Feline fine!
2013-03-07 10:40:30
Showing off cats is an increasingly popular pursuit. A significant industry has built up around competitions.
Barking up the right tree
2013-03-05 08:09:43
While winter's trees await spring to show off their new attire of blossoms and leaves, Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, has stolen a march on warmer weather by featuring pictures on its trees.
Morals vs Money
2013-03-05 08:09:43
Market principles should not be allowed to invade our civic, social and family lives, says Michael Sandel, a political philosopher and a professor at Harvard University's Department of Government.
Film guru points out way of the West
2013-03-04 07:52:09
Sid Ganis voted at and attended the 85th Academy Awards, and really enjoyed the three-and-a-half hour show.
Resistance to digital price tags
2013-03-04 13:24:51
Altierre, a digital tag and sensor maker based in San Jose, California, has raised more than $80 million from investors and spent 10 years developing the technology for digital tags and the wireless networks they require.
Keeping it in the family
2013-03-04 10:24:01
Separate accounts or joint account? We ask several couples how they balance the family books. 
Picking a partner for parenting, romance excluded
Hits and misses
2013-03-03 08:06:58
If there was a Chinese celebrity who was grabbing as much attention as Ang Lee - the Best Director winner at the recent Oscars - it must be Fan Bingbing
O say, can you sing ... live?
2013-03-01 07:01:58
Eleven years after Chinese rocker Cui Jian started the "live vocal" movement, he eventually made it to TV, the main vehicle of the lip-syncing that he opposes so much.
Make your mark
2013-03-01 09:18:07
The use of seals stretches back thousands of years in China and yet remains an integral part of modern society, used today by government, the banking industry and artists.
Party with 节
2013-03-01 09:18:07
The character 节 is, in a word, an instant party-attach it to the end of just about anything and you've got yourself a holiday. Tack it on to 劳动 (láodòng), or labor, and you've got 劳动节 (Láodòngjié), Labor Day; add it to 妇女 (fùnǚ), woman, and you've got 妇女节 (Fùnǚjié), Women's Day. Add it to spring, 春 (chūn), and you've got the biggest holiday of the year: 春节(Chūnjié), or Spring Festival. 节, in other words, has the power to transform the dead of winter into a raging, baijiu-fueled, firework-popping celebration.
Prepping the wannabes
2013-02-27 09:42:13
It is the busiest week for the makeup artist, who has rented the studio temporarily for the annual arts examination.