Slow boat to Macao

2011-08-07 07:46:12

I have never been a big fan of boats and ferries.

Gutenberg's Waterloo

2011-08-07 07:44:13

The rise of electronic books has changed more than just reading habits.

Afghan teenagers find peril in love

2011-08-07 07:44:13

The two teenagers met inside an ice cream factory through darting glances before roll call.

The man who thinks he's a bird

2011-08-08 08:03:28

Jeb Corliss believes humans can fly like birds and has proven it by jumping from Paris' Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle and the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia.

A degree of separation

2011-08-08 08:03:28

Deng Xinpei says that having 20 family members and friends wave goodbye at Guangzhou Airport made her feel good.

Man of all seasons

2011-08-05 11:05:38

Posting helps Croatian ambassador see the bigger world picture.

Allure of mystery

2011-08-05 11:01:16

China continues to be a place of fascination for traveling artists from around the world.

Doing your bidding

2011-08-05 11:15:14

Veteran at famed auction house has witnessed rocketing growth, much of it fueled by Chinese Buyers.

Truth or dare

2011-08-05 08:00:17

Fang Zhouzi likes to pick fights. Figuratively, that is. Specifically, he likes to unveil fraud in academia.

No resisting the pull of Disney's magic

2011-08-04 08:25:32

As I'm neither a 5-year-old nor a menopausal Disney fanatic, a dubbed Disney mash-up is not the kind of performance I typically attend.

Of strikes and counter strikes

2011-08-04 08:25:32

Young soldiers stationed in remote outposts fill their time playing a computer game their commander feels will help them deal better with real-life scenarios.

Word Search

2011-08-04 08:25:32

Translation services are the nation's latest money spinners but cut-throat competition is leading to indifferent quality.