China

Early arrival spells trouble for babies

Business

Apple add-ons ripe market for local firms

Life

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.

Culture

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.

Entertainment

'De rouille et d'os' screens in Cannes
  • Blown away

    Kenny G's China tour appeals to middle-aged nostalgia and youthful curiosity, and shows some things never change.

  • Jobs movie won't be straight biography

    Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin hasn't yet figured out how to put the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the silver screen, but he is certain it's not going to be a straightforward biography.

Sport

China has two to grow on

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.

China slams United States military report

US urged to respect facts, change its mind-set and stop its wrongdoing in keeping issuing similar reports.

G8 summit kicks off in Camp David

G8 summit formally kicked off on Friday evening at Camp David in Maryland.

Beijing on 'high alert' over Huangyan

Beijing has vowed to remain on "high alert" over Huangyan Island in case of any provocations.

Smuggling kingpin Lai gets life in jail

Lai Changxing, once China's most wanted fugitive, was sentenced to life in prison.

China-US

Brick carving from Jin Dynasty shown in New York

US

G8 summit kicks off in Camp David

World

Beckham lights the Olympic torch

Opinion

Greece euro exit

Travel

Fantastic view of Dajiuhu Lake Wetland Park
  • 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.

Odd News

  • 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.

USA Weekly

Top-grade advice

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

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