck asks the protesters why they are taking to the streets.
Written by: Richie Benson
Tiananmen: 25 Years On
The Power of a Picture — Dissident artist Ai Weiwei and iconic photojournalist Jeff Widener make us remember the atrocities of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, twenty-five years on.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Ordos
China's Ghost City — A sprawling ghost city in the Mongolian desert offers skaters complete freedom to shred as they please.
Written by: James Threlfall