Summer salads still our favorite food

2011-06-19 07:47:27

From high-end restaurants to quality supermarkets, salads and salad ingredients are still bestsellers as the summer heat intensifies in China's capital.

Taiji and the luxury lifestyle

2011-06-19 07:48:38

The popularity of yoga, spinning and Pilates classes at gyms in top-tier cities suggests that taiji quan is one Chinese traditional art in need of some serious re-branding.

Events

2011-06-17 11:18:19

CONFERENCES & MEETINGS

Mom’s the word

2011-06-17 11:18:43

Italian expat struggles with learning English and experiences the joys of motherhood again.

Running with the Beijingers

2011-06-17 11:18:43

Spanish Culture expert helps open career doors for MORE Chinese.

A twist in the tale

2011-06-17 11:18:07

Author Jeffrey Archer wants to add Chinese to his growing number of readers.

A striking film

2011-06-17 07:37:40

It's no accident that Sichuan's provincial capital Chengdu features heavily in Kung Fu Panda 2.

Saluting a real individual

2011-06-16 08:09:49

The day I met Jia Jihai, he was not dressed up as George S. Patton, but rather as his combat signaler.

Cash caravans bring the bank to villagers

2011-06-16 08:09:49

The three-vehicle fleet from Harbin Bank whizzes by, turning the heads of farmers in the fields.

Shaolin's kungfu strikes some as commercialized, but I get a kick out of it

2011-06-16 08:09:49

China's vast assortment of historic temples is enough to impress just about anyone.

Format for hire

2011-06-15 08:14:29

European programs are the new soldiers in the TV ratings war in China.

Change in film import quota is on the horizon

2011-06-15 08:14:29

Chinese audiences are sophisticated enough to choose which movies they want to watch, the Motion Picture Association of America's new chairman Christopher Dodd says.