China the forgotten ally in World War II
2013-06-07 09:19:52
Rana Mitter is determined to shed light on what is often seen in the West - although clearly not in China - as the forgotten war.
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
2013-06-07 09:19:52
Extremism has always been Stephen Chow's game: a confusingly apocalyptic amalgam of gut-wrenching laughter, equally gut-wrenching violence, and feel-good storytelling. While his movies tend to fall loosely under the umbrella of the comedic genre, the growth in intensity of violence across his films has, in recent years, had viewers wincing more and more. While Chow doesn't ever show up on screen in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, the elements of his directorial handiwork are clear: the linguistic puns, foot-in-mouth jokes, potty humor and increasingly ironic and grandiose CGI action sequences are all there.
Big exam day kicks off
2013-06-07 09:52:19
The 2013 national entrance examination kicked off on Friday, with 9.12 million students.
One-third of US marriages start online
2013-06-05 13:49:00
More than one-third of US marriages begin with online dating, and those couples may be slightly happier than couples who meet in other ways, a US study said on Monday.
Police advise women to 'cover up'
2013-06-05 08:00:35
Beijing police and public transport authorities have published a guideline to prevent the sexual harassment of passengers on buses and subways, but experts doubt it will solve the problem at its root.
Last memories of college life
2013-06-05 10:10:59
Graduates all over the world celebrate their graduations.
Be my guest and call yourself stupid
2013-06-04 14:18:35
So you set out in life with the name your parents give you and make the most of it, since it's going to follow you around wherever you go.
More than a highland fling
2013-06-04 10:52:10
Most visitors from abroad are tourists to a mystical land, but one man came to marry his sweetheart who had been living and teaching here for more than two decades.
Former military base opens doors
2013-06-03 08:16:34
Wushitala township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is only able to thrive because it is next to the Malan military base.
Stuntman on a wing and a prayer
2013-06-03 01:03:54
American wingsuiter Jeb Corliss will fly through a crack between two peaks of the Jianglang mountain range in East China's Zhejiang province, a gap that is only 5 meters wide.
Seeking epiphany from holy mountain
2013-05-30 04:13:48
Six decades after humans first conquered Mount Qomolangma, a pioneering Tibetan mountaineer has told how he is helping booming numbers of China's nouveau rich to scale earth's highest mountain.
China's childhood games from the 1980's
2013-05-30 10:26:47
For those who grew up in China during the 1980's, can you remember what games you played during your childhood? Let's recall the good old days of the 80's!