Heavenly pets
2012-09-13 09:37:42
More pet owners want to give their animals a dignified burial. Check out some of the options in Beijing.
Should the word 'netizen' be banned?
2012-09-11 09:07:37
A rare meeting of minds took place last week among the "foreign" editors at China Daily to discuss whether or not netizen was a word that should be banned forthwith, or else come to terms with.
Saluting rural teachers
2012-09-10 09:11:36
A woman who started a school for migrant workers left-behind children in rural Henan has inspired the country.
Borderline Art
2012-09-09 08:10:17
Borders can sometimes become bridges, as our small academic party found in a preview of China's most northeastern edges. There were none of the clenched knuckles that are sometimes a physical reaction to barriers and barbed wire.
Foodie fete
2012-09-08 08:03:12
Zachary Yu is the epitome of grace under pressure. The self-taught sommelier is Langham Place Mongkok's dedicated wine guy and he is responsible for ensuring all the dishes prepared by guest chefs jetting in for Langham Hotels' first ever Food & Wine Festival are perfectly matched with the wine being showcased.
A dog's best friend
2012-09-07 10:29:50
"Unlike humans, animals cannot speak for themselves if they are suffering from maltreatment. We need to establish laws to protect them," Lu Xun says.
Not your average tea party
2012-09-07 10:29:08
Pu'er, known as the 'living tea' from yunnan province, improves with age.
A boost for Xinjiang
2012-09-06 09:11:55
Liu Yong was one of five disabled people who co-founded Canyou Group, together with Zheng Weining.
Brave new world
2012-09-06 08:59:57
Canyou Group founder and hemophiliac Zheng Weining believes computers and the Internet provide windows of opportunity for those living with disabilities.
The naked truth is nudity doesn't hurt
2012-09-05 09:33:29
I'm OK with naked protests. It's a peaceful way of making a point. After all, there's nothing more natural than the human body and showing it off hurts no one.
Starved for attention
2012-09-05 09:42:37
Obsessing about body weight can be a debilitating, even fatal, condition, and it is affecting more and more of China's young.
Tears and tiaras
2012-09-04 09:19:46
A 22-year-old model from Jilin province, Xu Jidan, was crowned Miss Universe China on Saturday and will represent the country in the Miss Universe finals.