Street racers

2011-04-18 08:06:59

People of all ages took starter's orders for Sunday's fun runs.

Never too late to look for love

2011-04-18 08:06:59

Dating clubs to help elderly find new friends or life partners.

Project works out for deaf, dumb

2011-04-18 08:01:45

Hard of hearing and mute find jobs thanks to special vocational training.

The world closes in on Little Italy

2011-04-17 07:47:50

Little Italy, once the heart of Italian-American life in the city, exists mostly as a memory.

Chinese: You're the true heroes

2011-04-18 08:02:06

A former US pilot's last overseas trip was to the Chinese village that rescued him in WWII.

Make a date with Meet in Beijing

2011-04-15 07:41:06

The month-long festival will bring music, dance and theater, in addition to free open-air shows from artists at home and abroad. Chen Jie reports.

Neither 'retarded' nor 'freaks', just different

2011-04-14 07:57:54

Before making his documentary, Taiwan filmmaker Shen Ko-shang believed autistic people were all like Dustin Hoffman's character in the film Rain Man.

Lost in Beijing provokes some existential angst

2011-04-14 07:57:54

I blame myself for getting into the taxi in the first place. I had written a mental note to myself the night before, reminding me to go to the ATM before heading off to work.

Entering the world of autism

2011-04-14 07:57:54

After women with bound feet and orphans in Shangri-La, documentary maker Joanne Cheng turns her attention to a special group of children on the mainland.

Fashion's photographer exposed

2011-04-14 07:57:54

Peter Lindbergh's solo exhibition The Unknown, at 798 Art Zone, reveals the art and craft of the lensman with an almost 40-year back catalog.

Spring fever but your feet feel leaden?

2011-04-13 07:55:13

Not everyone enjoys spring, though. Some people suffer from spring fever, whose symptoms include circulatory problems, lethargy and tiredness.

Cheerful bits and bites around town

2011-04-13 07:56:07

In the first of a series on affordable eats around Beijing's major universities, here is METRO's pick of a cluster of restaurants near the University of International Business and Economics.