China

Death fish pond
  • Official targets gender imbalance

    A government official in charge of family planning has pledged to make further efforts to improve the country's gender imbalance.

  • Suspect oil found in Yunnan

    Another 10 tons of suspect oil needs to be recalled in Yunnan as the manufacturer believed to be adding industrial animal fat to edible oil products.

  • Couple detained after woman hit, buried

    A young couple believed to have buried an woman alive after knocking her down while drunken driving have been placed in criminal detention.

Business

Lenovo rising in ranks of tablet PC makers

Life

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

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

'On the Road' screens in Cannes

Sport

Lapping up success
  • Tall in the saddle

    A lot of weight rests on the shoulders of 20-year-old Zhu Meimei - not for this year's Olympics in London, but the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

  • James, Wade scorch the Pacers

    Miami Heat just a victory away from advancing to the East finals.

Safer and better water access

New standards for drinking water will come into force in China on July 1, but concerns remain.

Visualizing the future

China's special effects industry is catching up to the global box office.

Work is a matter of life and death

A place where work is a matter of life and death.

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.

US targets Confucius Institutes over visas

Chinese teachers at Confucius Institutes in the US could be forced to leave due to a State Department directive.

China says no anti-foreigner trend

The crackdown on illegal foreign residents has not changed Beijing's friendly attitude toward foreigners.

PetroChina sets sights in Americas

PetroChina Co Ltd will focus on storage and refining assets in the Americas this year.

Weak PMI sparks worries

China's manufacturing sector was predicted to deteriorate at a faster rate in May.

China-US

US seeks China's nod for sanctions against DPRK

US

HP announces massive layoff plan

World

Egyptians cast votes to pick president

Opinion

Europe shifts from austerity to growth
  • A tasty bit of TV heaven

    A documentary series on Chinese culinary culture, A Bite of China, is making a stir.

  • Fight is also against poverty

    Monday's suicide bombing in Yemen should be a timely reminder that there is still a long way to go before the world rids itself of the scourge of terrorism.

  • Growth pact can aid Europe's recovery

    Overcoming the debt crisis haunting Europe is not a matter of months, but of years - and there are no shortcuts.

Travel

A traveler's treasure trove

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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