Soong Ching Ling and a great friendship

2012-07-03 10:38:15

About 200 previously unpublished letters between Soong Ching Ling and Israel Epstein have been released for the first time.

Beijing book fair spotlights S Korea

2012-07-03 10:36:51

South Korea will be the Country of Honor at the Beijing International Book Fair running from Aug 29 to Sept 2.

Creative juices flow to China

2012-07-03 09:51:38

After three decades working in the US animation industry, Becky Bristow could choose to retire. Instead, she came to China to teach.

Towering testimony

2012-07-03 09:26:26

Designer of the Canton Tower Mark Hemel has decided Guangzhou, Guangdong province is the place to move forward with family and career.

Building more than blocks

2012-07-02 14:14:49

In the early 1970s, Queen Elizabeth II was at the height of her reign. One of the pleasures of her job was sailing to Hong Kong aboard HMY Britannia.

Fresh graduates get a new look

2012-07-02 09:37:33

More than 1,400 graduates from the BIFT were the first batch to wear a new design of graduation robes.

Hong Kong faces the future

2012-07-02 08:50:59

Fifteen years after it returned to the motherland, Hong Kong is still finding its rightful place in the extended family.

Footprints on path to Olympic gold

2012-07-01 08:45:12

"Most of the girls think that sports are a man thing. I don't know why. Amantle has helped."

Translating the Web with free laborers

2012-07-01 08:45:12

Language does not come naturally to machines. Satire and jokes? Algorithms have trouble with that. Irony? Wordplay? Cultural context? Forget it.

Rupert's wife, on her own

2012-07-01 08:44:39

If anyone is qualified to give advice on taking criticism, it's Wendi Deng Murdoch.

Paper coupons that made life work

2012-07-01 08:42:44

Old-time ration coupons are now on show at the Cai Guanshen Humanities Building of Fudan University.

City guide

2012-07-01 08:42:44

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