Nina Wang, Asia's richest woman, has died after an illness, her personal assistant said on Wednesday.
Good looks, sweet smiles, and youthfulness might be some of the ingredients for the making of a star. Not so for scholarly stars.
The cat-and-mouse game between "Chengguan" and unlicensed peddlers has been on in cities: "Cats" crack down "mice" by confiscating their wares and "mice" pour back with new wares when "cats" are not in sight.
A piece of bad news for nearly-a-million Chinese immigrant traders in Russia: The Kremlin began a ban on immigrant venders in its market yesterday, forcing foreign traders to pack up their stalls and leaving dozens of kiosks empty.
A controversial policy drew attention from people across China, as China's ministries promised to give preferential university admission to kids of overseas Chinese who are about to dedicate themselves for the country, which is thirsty for overseas talents.
Leading Chinese actress Gong Li is getting negative reviews for her role as a politician, with critics slamming her for wearing fur while seeking to lobby for environmental protection.
Chinese parents are known for their willingness to do whatever for the happiness of their children, and for Yang Qinji, a 68-year-old father, the case is even more so.
Chinese director Jia Zhangke's movie 'Still Life' helps the rising star garner a lot including the Golden Lion top prize at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and Asia's Best Director at the 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Right in the middle of an excavated construction pit in Chongqing stands lonely a two-storied brick building.
Having finished their farewell program as national pair skaters at the ongoing Championships in Tokyo, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo embraced on the ice with a kiss on the cheek from Zhao to his partner, waved to crowd, who threw toys and flowers as salute towards the ice, kissed the ice for difficult good-bye and hugged their coach Yao Bin with tears.
"Peasant is not a derogative word" 2007-03-12 15:43:31
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