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Chen Xiaoqi (right) and her friends join a tiger figure on Thursday in Beijing's Xidan Cultural Square to ring in the Year of the Tiger. Sunday, Feb 14, marks the beginning of the Chinese zodiac sign's year. Zou Hong

Riding on roaring expectations

For many Chinese, the Year of the Tiger will bring economic prowess and global clout, but couples planning to marry are better off waiting until 2011, according to fortune-tellers.

Travelers make final stretch for reunions

Shoemaker keeps tradition alive

Western restaurants feel unloved

Netizens choose online galas over CCTV

Nation

Govt mulls new regulations for online stores

While online shopping has become increasingly popular among the Chinese, the government is mulling further regulations for online stores.

Millions fall in love with SNS games

Shelves stacked with GM foods

Soybean imports squeeze market share

Jilin Special: Jilin enjoys industrial 'reboot' amid global financial downturn

Picture Special

Celebrating the year of the tiger

Feb 14 marks the start of the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Here's a look at how the big cat is dominating hearts across the country.

Taking in tiger culture

Comment

Streamline rush to modernity

As a Chinese, it is difficult for us to gain an overall insight into our motherland with its vast territory, diverse culture, different groups with widening wealth gap, isolated urban and rural communities, various political appeals and even discordant social conflicts. Chunyun, or the Spring Festival travel season, is such an intrinsic problem in China's transformation from a traditional society to a modern one and a window through which observers all over the world can view social changes in China.

Cartoon

No place like home

Unnecessary tours

A capital move to showcase Chinese culture

Letters and Blogs

Opinion

Spring Festival through foreigners' eyes

It's all about spirit

Good gadgets are about looks, too

Curtain pulled over thousands of porn websites

Business

Jan CPI rises 1.5 percent year-on-year

China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January rose 1.5 percent year-on-year, bringing milder-than-expected growth compared with a 1.9 percent increase in December. Analysts said the slowdown is not enough to relieve market fears of further economic tightening in the first half.