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The lands at the ends of the earth

[2012-12-13 08:22]

Whenever he's evaluating a new investment target, the first question that springs into Liu Wenrui's mind is: Does it meet environmental protection standards?

Travel tips

[2012-12-13 08:22]

June and July are the best months to travel to the Arctic, while November to January is the best period for Antarctica. These are the summer seasons at the two poles and provide optimum conditions for visitors.

Animal magic on a trip to the 'new Ice Age'

[2012-12-13 08:22]

Bao Cheng, 42, is the owner of a decorating company in Beijing.

Working overseas can mean little say in payment

[2012-12-12 08:29]

With savings after six years in Singapore, Yang Wu started the Qihang Consulting Center for Workers Going to Singapore. As the name suggests, this is an online agency that helps Chinese workers find jobs in the country.

Ghana gold rush sours

[2012-12-12 08:29]

In October, a 16-year-old Chinese national Chen Long was killed and 101 Chinese miners detained during a two-day joint operation by Ghanaian police and immigration officials. They were investigating illegal gold mining by foreigners in the town of Manso, 60 km from Kumasi, the country's second-largest city. A few days later, the detainees were released.

Ports will help bring new tide of prosperity

[2012-12-11 07:50]

'A great port will be built in northern China. It is my and my compatriots' idea to develop the port in a limited amount of time and make it as big as New York," says a line in Methods and Strategies of Establishing the Country, published in February 1919.

Village people look to the future

[2012-12-11 07:50]

Farmer Sun Xiaoming used to be a victim of the ever-fluctuating prices of tomatoes. Even when the harvest was plentiful he was anxious, because more produce on the market meant a lower price.

Man of the people makes little fuss on first official visit

[2012-12-10 07:54]

When Xi Jinping started a two-day inspection tour in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Friday, it was no surprise that the trip attracted huge media attention.

The view from the outside world

[2012-12-10 09:41]

Editor's note: China Daily canvassed the opinions of a number of experts overseas about the new style of leadership promoted by Xi Jinping and his colleagues.

The changing but still colorful face of US Chinatowns

[2012-12-07 08:09]

When 50,000-plus Chinese prospectors flocked to California during the mid-19th-century Gold Rush, makeshift communities sprang up seemingly overnight. They offered services, protection in numbers and familiar food to the new arrivals.

Chinese robot wars set to erupt

[2012-12-06 08:10]

Sun Zhiqiang says the timing of China's robot spree is perfect for his business. As managing director of Risong Group, an automation company in Guangzhou, Guangdong province that provides robotic systems, Sun's company has cashed in on the robotics boom during the past two years. Although he declined to provide details, Sun revealed that the company is making almost 20 times the revenue it did when the business started 15 years ago.

Volunteers are on the frontline of a new world

[2012-12-05 08:18]

While most of Liu Zelin's classmates are preparing their theses and searching for jobs, the 24-year-old is experiencing a radically different life in a country far from home.