Profiles

Master Li's great wall of china  2008-11-19 07:56:36

A "clink, clink, clink" sound echoes in the studio of Li Ziyuan as he uses a small hammer and drill to carve lines on a ceramic plate. Gradually, an image of a bird appears on the white plate.



China's 'Michael Jackson' a cut ahead in surgery  2008-11-17 19:44:30

The woman known as China's answer to Michael Jackson for her love of plastic surgery believes she's been under the knife 40 or 50 times since 1985 -- it's been so often, that she doesn't really remember.



Chemist named head of Peking University  2008-11-15 09:00:26

Zhou Qifeng, one of China's top chemists, was inaugurated as the new president of Peking University on Friday.



Role model given leading role  2008-11-14 07:11:43

Writer and translator Zhang Haidi is elected chairwoman of the China Disabled Person's Federation at its 5th national congress, which ended in Beijing on Thursday.



Farmer to stand trial again over faking tiger photos  2008-11-13 22:17:03

The farmer who faked photographs of an endangered tiger species in the wild will have his fraud conviction re-examined by a higher court next Monday.



China's disabled people federation elects new chairperson  2008-11-13 13:49:40

Wheelchair-bound woman writer Zhang Haidi on Thursday was elected as new chairperson of the China Disabled Persons Federation (CDPF) at the organization's fifth national congress.



Heavyweight loses half his weight  2008-11-13 09:08:21

A 34-year-old Beijing native, who weighed in at 240 kg and was dubbed the Fattest Man in China, loses half his weight to 120kg.



Movie star's citizenship switch spurs online debate  2008-11-12 19:35:41

News that popular Chinese movie star Gong Li has taken Singaporean citizenship has lit up online forums in China.



Pop singer's application for bail rejected  2008-11-11 08:14:45

Pop singer Zang Tianshuo, charged with harboring a member of a gang, has been refused bail.



Making designs on the future  2008-11-11 07:41:11

The man behind the Shanghai World Expo mascot, a ubiquitous sight in the city, now plans to rope in thousands of youngsters to mark the 2010 event.



Taiwan business pioneer dies at 91  2008-10-17 07:40:10





Wives' hearts fly with their husbands  2008-09-29 08:44:34

7 Chinese in space  2008-09-26 07:33:20

The man behind Commander Zero  2008-09-25 13:42:20

The man behind Commander Zero  2008-09-25 13:42:20

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