Taking Midi to the max
2013-05-06 00:31:25
This year Beijing Midi School celebrates its 20th anniversary. With more than 4,000 graduates, the school is considered to be the cradle of China's rock bands and rock musicians.
Foot-and-mouth confirmed in Tibet
2013-05-05 17:24:10
China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Thursday that an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in cattle in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
330m Chinese have high blood pressure
2013-05-05 13:51:37
China has more than 330 million people with high blood pressure and one out of every three adults has hypertension, Professor Liu Lisheng, president of the World Hypertension League, said on Sunday.
China awards 28 overseas students in US
2013-05-05 13:05:27
Twenty-eight Chinese students from colleges in eight southern US states received an annual Chinese government award here on Saturday.
Stars may be punished for food ad
2013-05-05 11:32:52
Celebrities will be punished for advertising unsafe food products in accordance with laws, a judicial official has said.
Ancient material finding its way into modern life
2013-05-05 08:33:39
Most people think of buildings, flooring and food when they think of things made of bamboo.
Rural bamboo business thriving
2013-05-05 08:30:30
The rural bamboo business is thriving because farmers are taking the initiative, rather than taking orders
Power plant: bamboo
2013-05-05 08:08:44
Bamboo may technically be a member of the grass family, but its potential is not so lowly. Growers in China are using it to create building materials and fabrics, revitalize forests, and rejuvenate rural economies.
Practical beauty
2013-05-05 07:56:21
A veteran forestry expert savors the usefulness and versatility of bamboo - and the romance it has inspired since her childhood.
Irish-American keeps his audience in stitches
2013-05-05 09:02:37
Des Bishop's gig was sold out and there was a long waiting list as the Irish community, among others, turned out in force on April 27 to hear his first stand-up routine in Beijing at the Bookworm in Sanlitun.
All-time high
2013-05-05 08:34:10
Its ambassador to China shares with Mike Peters what an eventful tenure it has been for him so far, including marrying his long-time sweetheart on the Great Wall.
Expat fair offers more than teaching jobs
2013-05-05 07:30:47
The country's major job fairs for foreigners have featured increasingly more high-tech and management-oriented positions than the formerly dominant teaching posts.