An unconventional education
2012-07-05 10:03:27
Planting vegetables, cooking, fishing and dancing are part of the curriculum at a home-schooling system in a small community in Dali, Yunnan province.
They've been friends through thick and thin
2012-07-05 10:35:11
Song Yang met retiree Johann Hodel at a subway in London when he was a business management student at Thames Valley University, in 1999.
DMG DNA
2012-07-05 09:20:35
DMG founder Dan Mintz says his company's genetic code is global films with Chinese relevancy.
It's never too late to be yourself
2012-07-04 09:35:24
84-year-old Qian Jinfan became the country's oldest person to open up about her transgender identity. She wanted to become a female from age 3.
In transition
2012-07-04 09:29:24
Youths are leading the shift toward tolerance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community.
Creative juices flow to China
2012-07-03 09:51:38
After three decades working in the US animation industry, Becky Bristow could choose to retire. Instead, she came to China to teach.
Changing perceptions
2012-07-03 10:40:34
The bureau chief of China Central Television Africa in Nairobi is on a mission to change people's ideas about both China and Africa.
When in Xi'an, learn Chinese calligraphy
2012-07-03 10:52:46
Acclaimed for its Terracotta Warriors, Xi'an is fast becoming the place to learn Chinese calligraphy.
Towering testimony
2012-07-03 09:26:26
Designer of the Canton Tower Mark Hemel has decided Guangzhou, Guangdong province is the place to move forward with family and career.
Building more than blocks
2012-07-02 14:14:49
In the early 1970s, Queen Elizabeth II was at the height of her reign. One of the pleasures of her job was sailing to Hong Kong aboard HMY Britannia.
Rupert's wife, on her own
2012-07-01 08:44:39
If anyone is qualified to give advice on taking criticism, it's Wendi Deng Murdoch.
Selling tea to China
2012-07-01 08:08:34
Selling foreign teas in the country where tea originated cannot be an easy job, but some foreign companies have tried, and found that Chinese consumers appreciate their imported products.