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Laowai, NOT: Doing the 'African do'

Christie’s HK to offer ‘Martian Pink’

Raffles show at Sydney Fashion Week

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Dance gets festival moving

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Fake stewed pig ears pose health risks

Fingerprint-storing passports issued

Chinese applicants began to receive new digitized passports on Tuesday.
Legal aid helps most vulnerable among us

Migrant workers have become the main beneficiaries of a legal aid policy adopted last year, said a senior official from the Ministry of Justice.
Country's mental health services lacking

Harvard to collaborate in China on program to train psychiatrists.

Foreign trade to be 'more balanced'

China 'still a draw' for many US firms

China is still an attractive destination for US investments despite rising labor costs.
China to up residential land supplies

China will increase residential land supplies by more than 20 percent this year in order to further restrain property prices.
News Corp buys stake of Chinese film firm

Beijing-based Bona Film Group announced Tuesday that News Corporation has signed an agreement to buy 19.9 percent of its stake.

Laowai, NOT: Doing the 'African do' in China

Understanding life through death

Soldiers who retrieved bodies from the Wenchuan earthquake's ruins recall how the horrors of their experiences taught them to cherish their lives.
Magic mushrooms

The perfume of mushrooms intensifies when they are dried. Every chef worth his truffles knows that.
Brakes on fakes

The Silk Market is cleaning house to sweep out counterfeits, and vendors are finding they must go legit to survive. Han Qiao from China Features reports in Beijing.

Velvet bird of old Beijing

On paper wings

Lei Xiangsheng - aka, Siberian Butterfly - blazes new territory with his homoerotic paper-cutting.
Kites festival dazzles Beijing

We remember as children taking a dime-store kite to the park and running like mad. Well, things have changed. The average kite flier isn't a kid, and running isn't required.

Lady Gaga's concert may be cancelled

Cannes film festival curtain up

Comedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival with Wes Anderson's child fantasy "Moonrise Kingdom" starring Bruce Willis and Bill Murray.
Charlize Theron prefers relationships

Charlize Theron is a "relationship girl", though she isn't currently actively looking for a boyfriend.

Sand queens set to stand and deliver

76ers even series with victory over Celts

The Philadelphia 76ers weren't about to get discouraged by a one-point loss to Boston to start the second round.
Tevez sparks controversy with 'RIP Fergie' banner

Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mock tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson.

Fever pitch

Cricket fighting is widely seen in large Chinese cities.

Shenzhen squeeze

Shenzhen became the first Special Economic Zone in China.

Master of the game

Wang Jianlin is not afraid of challenges or changes.

Step by step, making a difference

Eco-warrior says China making good progress on several environmental issues.

Tapping into the future

Mobile gaming majors ride localization train for continued success in China

War of the operating systems

Industry veteran banks on Android platform to drive demand for mobile Internet applications in China

A taste of Europe in Nanjing

City proving to be major magnet for investment from Italy

Chen Weihua

Recycling is not a dirty word

Huang Xiangyang

Glee at students' deaths reveals desperation

The government must guard against losses in euro assets amid uncertainty in the eurozone, experts said.

Japanese 'island' claims dismissed

Tokyo's bid to upgrade the status of a Pacific atoll into an island was dismissed by the United Nations.

Foreigners OKed to handle secrets

Foreigners can work legally in posts involving China's state secrets once they are approved by the government.

China 'still a draw' for US firms

China is still an attractive destination for US investments despite rising labor costs.

China-US

Brick carving from Jin Dynasty shown in New York

Contemporary Chinese art gets NY showing

The exhibition Chinese Style will show more than 50 contemporary works from artists of China's National Academy of Painting.
US politicians start micro blogs in China

Dave Heineman, governor of Nebraska in the United States, opened his communication channel with 300 million Chinese users.
Drunk-driving American prosecuted

A US national has been prosecuted in Inner Mongolia autonomous region for injuring a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Americans see Obama to win election

'Dollar value has been manipulated'

The present US monetary system is an abysmal failure and the value of the dollar has been manipulated.
Obama to skip APEC summit in Russia

White House cites the conflicting schedule between the APEC summit and the Democratic National Convention this September.
FBI agent missing, possibly armed, suicidal

Law enforcement officers in Southern California searched in mountain terrain for a missing FBI agent who was said to be despondent and possibly suicidal.

Merkel: Germany, France to cooperate on growth

Island dispute may soon be resolved

Huangyan Island dispute might soon be resolved as discussions with China had taken a clearer direction.
NATO not to pivot to Asia Pacific

NATO will not do it even as it is increasingly engaged with partner nations from that region.
Syria's violence extends its reach

The incessant violence in Syria extended its reach on Tuesday and targeted the UN observers.

Military spending meets country's need

Chance to show goodwill

Territorial disputes are always hard to resolve, and they can easily escalate out of control.
Avoid a tragedy for all

It is more than obvious that a chaotic departure from the euro will be a Greek tragedy in which we will all suffer.
Mixed effects of liquidity

The People's Bank of China announced on Saturday that it will lower the reserve requirement for domestic commercial lenders by 50 basis points.

