Xinjiang Party chief shares kebabs
2011-07-06 07:56:26
The top Party official in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region made a surprise visit on Monday to outdoor food courts in the regional capital, winning praise from local residents and netizens.
Super sleuth is on the case
2011-07-06 07:08:02
The name Sherlock Holmes conjures up images of a sharply dressed and witty Englishman with a wry smile and a keen eye.
Aging siblings reunited
2011-07-05 07:15:41
At 81, Chen Yuying is not as steady on her feet as she used to be. Yet, when she stepped off the airplane in Taiwan she might as well have been floating on air.
Maggie Cheung receives degree in Scotland
2011-07-02 18:17:16
One of modern cinema's greatest Chinese actresses, Maggie Cheung, received an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh on Friday.
Victim tells of dead husband's heroic rescue
2011-07-06 07:40:54
A survivor of a road crash that killed 23 people on Monday has spoken of how her hero husband was swallowed by a raging bus blaze.
Health writer Ma under investigation
2011-07-02 09:52:30
Residents are calling for a reliable source of heath information since health authorities in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, launched an investigation this week of the once-popular health writer Ma Yueling.
American calls Chinese birthplace his real home
2011-07-01 08:18:29
Many consider some American-born Chinese as "banana people", who are viewed as "yellow outside but white inside".
Teaching sounds of music
2011-07-01 07:15:28
Malan village is not marked on the country's national map, nor even on the provincial map of Hebei, for that matter.
Fitness fan finds her month of fame
2011-06-30 07:23:36
When Nancy Pon decided to shoot a one-minute Touchmedia video to be screened on the backseat televisions of cabs, she never expected people would track her down and make her a celebrity.
Hoofing it after horses
2011-06-29 07:35:58
Wang Zhenshan looks like a statue set between the clear sky and the Gobi Desert in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
By the skin of his, um, grapes
2011-06-28 07:25:05
Zhuang Shihua enjoys peeling the skin of a grape with a long and delicate pair of forceps. The 54-year-old military surgeon has no interest in eating the juicy and tender grape flesh. The only thing he cares about is using this unique method to improve his skills and reduce medical errors.
A kiss not just a kiss
2011-06-24 08:37:38
Like a real life version of Snow White, Liu Wenxiu's kiss literally saved the life of a 16-year-old boy.