Spotlight
Nine-year-old's dash that changed her life
2014-10-17 11:06
When Jenny Wong came to Britain in 1972 she was 14 years old and craved for a normal school life like anyone of her age. Instead, she worked in a restaurant fulltime as a kitchen hand.
Chinese language making itself heard
2014-10-17 11:06
In recent research the British Council placed Mandarin in the top five most important languages for Britain's prosperity, security and influence. But it found only 1 percent of the adult population speaks Mandarin to a level that allows them to conduct a basic conversation.
Piano man who joined the brand band
2014-10-17 11:06
When pianist Ben Hui gave up his music career to start a marketing agency in 2010, he was venturing into a new field as a one-man band.
Manchester's growing creative clout
2014-10-17 11:06
Manchester is strong in creative media and digital industries, with the government spending 3.5 billion pounds on building a global hub for creative industries.
Framing a bigger picture of Chinese creativity
2014-10-17 11:06
Chinese contemporary art is growing in popularity on the world stage, according to one of the UK's leading figures in its promotion.
Center of art
2014-10-17 11:06
The center of China's contemporary art scene is Beijing's art district, locally known simply as 798.
Exporters stuck in neutral as costs rise, demand stalls
2014-09-19 07:42
High costs, bureaucracy and labor difficulties weigh on businesses seeking to sell to foreign markets
China nuclear companies plan to power up exports
2014-09-19 07:42
There's a saying that one chinese reactor sold abroad equals 1 million cars
Sport of kings a lure for China's rich
2014-09-12 07:45
But for industry eager to cash in on interest, betting remains missing link
Rules and betting seen as fast track to success
2014-09-12 07:45
Chinese at full gallop in the land of tallyho
2014-09-12 07:27
The earliest origins of modern equestrian sports can be found, in large part, in the bygone age of British chivalry and knighthood. Horses have a different although equally significant history in Chinese culture, says Linda Lee, CEO of Equex, a Chinese equestrian consultancy and events management company.
Entrepreneurs benefit from Deng's legacy
2014-08-29 07:24
In 1963, businessman Nian Qiang's father was caught selling fish on the streets and sentenced to a year's imprisonment for "speculation".
Chinese investing big in Berlin
2014-07-11 07:25
Chinese companies are making big investments in Germany, eyeing the country's advanced technology and management, a senior Chinese commerce official says.
Chengdu Report: Chengdu propels Sichuan's foreign trade
2014-07-11 07:25
Despite an overall downturn in the country's economy, Chengdu's import and export volume in the first five months of the year reached 137.03 billion yuan ($22.45 billion), accounting for 80 percent of Sichuan province's total, according to Chengdu Customs District.
Merkel says Chengdu has vital role
2014-07-11 07:25
German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a whistle-stop visit to Chengdu on July 6, and singled out the western Chinese city as a place she and her government have been watching closely.
Path to city well worn
2014-07-11 07:25
Many foreign leaders and political celebrities have beaten a path to Chengdu over the past decade.
Leeds region creates direct link to China
2014-06-27 07:32
You'd be forgiven for thinking there's little similarity between the former industrial region of Yorkshire, in the north of England, and China.
A lot more binds special pair than their old ties to the rag trade
2014-06-27 07:32
Thomas Murray, the former Lord Mayor of Leeds, says he was amazed by China when he visited there for the first time in January.
On a mission to spread the word
2014-06-20 08:06
When delegates gathered in Cambridge, England, for the first annual national conference on Chinese teaching in schools in 2004, they could barely have foreseen how greatly Chinese-language learning would advance over the following 10 years.
Opening up the palace museum
2014-06-06 08:13
Shan Jixiang, 60, may have done something never achieved by any of the Forbidden City's former royal residents. After taking the position of director of the Palace Museum in 2012, he has been to all 9,000 temples, halls and rooms in the world's biggest palace complex and wooden architectural complex.
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