DiCaprio, defying convention

2011-11-13 09:25:08

To transform himself into an aging J. Edgar Hoover, Leonardo DiCaprio sat for hours while makeup artists gave him liver spots, yellow teeth and a bulging stomach.

Three's company for this village family

2011-11-11 07:05:41

For Wang Yuxiang, living with her "two husbands" may be the only way that all three of them can survive.

Student gives lesson in care

2011-11-10 07:14:21

For the past 28 years, Song Jinping has been taking care of his former primary school teacher who is now 99 years old.

Her legwork helps set CPI data

2011-11-09 17:06:42

Shuttling back and forth between vendors in the crowded food market during the morning peak hours, 48-year-old Cheng Yuechen is wandering from peddler to peddler, asking for the price of almost every item available: fish, meat, vegetables, rice and noodles

Why you dirty rat ...

2011-11-09 07:35:32

When restaurants have closed at night, Ma Dayong's work begins.

Stabbed student carries on 

2011-11-08 07:15:13

The university student was stabbed multiple times in his chest and leg when trying to help a classmate during a fight seven years ago.

Helping new moms

2011-11-04 08:34:42

More and more mothers began breastfeeding, leading to the birth of lactation consultants.

Bringing the dead back home

2011-11-03 07:51:08

Zhang Deyang, 47, is about to widen his life as he launches a nationwide database for unidentified bodies.

Granny cleans up Beijing's window

2011-11-02 07:52:15

This 74-year-old granny has never thought of picking up a tangerine peel off the floor by her bedside and throwing it in the dustbin.

Obese boy trying back to normal life

2011-11-01 08:10:00

Le Le stumbled into the second-floor treatment room and immediately slumped into the nearest chair. His forehead was dripping with sweat after climbing the short flight of stairs.

Low carbon mission helps build bridges

2011-11-01 07:53:26

Constantin Holzer, a young PhD candidate with Renmin University of China, never fails to amaze his Chinese students with his proficiency in six languages, especially Chinese.

'Scholar' set to take reins of command

2011-11-01 07:43:39

Chu Kewei's fellow soldiers weren't expecting much when they learned the next recruit was a university grad.