Finding beauty among the trash

Photographer has scoured the city's dumpsites in search of evocative images

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Thriller novelist began on Internet

Hollywood interested in filming books from Chinese best-seller

Wholesome relations with the locals

Pavilion operators at the Expo 2010 Shanghai say if a hole were dug from the Expo Garden through the earth's core to the other side of the world, it ended in the world's longest country - Chile.

District merger might mean job cuts

Restructuring and consolidation plan to target congresses, courts

Officers placed under spotlight for corruption

Beijing police are turning their eyes inward for a month-long internal investigation that aims to expose and punish corrupt cops. The crackdown began Friday July 2 and will last for the month.

Record breaker's wife aided success with carrots

As Adili Wuxor gave his final high wire performance above the Bird's Nest, his wife, Yiba Guli, acted out her own role of calm supporter in front of the media. Inside, she was burning with anxiety.

Proposal to unleash dog ban sparks public uproar

A city government proposal to end a ban on dogs taller than 35 cm has triggered a huge public response from those who prefer something a little larger.

Donations help kids of convicts start again

Chen Chen (not his real name), 10, like many other children living in Sun Village in the Shunyi district, spoke in a low voice and kept his eyes on the ground when answering a visitor's questions.

Zoo sees first baby pandas since 2003

The family of animals at Beijing Zoo grew on Friday with the arrival of a pair of panda babies at about 10 am.

City's amusement parks dance into carnival season with free beer, entry

Beijing has welcomed the season of revelry with its amusement parks firing up their summer carnivals.

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