China issues alert for rainstorms in south
2013-05-19 11:09:11
China's meteorological authority issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the south from Sunday to Monday.
Haven of Literature
2013-05-19 07:52:42
The Orchid Pavilion is famous for A Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems, written by Wang Xishi. Today, it remains a popular venue for festivals celebrating the art of fine calligraphy.
Art legend made white the new black
2013-05-19 10:09:44
When the wind blew into his studio in 1963 and flipped one of his sketches over onto the floor, it turned a new page for Liu Kuo-sung's painting career.
Drawing-room sensation
2013-05-19 10:07:35
One day late in 2005, a man from South Korea came to a three-story house in the Nankai district of Tianjin, where Chen, a struggling comic-book artist, had his office.
Defining middle-class
2013-05-19 10:02:40
John Ross, senior fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University, analyzes the Chinese middle class in relation to both China and the Western world.
Helping the disabled a priority
2013-05-19 09:27:48
China marks the annual National Day for Helping the Disabled on May 19, 2013, the third Sunday in May. Following is a collection of stories related to the disabled people in China.
The middle-class trap
2013-05-19 08:55:20
World-watchers say China's expanding middle class will become the most influential bloc on this planet very soon.
Ex-journalist spreads her cultural know-how
2013-05-19 08:51:10
Former news correspondent Edith Coron uses her international experience to advise executives how to understand and manage relations between people from different countries.
Airline bomb hoax suspect caught
2013-05-18 16:25:34
A man who allegedly made false bomb threats that affected flights in five Chinese cities was caught on Friday afternoon in Yancheng City of east China's Jiangsu Province.
Metro station music to Shanghai's ears
2013-05-18 09:06:09
Whatever your taste, free concerts in the grand hall of People's Square metro station in Shanghai have been offering a diverse range of music.
Red Cross raises $22 million for Lushan quake
2013-05-18 08:13:19
The headquarters of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has received 135 million yuan ($22 million) in donations for Lushan earthquake victims, according to a statement released Friday.
Mainland, Taiwan bust 73 telecom fraud gangs
2013-05-18 03:56:56
Chinese mainland and Taiwan police have jointly busted 73 gangs who were duping Taiwanese citizens out of money over the phone, the mainland's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said on Friday.