Fan Yue, now a 40-year-old music teacher in a Zhejiang province high school, still remembers how her heart panged when she first heard Teresa Teng as a 7-year-old in 1979.
As David O'Dell admits, Chinese punk rock would have developed with or without him. However, its story would not be complete without his contribution.
As night falls, the colors of the Middle Kingdom's capital briefly fade into the dark. Then a different set of colors emerges, as if Beijing has changed into other, more fashionable clothes.
Wu Bing could have chosen a comfortable life after retirement. Instead, she is doing a job which most people avoid - a mediator for doctor-patient disputes.
After seven years of infertility, the hooded cranes (Grus monacha) at Beijing Zoo are finally able to carry on their family line, with assistance from Zhao Xisen.
Gutter oil, melamine-tainted dairy products, fake eggs - these are only the tip of the iceberg of gastronomic nightmares that the Chinese consumer must face.
More and more Chinese are willing to pay for a brilliant set of teeth, but a better system of dental health is needed for the man-in-the-street.
A revered orthopedist comes back from retirement as a resource for his medical colleagues.
My reaction to seeing naked pics of Kate Middleton was to hum the British anthem, "God save our gracious Queen."
Karl Fjellstrom is happiest looking at traffic as it hums smoothly along a major thoroughfare in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.