Chinese ghost cities have made headlines for nearly a decade, with huge new real-estate developments sitting mostly empty for years. Some see them as a sign China is heading for a real-estate crash.

Food, of course, also plays a big part in the festival. The Hungry Ghost Festival is listed as part of China’s intangible cultural heritage and has been celebrated for more than 100 years by ...

China--Underneath a granite hill in southern China, a massive detector is nearly complete that will sniff out the mysterious ghost particles lurking around us. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino ...