At the beginning of 2011, Fast Company set out to spend a year in China, documenting the transition, transformation, and innovation in that country.

Once an unlikely rival for HP and Apple, Chinese computer maker Lenovo has grown and adapted as quickly as its homeland. Now, with a savvy blend of East and West, it's poised to be China's first global brand.

Inside the life and mind of Phillip Lim, one of the most talented and most elusive young fashion designers of our time.

An intimate look at a group of elite Beijing high-school students reveals how China's schooling system is one of the resurgent nation's greatest strengths--and biggest weaknesses.

China is reclaiming its place as the world's megabazaar, with the city of Yiwu as its one-stop shop for traders from the Muslim world.

For the residents of one neighborhood in Shenzhen, China, the New Balance sneaker is more than a shoe. It's a path to a better life, buying material comforts, education, and even the right to have another child.

Recycling tycoon Chen Guangbiao says he wants to be "the top philanthropist in the world." Inside his effort to transform charity in China -- and make a name for himself.