Happy New Year, it's on me

2011-02-01 07:19:37

All 60 taxis of the "Gu Qingtai Taxi Love Team" will offer free rides for passengers on the first day of Chinese New Year in Dalian, Liaoning province.

Sun Yat-sen's granddaughter dies

2011-01-31 07:13:22

Nora Sun, a former United States trade consul and granddaughter of Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the revolution that ended imperial rule in China, died on Saturday afternoon in a Taipei hospital, about one month after being injured in a car accident.

Microblog 'queen' hits 5m online followers

2011-01-28 21:50:12

Actress and "microblog queen" Yao Chen has become the first person with 5 million followers on China's popular Twitter-like microblog service, showcasing the rapid development of microblogs in China.

Chinese fan's video plea for Arsenal trial

2011-01-28 14:38:22

Zhou Shuai has asked English super-club Arsenal for a trial by sending them an email in English and a video clip showing off his unique football skills.

Grieving parents find warm adoptive family

2011-01-28 07:33:38

When Lu died in an accident in 2003, leaving his parents childless, Xu began treating his friend's parents like his own.

Helping hands in the rough journey for passengers

2011-01-28 07:07:22

Wang Fenglian's job is to shuttle between waiting rooms and the platform getting needy passengers onboard. During the hustling and bustling Spring Festival season, she has to work for more than 10 hours each day.

You can watch how this sausage is made

2011-01-27 07:26:58

Xu Xianbing, a 64-year-old sausage maker from Jiangsu's capital city Nanjing, has become one of the most sought-after people in the month leading up to the Spring Festival.

A helping hand home

2011-01-26 08:00:39

Passengers with bulging luggage kept flowing through the waiting hall of the Taiyuan Railway Station. It was 12 days before the Chinese lunar new year, and the annual Spring Festival travel rush had begun in Shanxi province.

True flavor of dedication

2011-01-25 07:22:15

Alimjan Halik, the 40-year-old had been selected as the "Cyberspace Personality Who Moved the Hearts of the Chinese in 2010" for his decade-long help for needy people.

The man behind an education revolution

2011-01-25 07:12:06

At the retirement age of 64, Zhu Qingshi was handpicked by the Shenzhen government to organize a new education model to better tap the research and innovation potential of young Chinese.

Stop! In the name of safety

2011-01-18 07:52:42

About one year ago, Zhao Yuanwu appeared in the middle of the crosswalk in front of No 15 Primary School in Huizhou, Guangdong province.He began blowing the whistle to stop traffic while gesturing for students to cross the road.

Punk-styled Liu Xiang shocks Chinese fans

2011-01-17 21:42:27

Star Hurdler Liu Xiang appeared dressed in punk style at the CCTV Outstanding Athletes Award Ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.