Cents and sensibilities
2013-06-23 07:50:07
What is the best city in the world to dine out in? What is the cost of looking stylish in Paris or renting an apartment in New York? No matter where you are the essentials stay the same, but the cost of living can vary greatly across the globe.
Europe best for luxury brands
2013-06-23 07:50:07
Luxury goods are notoriously more expensive on the Chinese mainland, and that's why many Chinese consumers do their luxury shopping overseas. Our seven-city survey finds, to no surprise, that the prices in Beijing and Shanghai are the highest in this category.
City of Choice
2013-06-21 15:01:29
China Daily conducted interviews with one white-collar executive each in seven cities where we have representative offices to find out about his or her way of life, the cost of living and what he or she likes or dislikes about the city.
A roof over the head
2013-06-21 15:00:39
House ownership tops the list of priority for most people, taking up the biggest share of their wallets.
Profile of the Beijing Man
2013-06-21 15:00:12
Wei Dongjian doesn't look like a man who works nonstop. You'd never guess he has been working every day this year – except for a week during the Lunar New Year holiday in February.
Best cities for top-end goods
2013-06-21 14:59:48
Luxury goods are notoriously more expensive on the Chinese mainland, and that's why many Chinese consumers do their luxury shopping overseas.
The East-West divide of food
2013-06-21 14:59:26
Western fast food is not adventure for many in mainland China, but a McDonald’s Big Mac meal in Beijing is not cheap when you can already get two bowls of noodles or three orders of dumplings for the same price.
Getting from point to point
2013-06-21 14:59:01
Chen Shaojie from Shanghai owns a 400,000-yuan BMW 320Li. But he chooses to take the subway to and from work, which takes up two hours of his time every day.
Fashion sense and sensibility
2013-06-21 14:58:41
Aurelie, a public relations officer at a French multinational company in Paris, is not into high-end designer brands. Instead, she prefers French brands that offers chic, simple and original look at mid-range prices.
Cooper makes promoting Asia-US cultural exchanges her life mission
2013-06-21 14:33:55
When Asia Society's Rachel Cooper was at the University of California at Berkeley in the 1970s, she spent a semester on a cruise ship, stopping at various cities on a voyage that changed the course of her life.
We are what they wear
2013-06-20 16:33:17
NGO Wardrobe of Love offers high-quality new clothes to impoverished students and is supported by TV celebrities and ordinary people. Xu Lin reports.
Hebei to open beach for nude bathing
2013-06-20 13:50:01
A county in Hebei province plans to open the first clothing-optional beach in North China.
A lost soul in a time of turmoil Finding their Zen in sports