Lighting the way forward

BEIJING - In eight Chinese cities, a series of activities with the theme "I save, I green" took place, attracting the interest of citizens and helping them to learn more about how to live an environmentally friendly life.

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Tastes of Texas

John Wayne stares, steel-eyed, over the tops of Jaegermeister bottles. On the sound system, Patsy Cline's "got a feelin' cause I'm blue, oh, Lord, since my daddy said goodbye." Yao Ming towers on a poster at the bottom of the stairs, a "tall order" proudly filled in this very restaurant: Tim's Texas Bar-B-Q.

Blackbirds fly with fruit of the vine

What do blackbirds have in common with wine? Plenty, if one of the most familiar varietals in the world is named after one. The old French word for a baby blackbird, of course, is merlot.

Living in the Land of Smiles

The exciting presentations in the Thailand Pavilion are brilliant enough to entice those thinking about exploring the country to go there and see for themselves.

Info official: Nation needs to extend 'soft power'

Explaining 'true China' can aid international cooperation

Consumer inflation to stay within govt target

TIANJIN - China's consumer inflation will remain within the government target of 3 percent for this year although it registered a 22-month high in August, said Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, on Tuesday.

Social innovators' contribution hailed

TIANJIN - Three outstanding social innovators that work at the grassroots level were granted Asia's "Social Entrepreneur of the Year" award on Tuesday by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at the Summer Davos Forum.

Airbus joins 'green growth' formation

TIANJIN - European planemaker Airbus is working onambitious programs to ensure corporate sustainability amid China's "green growth revolution", said company president and CEO Tom Enders during the Summer Davos Forum on Tuesday.

Zhongguancun to expand innovative capacity

With more than 1 million talented employees and nearly 20,000 enterprises, Zhongguancun is one of China's largest and most important high-tech bases.

Haidian leading low-carbon efforts

After it was named the core of Zhongguancun national innovation model park last year, Haidian district in Beijing has moved to improve its low carbon economy.

HSP 'more than just Silicon Valley'

Known to many as China's Silicon Valley, Beijing's Zhongguancun grew from an electronics market 20 years ago to a concentration of influential high-tech companies today.