China awards 28 overseas students in US

2013-05-05 13:05:27

Twenty-eight Chinese students from colleges in eight southern US states received an annual Chinese government award here on Saturday.

Stars may be punished for food ad

2013-05-05 11:32:52

Celebrities will be punished for advertising unsafe food products in accordance with laws, a judicial official has said.

Ancient material finding its way into modern life

2013-05-05 08:33:39

Most people think of buildings, flooring and food when they think of things made of bamboo.

Rural bamboo business thriving

2013-05-05 08:30:30

The rural bamboo business is thriving because farmers are taking the initiative, rather than taking orders

Power plant: bamboo 

2013-05-05 08:08:44

Bamboo may technically be a member of the grass family, but its potential is not so lowly. Growers in China are using it to create building materials and fabrics, revitalize forests.

Practical beauty

2013-05-05 07:56:21

A veteran forestry expert savors the usefulness and versatility of bamboo - and the romance it has inspired since her childhood.

Irish-American keeps his audience in stitches

2013-05-05 09:02:37

Des Bishop's gig was sold out and there was a long waiting list as the Irish community, among others, turned out in force on April 27 to hear his first stand-up routine in Beijing at the Bookworm in Sanlitun.

All-time high

2013-05-05 08:34:10

Its ambassador to China shares with Mike Peters what an eventful tenure it has been for him so far, including marrying his long-time sweetheart on the Great Wall.

Expat fair offers more than teaching jobs

2013-05-05 07:30:47

The country's major job fairs for foreigners have featured increasingly more high-tech and management-oriented positions than the formerly dominant teaching posts.

Three dead in knife attack in downtown Beijing

2013-05-04 19:54:47

A knife-wielding man stabbed two people to death and injured another in downtown Beijing Saturday, local police said. The assailant also died from injuries suffered while resisting police arrest.

Chinese Americans in LA chip in for quake victims

2013-05-04 18:50:12

A Chinese American group in Los Angeles on Friday collected about $71,900 in donation for the victims in the recent deadly earthquake in China's Sichuan province.

Rainfall to hit S China

2013-05-04 13:29:53

Rainfall will continue affecting South China in the next three days while temperature keep rising in the North, meteorological authorities forecast on Saturday.