Melody maker
2011-02-08 07:35:19
Italian music promoter brings Europe's top talent to China. Patrick Whiteley tunes in.
From Casablanca to the capital
2011-01-27 07:41:17
The year is 1937 and washed-up American singer John Ramsey has just arrived for a one-month stint as a lounge singer in Beijing.
Tiger Mom hears roar of opposition
2011-01-26 07:08:48
As more Chinese parents adopt a Western style of parenting that allows children more freedom and encouragement.
A billionaire keen to show heart of gold
2011-01-24 08:04:44
One of the country's first billionaires, Chen Guangbiao, has just returned from a one-week charity management course in New York.
Mission possible for Yang Liwei
2011-01-24 08:04:44
Major General Yang Liwei admits he was scared of heights as a kid but this did not hold him back from becoming China's first man in space eight years ago.
Emotional return for Harbin-born elderly sculptor
2011-01-19 07:55:01
Tatyana Schremko, 76, was born in Harbin and later became a US citizen.
An old China hand
2011-01-18 07:46:16
Diplomat Nicholas Platt has an insider's insight on the developing relationship between China and the US. Chen Weihua reports.
Portrait of a poet
2011-01-14 10:18:16
Ma Li, a poet and senior newspaper editor, is showing off her talent for oil painting with a solo exhibition Touch - Ma Li Contemporary Chinese Poets Portrait Exhibition, at the Today Art Museum.
Getting in touch with the people
2011-01-13 13:54:15
Being in charge of a Beijing community is a particularly tricky profession. Because of the large degree of responsibility, community leaders must be patient, observant, and above all, communicative.
Chip off the old block
2011-01-12 16:50:34
The age-old craft of Chinese woodblock printing came to global attention at the 2008 Olympics. But in Zhejiang province's Dongyuan village, it is intimately connected to the veneration of clan genealogies. Guo Shuhan reports.
Father of Pinyin
2009-04-17 14:48:54
The man perched over the table is 103 years old and a virtual unknown in China. In fact, Zhou Youguang should be a household name for it was he, more than 50 years ago, who created pinyin.
Dragon's Heart: A kungfu master's living legacy
2011-01-05 10:27:37
His life was cut short at its prime, but the legendary Little Dragon left much more than just a few hundred meters of celluloid.
