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.

If you can make it in China, you can make it anywhere

2012-04-11 09:07:46

Business would be boring if it wasn't for the tech entrepreneurs turning geek into gold, so the biggest conference on China's online moguls and tech innovation should be quite the draw.

Born to be raised a person of the world

2012-04-10 09:16:10

Like most people from an industrialized nation, I was born in a hospital.

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.

Students learn to behave as ladies in C China

2012-04-09 15:21:23

Women enrolled in a lady class at Wuhan Textile University in Hubei province practice the T step on March 26, 2012.

Man's brave new world

2012-04-09 14:28:32

Wang Ke is so busy looking after his 3-year-old daughter that he doesn't start writing novels and drawing comics for a newspaper until 9 pm.

Home sweet home?

2012-04-09 08:08:10

An increasing number of urban women are choosing to be homemakers, rather than pursue careers.

Luxury-car makers go for compacts

2012-04-05 13:29:11

Younger generation prefers smaller vehicles and tends to stay loyal when upgrading, say experts.

Comedian cashes in on aging

2012-04-01 08:15:09

Sport of Wings

2012-04-01 08:07:59

In China's far west, falcon masters have made an art of handling birds of prey.