Lifting the veil

2011-03-31 07:55:12

Traveling to remote parts of southern Africa, photographer Liang Zi captures rare footage of a life rooted in the past.

The night St. Patrick came to town

2011-03-31 07:55:12

March 17 is St. Patrick's Day, an Irish Catholic celebration of the patron saint from whom the holiday takes its name.

Peony express

2011-03-31 07:55:12

Growers of nation's unofficial national flower are reaching out to Europe for help.

TCM makes inroads into Switzerland

2011-03-30 07:52:50

"I like challenging situations," says Chinese-Swiss Amy Wu, 59, co-founder of ChinaMed Group, the leading provider of Chinese healthcare in Switzerland.

Healthy lifestyle spreads

2011-03-30 07:54:14

More and more people are doing morning exercises as the young and elderly share the passion to get up early and stretch out in Changchun, northeast China.

Watch out, the fools are about

2011-03-30 07:55:00

Practical jokes and hoaxes will be the order of the day for Westerners on April 1.

Leaping from printed page to silver screen

2011-03-30 07:52:50

Leaping from printed page to silver screen.

Movie magic ambassador

2011-03-30 07:52:50

Promoting Chinese films has become a lifelong passion for a Belgian massage therapist.

Enjoy the show of Beijing's markets before they disappear

2011-03-30 07:52:50

They know how to start reeling you in, those stallholders at Yaxiu and Silk Market, and all those lesser-known but nonetheless fully-stocked Beijing traders' hubs.

Disasters can make friends of enemies

2011-03-29 07:54:27

I am deeply moved and grateful to have part of my personal history entwined with these two great countries.

The game plan

2011-03-29 07:54:27

The son of a celebrity writer, known as the 'king of fairy tales', is determined to keep his father's legacy alive.

Spring cleaning? Wear a mask

2011-03-29 07:54:27

Allergy sufferers need to be careful, though, because general house cleaning raises a lot of dust. Cleaning products, too, can irritate the respiratory tract.