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Former military factory now SoHo in Beijing

2006-04-25 09:32:48

Half a century ago it was a workshop churning out bullets and guns in the Chinese capital city.

Baidu's Li smells fortune in mobile phone users

2006-04-24 09:34:47

Mobile phone subscribers are expected to be the major source of internet newcomers, Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu.com, said at Boao.

Popular donor-cum-singer dies in Shenzhen

2006-04-21 09:22:52

Cong Fei, a well-known donor-cum-singer in China, died yesterday in Shenzhen.

Zhang Ziyi's 'Jasmine Women' finally blossoms

2006-04-20 07:16:01

After nearly three years of waiting, "Jasmine Women" (Moli Huakai), a Zhang Ziyi's movie shot in 2003, is finally set for a public release.

Legendary singer-actress' life portrayed in TV

2006-04-20 07:16:01

The story of Zhou Xuan (1920-57), the legendary singer and actress who was a household name in the 1930s, will be retold in a TV drama now being shot in Shanghai.

Memories of great desert explorer live on

2006-04-19 06:59:50

When Gong Zhuxun heard the news that a corpse deep in the Lop Nur desert might be that of lost scientist Peng Jiamu (1925-1980), he could not hide his anxiety.

Love at the end of the line stops elderly suicide

2006-04-19 06:59:50

Fang Zhixing, now 61 years old, got divorced in 2000 when his ex-wife emigrated to New Zealand. His daughter went to join his ex-wife abroad, and so will his son.

Zhang Yimou to design ceremonies for Beijing Games

2006-04-16 14:49:41

China's best-known filmmaker, Zhang Yimou, was named Sunday to lead a crew of high-profile consultants including American director Steven Spielberg in designing the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Mummy found in Lop Nur suspicious of missing scientist

2006-04-14 09:06:46

A Chinese expedition last winter found a mummy on the edge of the Lop Nur salt basin, at a spot where a well-known scientist went mysteriously missing nearly 26 years ago.

Wrongly jailed man now a manager

2006-04-13 16:11:26

A Chinese man who was wrongly jailed for 11 years for a nonexistent "murder" has found his first job as a marketing manager one year after being released from prison.

Adidas' Fong sneaker causes Chinese outrage

2006-04-13 10:03:18

The limited-edition shoe, a collaboration between Adidas and San Francisco speciality clothing maker HUF, features an image of an Asian man with bowl-cut hair, slanted eyes, pig nose and buck teeth. Created by US artist Barry McGee, the image on the 'Fong' sneaker's tongue resembles ones used in past anti-Chinese political cartoons. [file photo]

Jay Chou wins best new performer at HK Film Awards

2006-04-08 21:31:14

Taiwanese pop idol Jay Chou was named best new performer and China's "Ke Ke Xi Li" won the top Asian movie honors Saturday at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards _ one of the most prestigious events for the Chinese-language movie industry.