China’s book retail sales boomed in 2013, with online sales exceeding 16 billion yuan (2.56 billion U.S. dollars), a 30 percent year-on-year increase, according to a report published by the People’s Daily on Thursday. The report was jointly issued by…

The first 24-hour bookstore in Beijing opened but did not close its doors on Tuesday, to the applause of a bookish public. The Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, owned by China Publishing Group Corp., announced on Tuesday that 10-day trial of the…

China is at the forefront of the children’s book market for its “proactive way of approaching literature,” an expert has said. Ahmad Redza Khairuddin, president of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), made the remarks Wednesday on…

The Beijing International Book Fair is the largest publishing industry event in the Asian Market, and considering China is the most populous country in the world, that’s a pretty huge market, with a huge opportunity.  Over 200 thousand visitors made…

A “China Library” was set up at Myanmar’s University of Yangon here Thursday, aimed at establishing a gateway for Myanmar university students to know about China. The library was inaugurated by Vice Minister of the Information Office of the State…

Contrary to the popular historical narrative that China’s exposure to the West in the 1800shastened a slew of problems for an inward-looking Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), historian Odd Arne Westad argues that the Qing was not only eager to expand outward…