Top 8 novel career choices in China

Today's young people are not satisfied with traditional jobs, they need new and novel ways to express themselves and realize their value.

Glimpses of Tibet: Plateaus, people and faith

Hairdos steal the limelight at the Beijing World Championships

Colorful hairstyles steal the limelight at the Beijing World Championships

Chorus of the PLA gears up for Sept 3 parade

1,200 members of the Chorus of the PLA, with an average age of 21, have practiced with fruits and chopsticks in preparation for that perfect delivery at the victory parade on Sept 3.

Iconic Jewish cafe 'White Horse Coffee' reopens for business

In honor of the 70th anniversary of victory day of WWII, "White Horse Coffee", a gathering place for Jewish refugees, reopened for business.

Beijing int'l book fair opens new page

The 22nd Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on Aug 26.

Top 10 Asia's richest tech billionaires in 2015

Half of Asia's top 10 richest tech billionaires are Chinese, with Jack Ma Yun, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, topping the list in Asia, said Forbes in its latest report.

Female honor guards train for military parade debut

It is the first time China's female guards of honor will attend a military parade. The guards are all soldiers from Bethune Military Medical College in Shijiazhuang in Hebei province.

Floral replica of the Great Wall appears on Tian'anmen Square

Workers make a final decoration to a parterre in the shape of the Great Wall at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, on Tuesday. The parterre is part of a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression on Sept 3.

Chinese long jumpers leap to history

Chinese teenager Wang Jianan pulled off China's first ever world long jump medal at Beijing athletics world championships on Tuesday.

Goodbyes and tears as left-behind children head home

A girl bids goodbye to her family before boarding a train in Weihai, East China's Shandong province, on Tuesday. Like her, many children whose parents work in cities began their journey back home after spending summer vacation with their parents.

Top 10 richest universities in China

Four - Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Peking University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University - have annual accounts worth more than 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion).