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Showcase of the world
2011-06-01 08:31
Before last year's Shanghai World Expo, Beijing Zoo was known for its endangered indigenous species: giant pandas, Siberian tigers and the Tibetan gazelle. Pretty soon it may include another beast altogether: flying men from Latvia ricocheting around vertical wind tunnels.
Belgian diamonds steal Expo hearts
2011-06-01 08:31
From May until October last year I spent almost every day surrounded by hundreds of diamonds as the assistant manager of the Diamond Exhibition Corner of the Belgian Pavilion at Expo Shanghai 2010.
Ideas for life blossom at venue
2011-06-01 08:31
More than 73 million visits were recorded for the six-month Shanghai World Expo 2010. It might seem a staggering number; indeed, it was a historic high, but in my opinion, more people should have come to see it.
Growing together
2011-06-01 08:31
"The biggest change that Hong Kong has experienced since the handover was to remain unchanged," says Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, 65, president of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Our happy homecoming party continues
2011-06-01 08:31
If a survey is to be undertaken about the most striking difference before the handover in 1997 and today, I think the most common answer is that Hong Kong is not what it used to be.
Timeline
2011-06-01 08:31
1984: Sino-British Joint Declaration is signed in Beijing, stating that the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong (including Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories) from July 1, 1997.
Speaking the same language
2011-06-01 08:31
Byline | Zou Hanru
China riding high on a gastronomical tide
2011-06-01 08:25
As food is at the core of culture and lifestyle, gastronomy in China is as diversified as its 56 ethnic groups, 23 provinces, four municipalities, five autonomous regions and two special administrative regions, drawing on a 5,000-year-old heritage.
Chasing changing palates
2011-06-01 08:25
One of Bian Jiang's most vivid memories of Beijing in the 1980s was the long queues of people, waiting in the late autumn chilly wind, to buy large amounts of cabbages and sweet potatoes to take home.
Now, I enjoy 'dirty towels'
2011-06-01 08:25
The way to a man's heart is certainly through his stomach. I don't know about women, but if a city wants to keep her man, she needs to feed him well.
Time Line
2011-06-01 08:25
Sept 30, 1980: Beijinger Liu Guixian and her husband open Yue Bin Restaurant in Cuihua Hutong in Beijing, the first privately-run restaurant in China.
Time to take stock
2011-06-01 08:25
Ensconced in my office in Brussels, I must admit I was a bit perplexed when asked to write a piece on the transformation of the environment and energy sectors over the past 30 years in China. Much as I hate to admit it, the first memories that come to my mind are not happy ones, but those tinged with sadness and bitterness.

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Geng Jiasheng, 54, a national master technician in the manufacturing industry, is busy working on improvements for a new removable environmental protection toilet, a project he has been devoted to since last year.