Neither 'retarded' nor 'freaks', just different
2011-04-14 07:57:54
Before making his documentary, Taiwan filmmaker Shen Ko-shang believed autistic people were all like Dustin Hoffman's character in the 1988 Oscar-winning film Rain Man: blabbering, frightened and gifted.
Fashion's photographer exposed
2011-04-14 07:57:54
Peter Lindbergh's solo exhibition The Unknown, at 798 Art Zone, reveals the art and craft of the lensman with an almost 40-year back catalog.
Lost in Beijing provokes some existential angst
2011-04-14 07:57:54
I blame myself for getting into the taxi in the first place. I had written a mental note to myself the night before, reminding me to go to the ATM before heading off to work.
Entering the world of autism
2011-04-14 07:57:54
After women with bound feet and orphans in Shangri-La, documentary maker Joanne Cheng turns her attention to a special group of children on the mainland.
Cheap and cheerful bits and bites around town
2011-04-13 07:56:07
In the first of a series on affordable eats around Beijing's major universities, here is METRO's pick of a cluster of restaurants near the University of International Business and Economics.
Tears of joy as junior makes it to primary school
2011-04-13 07:55:13
My 6-year-old son was under huge pressure over which primary school he would go to in Beijing, the coming September.
Spring fever but your feet feel leaden?
2011-04-13 07:55:13
Not everyone enjoys spring, though. Some people suffer from spring fever, whose symptoms include circulatory problems, lethargy and tiredness.
In brief
2011-04-13 07:55:13
The disease prevention and control bureau of the Ministry of Health has launched a national campaign to promote a healthy lifestyle.
Stung into action
2011-04-13 07:55:13
Spring has sprung and this is the time of year that bugs emerge to bite and sting. Here's how to deal with those irritating itches and welts.
No more Mr bad guy
2011-04-12 08:01:59
Italian actor plans to smash 'foreign devil' myth and become the first white kungfu star made in China.
What's new
2011-04-12 08:01:59
Xu Jinglei, the first female Chinese director to gross more than 100 million yuan ($14.7 million), announced she has a new film in the works, in Beijing.