Going back to the source

2011-06-23 08:32:16

Not many people would revel in being called a garbage collector.

Now that's a 'trade' school

2011-06-22 08:30:05

Swapping a pencil for a new teaching building? That's exactly what Liang Shuxin did through a series of trades on his micro blog.

All aboard new career

2011-06-21 08:27:24

Guo Chaonan's childhood dream was to fly the skies. Instead she'll be riding the rails.

New breed: China's stylish new winners

2011-06-19 08:37:49

Chinese star power on the courts, pool and track is making the world sit up and applaud. These modern-day sports celebrities are not afraid to show off their individuality.

Long road to recovery

2011-06-17 10:02:00

It was drizzling when a graduation ceremony started on Thursday in Southeast University in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province.

Chinese judge re-elected to UN court

2011-06-16 08:27:53

Chinese judge Gao Zhiguo Wednesday was re-elected by an overwhelming majority as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

The other half of the sky

2011-06-16 09:25:47

Women hold up half the sky, according to a Chinese saying, and one of the iconic pillars keeping up her side is Long Xianlan.

When the banks came knocking

2011-06-14 08:43:25

A retired life is usually thought of as a laid-back lifestyle, traveling, gardening and enjoying time with grandchildren.

Life under the sea

2011-06-10 07:18:59

When bubbles float up to the surface of the sea, divers on the workboat know that their colleague Liu Zhiyuan is ready to get out of the water.

A child raising a child

2011-06-09 07:09:09

Raising a young child on your own while going to school is hard enough for anyone. Yet that was the task facing He Ling.

Fly the world in 70 days

2011-06-08 07:52:48

Since taking off on May 22 from his home in Memphis in the United States, Chen has been to 11 cities in seven countries.

Son spends five decades caring for his mother

2011-06-07 07:41:49

Some may think a nursing home is the only choice for a healthy and prolonged retirement life. Not so for 103-year-old Chi Guifang, who has spent half a century under the care of her son.