THE WEEK May 18: TV vs reality

VBOOK: Rural China

Christie’s HK to offer ‘Martian Pink’

Raffles show at Sydney Fashion Week

Titanic Memorial Cruise

Dance gets festival moving

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Freshly shorn

Buy Local, Eat Slow

Austin Hu is chef and owner of Shanghai's New American cuisine restaurant Madison.
Cultural companies look for partners

Foreign cultural corporations are looking for business growth in China this year, according to a report published on Saturday.
20 dead in expressway tunnel blast

One body of the 20 victims killed in the Central China tunnel explosion Saturday has been retrieved, rescuers told Xinhua in the wee hours of Sunday.

Testing CNOOC's deepwater credentials

IBM builds smart tech center in S China

IBM Corporation has set up a center in Hainan province to focus on the development of smart information technology.
Google wins approval for Motorola deal

Google Inc won approval from Chinese regulators for its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
Alibaba 'close to buying stake'

Alibaba is near an agreement to buy back a 20 percent stake in itself from Yahoo! Inc for about $7 billion, said a person with knowledge of the matter.

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.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gets married

Microfilms to come to a screen near you

Emerging genre is the new darling of advertisers, but that may change the plot.
Mila Kunis stalker pleads not guilty

A man charged with stalking Mila Kunis pleaded not guilty to two felony charges and was denied a request to leave jail without having to post bail.

Drogba's heroics steer Chelsea to glory

Liu looming large

China's star hurdler, Liu Xiang, appears to have taken a giant stride towards his Olympic dream.
Final dream turns to nightmare for Bayern

Bayern Munich's Champions League dream final turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Chelsea ruined its homecoming party.

Coconut adventures

Don't be deceived by coconut sago's pure white broth or playful pearls of chewy goodness.

Contrasting delights

Ancient or modern, Changsha enjoys the best of both worlds. .

Ready to rock

Zhang Fan, founder of what is considered the country's oldest and largest rock music festival

Tea's refreshing change

Li Jiayi and her friends are happy to spend 1,000 yuan between them over a pot of tea.

Top-grade advice

The number of overseas education consulting companies in China is rising.

Of eggs and hogs

They are as different as chalk and cheese and operate two lines of business that have nothing in common.

A stitch in time

Savile Row in central London has been held the world over as the mecca of men's bespoke tailoring.

Readers' Survey

China Daily will revamp the Fun page in its Life section and welcomes your opinions about potential additions and subtractions.

Chen Weihua

Recycling is not a dirty word

Huang Xiangyang

Glee at students' deaths reveals desperation

China voiced its opposition to a US defense spending bill that pushed for sales of F-16 jets to Taiwan.

Wen urges more support for growth

Premier Wen called for greater efforts to support growth amid signs of the economy further cooling.

Beijing, Manila seek to solve dispute

Analysts called for a substantial demonstration of goodwill from the Southeast Asian nation.

Host may sue over xenophobia claim

A CCTV broadcaster is considering suing a blogger who accused him of being a xenophobe.

China-US

McDonald's recruiting for major expansion

IBM builds smart tech center in S China

IBM Corporation has set up a center in Hainan province to focus on the development of smart information technology.
Google wins approval for Motorola deal

Google Inc won approval from Chinese regulators for its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
Tone softens on Chinese military growth

Although US has toned down accusations about China's military expansion.

Chicago braces for anti-NATO protest

NATO no intention to intervene in Syria

NATO has no intention to intervene in Syria, and the best way to go forward in that country is a six-point peace plan brokered by Kofi Annan.
NATO to build ground surveillance system

NATO and Northrop Grumman Corporation on Sunday signed a 1.7-billion-dollar contract to establish an Alliance Ground Surveillance system.
NATO summit kicks off in Chicago

NATO summit on Sunday kicked off in Chicago, with the alliance's future commitment to Afghanistan and security capability dominating the agenda.

Japan observes annular solar eclipse

Liberia urges UNMIL to delay phaseout

Liberia has confidence in the ability of security to respond appropriately to any threat.
Russia accepts Syrian regime change

Russia does not mind a change of the Syrian administration that comes with no bloodshed.
Amano's visit can yield positive results

The imminent visit of IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano to Iran can yield positive results.

NATO's eastward expansion

Crisis of capitalism shows need for solidarity

Today it is becoming increasingly apparent that what we are dealing with is not just a recession, but a crisis of the existing capitalist system itself.
Human rights progress

Priority of the largest developing country is striving to get rid of poverty and make life better for all residents.
No note of optimism

The NATO summit in Chicago is taking place not only in a presidential election year in the US, but also in US President Barack Obama's hometown.

Fantastic view of Dajiuhu Lake Wetland Park

Top ranking atop Beijing skyline

China World Summit Wing Beijing joined the ranks of China's top hotels when it was officially awarded as a national five-star hotel.
Classy cultural connection

Climbing to new heights at Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai. Yang Yijun reports.
The Zhuang Ethnic Minority

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

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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The number of overseas education consulting companies in China is rising.

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Freshly shorn

Austin Hu is chef and owner of Shanghai's New American cuisine restaurant Madison.

Foreign cultural corporations are looking for business growth in China this year, according to a report published on Saturday.

One body of the 20 victims killed in the Central China tunnel explosion Saturday has been retrieved, rescuers told Xinhua in the wee hours of Sunday.

Testing CNOOC's deepwater credentials

IBM Corporation has set up a center in Hainan province to focus on the development of smart information technology.

Google Inc won approval from Chinese regulators for its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.

Alibaba is near an agreement to buy back a 20 percent stake in itself from Yahoo! Inc for about $7 billion, said a person with knowledge of the matter.

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.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gets married

Emerging genre is the new darling of advertisers, but that may change the plot.

A man charged with stalking Mila Kunis pleaded not guilty to two felony charges and was denied a request to leave jail without having to post bail.

Drogba's heroics steer Chelsea to glory

China's star hurdler, Liu Xiang, appears to have taken a giant stride towards his Olympic dream.

Bayern Munich's Champions League dream final turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Chelsea ruined its homecoming party.

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China voiced its opposition to a US defense spending bill that pushed for sales of F-16 jets to Taiwan.

McDonald's recruiting for major expansion

IBM Corporation has set up a center in Hainan province to focus on the development of smart information technology.

Google Inc won approval from Chinese regulators for its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.

Although US has toned down accusations about China's military expansion.

Chicago braces for anti-NATO protest

NATO has no intention to intervene in Syria, and the best way to go forward in that country is a six-point peace plan brokered by Kofi Annan.

NATO and Northrop Grumman Corporation on Sunday signed a 1.7-billion-dollar contract to establish an Alliance Ground Surveillance system.

NATO summit on Sunday kicked off in Chicago, with the alliance's future commitment to Afghanistan and security capability dominating the agenda.

Japan observes annular solar eclipse

Liberia has confidence in the ability of security to respond appropriately to any threat.

Russia does not mind a change of the Syrian administration that comes with no bloodshed.

The imminent visit of IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano to Iran can yield positive results.

NATO's eastward expansion

Today it is becoming increasingly apparent that what we are dealing with is not just a recession, but a crisis of the existing capitalist system itself.

Priority of the largest developing country is striving to get rid of poverty and make life better for all residents.

The NATO summit in Chicago is taking place not only in a presidential election year in the US, but also in US President Barack Obama's hometown.

Fantastic view of Dajiuhu Lake Wetland Park

China World Summit Wing Beijing joined the ranks of China's top hotels when it was officially awarded as a national five-star hotel.

Climbing to new heights at Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai. Yang Yijun reports.

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

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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