Rhythms of an ancient life

The Zhuang Ethnic Minority

The Zhuang ethnic minority is China's largest minority group. Its population of 16,178,811 approaches that of Australia.
Serene scenery in Kanas, NW China

Photo taken on May 10, 2012 shows the scenery in Kanas, Altay prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Dancing to the Drumbeat

For the Danu Festival, many people dressed in their holiday best to call on friends and relatives and exchange greetings with them.

10,000 yuan fine for unpaid Internet fees

A man has complained to the consumer rights protection committee of Sichuan province that he was charged more than 10,000 yuan ($1,580) by a telecom operator for 240 yuan of fees he owed six years ago.
Loner pesters police with calls for arrest

A man in Chongqing called the police hotline 110 repeatedly over the past eight months to report false cases because he wanted to be arrested.
Premarital chastity backer seeks love

Tu Shiyou, a 38-year-old single woman who runs Preserve Virginity, a website dedicated to promoting virginity before marriage, posted a personal ad on Sina Weibo seeking a husband.
Girl makes poem calenda for lover

Xiao Xue has prepared a special gift for her boyfriend: She wrote poems about the 12 most touching moments in their relationship, for a calendar, one poem for each month.

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Tapping into the future

Mobile gaming majors ride localization train for continued success in China

Fever pitch

You petty bourgeoisie

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Fake stewed pig ears pose health risks

Chinese applicants began to receive new digitized passports on Tuesday.

Migrant workers have become the main beneficiaries of a legal aid policy adopted last year, said a senior official from the Ministry of Justice.

Harvard to collaborate in China on program to train psychiatrists.

Foreign trade to be 'more balanced'

China is still an attractive destination for US investments despite rising labor costs.

China will increase residential land supplies by more than 20 percent this year in order to further restrain property prices.

Beijing-based Bona Film Group announced Tuesday that News Corporation has signed an agreement to buy 19.9 percent of its stake.

Laowai, NOT: Doing the 'African do' in China

Soldiers who retrieved bodies from the Wenchuan earthquake's ruins recall how the horrors of their experiences taught them to cherish their lives.

The perfume of mushrooms intensifies when they are dried. Every chef worth his truffles knows that.

The Silk Market is cleaning house to sweep out counterfeits, and vendors are finding they must go legit to survive. Han Qiao from China Features reports in Beijing.

Velvet bird of old Beijing

Lei Xiangsheng - aka, Siberian Butterfly - blazes new territory with his homoerotic paper-cutting.

We remember as children taking a dime-store kite to the park and running like mad. Well, things have changed. The average kite flier isn't a kid, and running isn't required.

Lady Gaga's concert may be cancelled

Comedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival with Wes Anderson's child fantasy "Moonrise Kingdom" starring Bruce Willis and Bill Murray.

Charlize Theron is a "relationship girl", though she isn't currently actively looking for a boyfriend.

Sand queens set to stand and deliver

The Philadelphia 76ers weren't about to get discouraged by a one-point loss to Boston to start the second round.

Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mock tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson.

Columnists

The government must guard against losses in euro assets amid uncertainty in the eurozone, experts said.

Brick carving from Jin Dynasty shown in New York

The exhibition Chinese Style will show more than 50 contemporary works from artists of China's National Academy of Painting.

Dave Heineman, governor of Nebraska in the United States, opened his communication channel with 300 million Chinese users.

A US national has been prosecuted in Inner Mongolia autonomous region for injuring a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol.

Americans see Obama to win election

The present US monetary system is an abysmal failure and the value of the dollar has been manipulated.

White House cites the conflicting schedule between the APEC summit and the Democratic National Convention this September.

Law enforcement officers in Southern California searched in mountain terrain for a missing FBI agent who was said to be despondent and possibly suicidal.

Merkel: Germany, France to cooperate on growth

Huangyan Island dispute might soon be resolved as discussions with China had taken a clearer direction.

NATO will not do it even as it is increasingly engaged with partner nations from that region.

The incessant violence in Syria extended its reach on Tuesday and targeted the UN observers.

Military spending meets country's need

Territorial disputes are always hard to resolve, and they can easily escalate out of control.

It is more than obvious that a chaotic departure from the euro will be a Greek tragedy in which we will all suffer.

The People's Bank of China announced on Saturday that it will lower the reserve requirement for domestic commercial lenders by 50 basis points.

Rhythms of an ancient life

The Zhuang ethnic minority is China's largest minority group. Its population of 16,178,811 approaches that of Australia.

Photo taken on May 10, 2012 shows the scenery in Kanas, Altay prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

For the Danu Festival, many people dressed in their holiday best to call on friends and relatives and exchange greetings with them.

A man has complained to the consumer rights protection committee of Sichuan province that he was charged more than 10,000 yuan ($1,580) by a telecom operator for 240 yuan of fees he owed six years ago.

A man in Chongqing called the police hotline 110 repeatedly over the past eight months to report false cases because he wanted to be arrested.

Tu Shiyou, a 38-year-old single woman who runs Preserve Virginity, a website dedicated to promoting virginity before marriage, posted a personal ad on Sina Weibo seeking a husband.

Xiao Xue has prepared a special gift for her boyfriend: She wrote poems about the 12 most touching moments in their relationship, for a calendar, one poem for each month.

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