Thirsting for original taste of French wines
2012-07-21 09:04:17
A grape-picking trip to a vineyard in Champagne, France, two years ago sparked Wang Qiuyun's interest in French wines.
Picture perfect
2012-07-20 16:16:39
Fu Jun focuses so intensely into his camera that he accidentally enters into the frame of the cinematographer.
Scientists find new way to prevent AIDS
2012-07-19 19:26:47
A drug typically used to treat AIDS-triggered lung infections may be able to prevent the reproduction of HIV, Chinese scientists said Thursday.
More than just flights of fancy
2012-07-18 08:12:18
Yu Mengsun has dedicated himself to improving the flight safety of air force pilots in a more than 50-year career.
Kicking the codeine habit
2012-07-17 10:20:11
A high flyer in the corporate world quits her job to set up a center to help teenagers addicted to cough syrup.
Fairy-tale adventure
2012-07-15 07:45:15
His magical stamps of Hans Christian Andersen stories transported him to Denmark for the first-day-of-issue ceremonies.
Bottoms up, Belgium
2012-07-15 07:44:37
Once a software engineer, a multilingual bar owner has evolved into a cultural ambassador for his native land, Mike Peters discovers.
The smell of success
2012-07-12 08:16:09
Dirty toilets and human waste are topics most people stay away from. But one man in Tianshui, Gansu province, is proud to be associated with them.
Devoted doctor
2012-07-11 09:42:25
Many medical personnel have left 'plague island' over the years in search of a better life.
One step at a time
2012-07-08 07:27:45
Chinese-Canadian Tien Ching has helped almost 300 girls from rural areas of Gansu get through school and on to college. But she tells her young proteges that she's not a rich woman spreading inherited "easy money" on charity.
Heroic teacher congratulated on CPC membership
2012-07-07 14:48:56
Officials from the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee have congratulated heroic teacher Zhang Lili on becoming a party member and urged all other members to learn from her.
Conducting from the heart
2012-07-06 12:29:36
Orchestra leader talks of her stellar rise on the world's classical music stage.