Rising star ready to shine
2011-02-11 07:47:58
Joan Chen, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi - who's the next of their ilk? Most agree 24-year-old Liu Yifei is the likely contender to become an internationally adored Chinese actress.
Met celebrates Nixon in China
2011-02-11 07:47:58
John Adams' musical masterpiece has made its long-awaited debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Chiselled beauty
2011-02-10 07:53:48
Venetian gondola makers fight for space to keep tradition alive.
Lines of investigation
2011-02-09 08:16:44
Li Juyan's calligraphy collection sourced from Chinese ethnic groups is as important to him as his son.
Focusing on the absurd
2011-02-09 08:16:44
An avant-garde artist's use of surrealism in photography receives huzzas from progressives and boos from traditionalists. Zhang Kun reports.
New space for ancient place
2011-02-15 07:52:11
The Palace Museum is running a popular micro blog that answers questions about its building and collection.
Getting a lesson in manners
2011-02-15 07:53:33
For most children in the world, a smile is a symbol of happiness that appears without effort.
Looking for marriage, and maybe love
2011-02-14 07:43:52
How much do you earn? Making a match isn't always romantic.
Love like a chocolate box for sweethearts
2011-02-14 07:43:52
Valentine's Day confectionery sales surge with growing passion for tasty pleasures.
A tale of two faces
2011-02-12 07:39:09
The video of a female Russian TV host has been sweeping the Chinese Internet, garnering more than 1 million clicks in a month.
The 'tiger mother' shows her stripes
2011-02-11 07:47:58
It's a paean to parenting of the extreme kind and is likely to generate extreme responses.
Mysteries written in blood
2011-02-10 07:53:48
The historical records of a remote village and the Caucasian features of locals suggest it may have been a settlement of defeated Roman soldiers.