KFC may be good gauge for China

Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:27 -0800

If you want to know how the Chinese economy is doing, look no further than KFC. Chinese diners are crazy for Kentucky Fried Chicken. That appetite has been a big driver of profits at KFC's parent company, Yum! Brands Inc. Forty-nine cents of every dollar of its earnings comes from China.

Lexington festival heralds the Chinese New Year

Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:56:26 -0800

Central Kentucky's Chinese residents enjoyed a taste of home Saturday at a celebration of the Chinese New Year in Lexington.Monday begins the new lunar year in China, ushering in the Year of the Dragon. The holiday is the most important of the year in China.

WKU Hosting Chinese Spring Gala

Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:17:28 -0800

The Confucius Institute at Western Kentucky University will be hosting a Chinese Spring Gala at 6 p.m. Feb. 22 in the auditorium of Downing University Center located on the campus of WKU.