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Girl to sell her 1.5m-long hair to save mother

2007-05-10 16:08:02

A Guangxi journalist Xiong Qian, once famous for the "one-cent case," fell ill recently and a week ago her 17-year-old daughter A'zhen posted a letter asking for help on the Internet.

New workers given forged notes on payday

2007-05-10 14:48:21

New staff of a fabric-dyeing plant in Shunde, Guangdong Province joyously received their very first salary. But their excitement vanished when the fresh cash they got turned out to be counterfeit.

People turn to marriage to change their destinies

2007-05-10 13:49:25

Two years after volunteering for the Sister Guo's Matchmaking Center in Dalian of Northeast China's Liaoning Province, 59-year-old Zhao Wu wonders if what she does really helps people.

Is China unfairly looked on by Western eyes?

2007-05-08 18:06:11

When the horrific killings took place at Virginia Tech, some media in the US thought the killer maybe of Chinese origin;

Chill out -- the series just started

2007-04-30 15:57:59

After taking a stunning 2-0 lead in the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Houston Rockets dropped the next two games in Salt Lake City, and the series is tied two apiece.

'Gov't not obliged to help the poor buy housing'

2007-04-30 15:13:26

The skyrocketing housing prices are preventing the poor from owning their own home. And according to one economist, the government doesn't need to help them buy one.

Mutual respect urged to calm down "Post-90s"

2007-04-29 17:23:31

There's a communication gap between the "post 90s" generation and their teachers. The students have superior attitudes towards their instructors, while the teachers are struggling to understand why they don't get the respect they think they deserve.

Sorry bachelors - richest Chinese woman married

2007-04-29 15:43:48

Yang Huiyan, who became the richest person on the Chinese mainland after her family's company's IPO a few days ago, is already a married woman.

Programmer confronts Bill Gates

2007-04-27 17:45:25

A one-minute protest in front of Bill Gates in Beijing attracted nation-wide attention and sparked a frenzied discussion about whether all programming codes should be made freely available or not.

The business of begging

2007-04-26 11:07:15

Xiao Hua tried to escape from his "parents" but he failed - again. The 13-year-old has congenital disfigured feet so he can only get around by using his hands and arms to push his body on a simple wooden board with wheels.

Beijing court performs innovative trial

2007-04-25 11:44:06

A Beijing court using a new trial method of moral judgment to convict the accused has raised fears justice will not prevail in the Chinese law system.

Teachers baffled by "Post-90s" generation

2007-04-24 18:10:46

When talking about his history teacher, Yang Yifei, a third-year senior high student put on an air of scorn. "He teaches only teaches what's in the textbooks word for word," Yang said.