When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare anymore, and anything 'Made in China' won't do.

Say the word geisha and images of beautiful kimono-clad women serving green tea, reciting poetry and playing classical instruments may spring to mind.

I never pay attention to fashion and brands. I wear what I feel is comfortable and convenient. Decades ago, my 10-year-old Italian nephew asked me for jeans from Canada when I visited.

According to Henan Business Daily, 10 photography enthusiasts and three young women arrived in Shenxiandong Forest Park, Xinmi City in Central China's Henan Province and prepared for artistic nude photography the morning of June 9.

“Tsamina mina, zangalewa,” sings Colombian pop superstar Shakira, “because this is Africa.” She sings in an African language called Fang, asking, “Who asked you to come?” This is the official song of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and it is titled Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).

When Chinese student Du Juan brought her American boyfriend home two years ago to use the toilet, her Japanese roommate became so upset that she shouted in English: "I hate you."

When I was a new teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying: "I love you." I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them.

A cross-dressing competitor has triggered a major controversy after participating in Hunan TV's 2010 Happy Boys.

For all that has been written about cross cultural relationships I am really surprised no one has really mentioned sajiao. Of course there are a lot of cultural differences that influence any romantic relationship between a Chinese and a Westerner but in my opinion none as often, or as much, as sajiao.

CAO Cao in Peking Opera has a face painted white, which symbolizes "treachery". A recent TV drama the Three Kingdoms, however, turns the classic "bad guy" into a good guy. Behind this reinvention, experts say, is a changing value system in China.

Wedding season has arrived, and with it swarms of soon-to-be-wed couples tromping through parks for their pre-wedding photo shoot.

Fluency in Chinese may mean more opportunities in Canada as more parents, students and educators recognize China's emergence, and their interest in studying the Chinese language increased.

Chen Chuan, a 19-year-old student at Fudan University, is usually fast asleep at 6 am. But over the May 1 holiday, he was rising early to eat breakfast and gear up to answer questions like, “Where can I find the toilet?”

Chinese President Hu Jintao declared the opening of the World Expo 2010 in the Expo Culture Center in Shanghai Friday evening.

Practice makes perfect – at least, that’s what organizers of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo hope. Last Tuesday, the Expo Garden opened on a trial basis for six days so that operational problems could be fixed in time for its official grand opening.