Dream walker

2010-12-10 11:01:16

Norwegian Robert Loken knows that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step but in his case it was a sojourn of 6,000 kilometers.

34 years on remote delivery route in Urumqi

2010-12-09 15:33:38

Rahman, 54, walks with his partner on the road to deliver mail and packages to villagers in a remote area in Urumqi, capital city of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Nov 30, 2010. He has worked as a messenger for 34 years and insists on hand-delivering messages to villagers every day with his horse. Traveling long distances with no break in service has taken a toll on his body but won him respect from the villagers.

Rebuilding lives

2010-12-03 13:16:38

Irishman does HIS part to ensure 2008 Sichuan quake SURVIVORS do not GET left behind.

Family ties

2010-12-03 13:11:45

Father-and-son team bridged Chinese business with West.

Movable Feast

2010-12-03 13:04:22

REUSABLE chopsticks are becoming a popular gift among a new eco-friendly generation.

Bodyguard demand surges in China

2010-12-03 11:26:53

Demand for personal security services is rising, Ttanks to growing middle Class wealth and the expanding Rich-Poor divide.

Old farm life preserved in fertile soil of museum

2010-12-03 07:35:20

For the last 30 years, Zhang Shuyan has been collecting ancient farming tools.

Outside innside

2010-12-02 17:54:30

Dutchman leases ramshackle village in Guangxi and turns it into a popular resort

Soldier fulfills his mission

2010-12-02 08:06:46

HUAILAI, Hebei - A stomachache wasn't about to get in the way of Jiang Hangang's mission in Liberia.

Jiang Guisheng: To travel all over the country

2010-11-30 09:32:15

The 47-year–old taxi driver Jiang Guisheng is counting the days to retirement so he can drive a car and travel all over the country, with the first destination being Zhengjiajie, a picturesque place in Central China’s Hunan province.

Zheng Kun: Being happy is most important

2010-11-30 09:27:05

Zheng Kun has been working in Beijing for five months, but she still can’t get her parents in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, to fully understand what her job title - “Olympic Volunteer Knowledge Promotion Officer”- is really about.

Zhang Yan: To study in the United States

2010-11-30 09:26:53

Fox TV's Lie To Me series generated a fever on micro-expression studies during Zhang Yan’s courses for medical psychology at Peking University. But she is not a fan of the police drama Criminal Minds because “it is bloody,” in her words.