He said: 'Taste this'

2012-11-11 13:44:34

The year is 1960 and a charming young Chinese man looks straight out of the TV, into practically every living room in Denmark.

Marriages aren't made in heaven, they're made from compromises

2012-11-10 08:08:15

There has been a lot of laughter at my expense of late and perhaps even a hint of pity, on account of my marriage. Don't concern yourselves, we're happy, but that hasn't stopped the man who writes under the pen name Brother Cui in North America.

Actor Li mourned by theater peers

2012-11-10 08:08:15

Li Moran, a celebrated drama and film actor, died of a heart attack at the age of 85 on Thursday.

Upward curve for China's curling

2012-11-09 17:32:57

No team or individual can resist the temptation of winning an Olympic medal. And those who have succeeded before are often the most eager.

Marriages aren't made in heaven, they're made from compromises

2012-11-09 17:31:51

There has been a lot of laughter at my expense of late and perhaps even a hint of pity, on account of my marriage.

In a snapshot

2012-11-09 10:07:42

Sabrina Merolla is enthralled by the images that flit past her eyes every day in Beijing. Through her camera lens those seemingly transient scenes of everyday life take on a more permanent nature. Merolla, 35, from Italy, has been a photographer for 10 years, and she regards her love for taking such pictures not just as a release from the pace of modern life, but as an opportunity to reconnect with reality and the life within. Merolla has been keeping track of the daily sights and sounds of the Chinese world by using what she calls the snapshot style. "The trick of photography is to keep sights fresh," she says.

Taking China to the world

2012-11-09 10:07:42

Janice Blackburn has traveled the world to uncover the best work of emerging artistic talent and bring it to international attention through an annual exhibition.

Thirty Years of Majors

2012-11-09 10:07:06

When Lin took the gaokao in 1955, students did not have the option to choose their own majors - that privilege was not extended until after the early 1960s.

Li Changchun urges strong socialist culture in China

2012-11-09 10:06:13

Li Changchun on Thursday called on members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to take the socialist path of promoting cultural advance.

Land of opportunities that will be good for business

2012-11-08 09:59:53

Executives consider coming decade on eve of a new era. Since the beginning of the country's economic reform and opening-up in the late 1970s, international investors have learned to share a keen interest in political activities in Beijing with their local counterparts.

Health insurance policy seen as essential to medical alliance

2012-11-08 09:31:53

Insiders said Chaoyang hospital will find itself under less pressure only if changes are made to public health insurance policies.

Smoking threatens young women

2012-11-08 09:31:29

Nearly two-thirds of reproductive-aged women on the Chinese mainland are routinely exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke at home, and more than half are routinely exposed at their workplaces.