In the footsteps of giants
2012-04-13 07:41:33
Post-80s artist Luo Dan is following in his famous father's footsteps.
Step into my kitchen
2012-04-12 14:13:19
Su Yong is a 32-year-old chef from Chengdu, Sichuan province. He has been featured on several television cooking shows.
It's a smooth ride when translation apps are close at hand
2012-04-12 10:31:08
Getting a taxi in Beijing nowadays is increasingly a game of luck. One needs that perfect combination of right time, right place and the right people.
Chinese restaurants take root in Chicago
2012-04-12 13:58:11
Five Chinese restaurants representing rich diversity of Chinese cuisine have become well established in Chicago.
China's old people's home
2012-04-12 09:25:17
Bama in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is the hot new destination of China's senior citizens in search of a quiet place to retire. Xu Lin and Huang Feifei report in Guangxi.
A Pineapple in praise of science
2012-04-11 09:53:39
"Can counting money relieve pain?" "What is the chemical element that makes chicken soup so delicious?" These brain twisters were discussed at the Pineapple Science Awards.
Monkey see, monkey do
2012-04-11 09:53:26
Pioneering research in which a monkey controls a mechanical hand offers hope to those needing artificial limbs.
Rooting for heritage
2012-04-11 06:53:12
Dancer and choreographer Yang Liping, from the Bai ethnic group, made a fashion statement at a Ferrari auto show in Yunnan province's capital Kunming. Instead of a regular, or designer purse, she was seen carrying a bamboo basket, an accessory favored by Bai women.
Business is Sew=Sew
2012-04-11 06:53:12
People are more likely to go to the mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes these days, so tailors have adapted to the new reality. Tiffany Tan reports in Beijing.
The president's choice
2012-04-10 08:04:37
The tagline used in the advert for the film Titanic, screened for the first time in Chinese theaters in 1998, remains an eternal favorite with industry insider Ben Ji.
Voices in his head
2012-04-10 08:04:37
Just how many people is the writer Han Dong? Offer an idea and he usually has more than one take on it. Take the theme of urban youth being sent down to pick up life lessons from peasants living in rural China in the wake of the "cultural revolution" (1966-76), for example.
He's making and breaking the news
2012-04-10 08:04:37
TV anchor Rui Chenggang is a well-respected journalist who just happens to cause as much controversy as he covers.