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  • Chinese soccer head confident of team's future

    2010-06-28 06:51

    Chinese soccer chief Wei Di, who used to call himself a "layman" of the sport, believes he has got a clue to lift Chinese soccer after witnessing the strong performances of the Asian teams in South Africa.

  • Chinese painting master passes away

    2010-06-26 16:28

    Wu Guanzhong, the master of Chinese painting, passed away at 11:57 p.m. on Friday in a hospital in Beijing at the age of 91.

  • Pop King Jackson's No 1 fan

    2010-06-25 07:04

    The life and death of the King of Pop Michael Jackson has been changing the life path of 28-year-old Zhang Rui, who went from being an English student to an icon among the Chinese fans.

  • Climbing the mountain of wealth

    2010-06-24 06:42

    Few people had a clue why Yang Lianfu was determined to sell his coal mine in 2000.

  • Taking China across the seas

    2010-06-23 06:29

    Han Xi, 48, a Chinese language adviser in New Zealand, only tries to make the struggle fun. She not only takes abundant Chinese culture to the kiwis but also cultivates their passion to learn Chinese.

  • Great Wall enthusiast brings history into focus

    2010-06-22 06:38

    A 62-year-old retired professor has spent more than two decades visiting and photographing the Great Wall across China, and he has written a series of books called Tuwen Changcheng or A Description and Pictures of the Great Wall.

  • Yao wins award at Jiaotong Univ. alumni reunion

    2010-06-20 15:40

    Chinese basketball center Yao Ming won an alumni star award here Saturday at the 10th North America Jiaotong University alumni reunion.

  • A rare glimpse into politician's family life

    2010-06-18 17:27

    Hong Kong's chief executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen disclosed recently that he was usually worn out after work and had little time to talk with his "inseparable" wife.

  • Sailing miles on plastic for a cause

    2010-06-18 08:11

    If, for some reason, you had 2,010 empty plastic bottles at your disposal, what would you do? You'd probably phone in a scrap dealer, right?

  • Scent of a woman

    2010-06-18 07:53

    Feminist poet Zhai Yongming, who is also an artist, screenwriter and photographer, says the medium may change but the message is always the same.

  • Feng Xiaogang sees red

    2010-06-17 08:03

    At a forum in Shanghai the maverick director slams American producer Harvey Weinstein and cautions domestic filmmakers about harboring Hollywood dreams. Liu Wei reports

  • Sacrificing a childhood

    2010-06-17 07:59

    A 13-year-ol girl inspires many with her devotion toward paraplegic father.

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