Massive renovations of temples bring TV to Jokhang
2011-06-02 08:02:28
The rhythmic tamping sounds accompanying the singing by workers stop worshippers and tourists flocking to Sera Monastery's Great Meeting Hall in northern Lhasa.
All that glitters is silver
2011-05-31 07:40:39
It's boom time for a small village of 1,200 families in Yunnan province, thanks to its skilled noble metal craftsmen.
In Brazil, revenge of the nannies
2011-05-29 08:00:51
In a decade working as a nanny, Andreia Soares finally joined Brazil's middle class.
Mixed marriages, with more acceptance
2011-05-29 08:00:25
For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo: publicly crossing the color line for love.
Banish the day, train the tyrants
2011-05-29 08:03:13
From age 1 to age 13 years and 364 days, the children of the world have been pulling a fast one over their parents since 1949, when Children's Day was officially introduced.
Getting up, close and personal with nature
2011-05-30 07:52:27
Armed with a flashlight and a camera, Li Yunjie, an eighth grade student, emerges from a park late one evening with a bottle of cicada grubs.
A marriage made in the city park
2011-05-30 07:52:27
Shanghai's middle-aged parents are flocking to People's Park at the weekends to advertise information of their grown sons and daughters in hopes of finding them a life partner.
Pedal power
2011-05-26 07:58:09
Li Rui, a 26-year-old working for a media company, was hardly surprised when her friend told her about the "dramatic?
Parking attendants hit hardest by fee increase
2011-05-26 07:58:09
Since Beijing raised its parking fees on April 1, parking attendant Yin Liang's life has become even harder.
How slow can you go?
2011-05-26 07:58:09
Hardly anyone had heard of Gaochun county until it rapidly rose to fame for being the country's fi rst "slow city".
Divorce rumors hit Web
2011-05-24 07:54:45
Actor Wen Zhang has been troubled by rumors that he has divorced actress Ma Yili.
Thirst for knowledge
2011-05-24 07:54:45
Among Tsinghua University's cohort are casual students who clock many hours of classes a week and know there is going to be no degree or diploma.