Hua Guofeng, Mao's Successor, Dies At 87
In his brief turn as chairman of the party, Hua provided a bridge from the old China to the new.

Corporate China Goes Shopping
Firms spending billions on investments abroad to secure resources for a growing economy.

China's Aging Population
China's workforce will peak within the next 10 years and then shrink. What will that mean?

Wal-Mart Strikes Pay Deal With Chinese Union
The famously anti-union retailer won't be much troubled by its first collective bargaining deal with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.