Legal aid presents a case for the vulnerable

2011-05-19 08:15:07

Many marginalized people unable to avail of free professional service, reports Wang Yan in Gansu.

'Til death do them part ... but she's not ready yet 

2011-05-18 08:05:15

Onlookers could be forgiven for thinking that the affectionate woman tending the seriously ill man in hospital was his wife.

Desert blooms into life under corps' caring hand 

2011-05-17 09:12:58

Hu Youcai,74,was a soldier doing reclaimation work with the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps for 40 years.

Chinese pop song writer gets license revoked

2011-05-16 19:47:16

Famous Chinese pop star Gao Xiaosong has had his driving license revoked for drunk driving, CCTV reports.

Boys who belly dance

2011-05-15 11:23:21

Usually, it is seductive sirens who sashay to the mesmerizing moves of belly dancing. In China, however, the art takes on a very different flavor when it is the male dancers who shimmy on the floor.

Pole dancing shakes off ill repute in China

2011-05-15 10:45:02

It was the major draw at strip clubs in Las Vegas and the sleazier nightspots in party cities, but in China, pole dancing has shaken off its ill repute to become a bona fide fitness activity - and business opportunity.

Protecting China's rich and famous

2011-05-15 09:51:16

Bodyguard Joey Oosting (not his real na me) does not have a handlebar-mustache, is not deeply tanned, muscle-bound or, apparently, driven by material gain.

Principal develops new principles of learning

2011-05-13 08:59:15

Sitting on a tall stool and leaning against a bar in the school's staff cafeteria, it is hard to associate this 52-year-old fast-talking and smiling Beijing native with the stereotypical stern-faced schoolmasters usually found in the world's most populous nation.

Diagnosis positive: Male nursing satisfies

2011-05-12 08:42:00

Liu Lijun won't be surprised if he is overlooked today on International Nurses Day.

Planting trees gives soldier roots for life

2011-05-11 08:15:39

On a windy afternoon, a gray-haired man carrying a shovel and pickax shuffles on crutches to the foot of a hill. There is no path through the protruding white rocks.

Don't let the burglars bite

2011-05-10 08:16:49

While the rest of the village sleeps, Lu Lixiang and his band of volunteers safeguard their sweet dreams.

Party profiles: Bao Qifan

2011-05-09 08:56:21

Bao Qifan, born in 1951, is a national model worker with the Shanghai International Port Group. A mechanical and logistics expert, Bao led a team credited with greatly enhancing the handling efficiency at Shanghai port by developing innovative technologies for lading and unlading cargo.