China says donations all used in disaster relief

China's Ministry of Civil Affairs detailed Wednesday the way it used the more than 3 billion yuan in disaster relief funds it received in 2010.

Chinese charity difficult in releasing information

Chinese charity groups have been experiencing many difficulties in releasing donation information - though they would like to do it, a recent survey has found.

Wealthy wary of grand giveaways

Efforts to tap rich Chinese resources for charity are being hampered by attitudes and red tape, experts said.

Gates' charity banquet tests China's billionaires

Less than three weeks before a Chinese billionaires' banquet, sponsored by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett on September 29, only two Chinese businessmen have confirmed they are attending.

Teacher nonpareil

A Tibetan monk founds a school for the poor children of herdsmen and lamas after experiencing the hardships of education himself. Liu Zhihua reports

Charity woos more netizens

One Foundation, a philanthropic project founded by international martial arts and movie star Jet Li, recently launched its official platform on kaixin001.com, one of China's more popular social networking websites.

Rich Chinese donating more than ever before

Donations from China's wealthiest are on the rise, with the country's top 100 philanthropists giving away 22.9 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) to charity since 2005.

Donation to Yale sparks debate

A Chinese graduate's record-setting $8,888,888 donation to his school at Yale University has stirred wide debate at home. While some say it's up to Zhang Lei to do as he likes, others question why he didn't donate to his alma mater in Beijing.

Charity donations down, report says

The first half of the year has seen fewer donations to the nation's charities as donors are cash-strapped by record aid to the Wenchuan earthquake victims last year and the financial crisis.

97% of China's richest do charity work: Report

Call for improvement to charity donation laws

Shanghai residents more willing to donate to charity