Guangzhou noodle shops, Mandarin in Tibet in focus as China pushes ethnic integration

Guangzhou noodle shops, Mandarin in Tibet in focus as China pushes ethnic integration

Many people in the Chinese city of Guangzhou enjoy eating halal noodles, a popular and affordable option around the country. What they probably do not know is that the local government closely monitors these restaurants as part of its ethnic integration programme. Guangzhou, a city of 22 million, is using big data to track the … Read more

Award-winning Chinese winemakers from Ningxia look for global customers as market falls

Award-winning Chinese winemakers from Ningxia look for global customers as market falls

In a desert region of northwestern China, Liu Li speaks proudly of how the once barren sands have been transformed in recent years into rolling vineyards, helping the region become one of the heartlands of the country’s domestic wine industry. “We have turned a yellow sand area into a golden one,” says Liu, workshop director … Read more