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The week of weddings

[2012-10-08 08:09]

To avoid hordes of travelers, I had originally planned to stay at home during the National Day holidays. However, an invitation to the wedding of my old college roommate finally saw me on a plane to his hometown of Chengdu in Sichuan province on Oct 1.

Store that knows a good sense of fashion and style

[2012-10-06 08:29]

Sept 20 was a big day for H&M, the Swedish multinational retail-clothing company.

Buying home away from home catching on

[2012-10-04 07:39]

Le Yan and her relatives are planning to take a vacation in Yintan, a coastal tourist resort in Weihai city of Shandong province, during the weeklong National Day holiday.

Getting online while on the move

[2012-10-03 07:15]

Soon the days of using traveling as an excuse for not being connected to the Internet will be gone. With modern technology such as the smartphone more widely available and governments and companies working to implement wireless signals on various modes of transportation, it will be increasingly hard to justify not being informed.

Tian'anmen screens show best of China to world

[2012-10-02 07:41]

In Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing, tourists from all over the world are gazing up at the two big LED screens set up in the center of the square.

'Flowers are like children'

[2012-10-02 07:41]

First person | Jin Zhiyong

Free ride is 'best holiday present'

[2012-10-01 07:43]

I decided to drive with my husband to Hunan province to see my son, who studies in the provincial capital Changsha. My husband and I will first visit Fenghuang county, pick up my son in Changsha and then travel to Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie. All of us are excited about the trip as we have never taken this route before.

Chengdu: Hub for service outsourcing

[2012-09-29 08:06]

Service outsourcing is expected to make greater contributions to the economy of Chengdu after the industry was in the limelight at the Second China-India Business Forum that began on Sept 26 in the capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Survey: 'Most attractive city' in the sector for investment

[2012-09-29 08:06]

As one of the first demonstration cities in service outsourcing industry recognized by the Ministry of Commerce, Chengdu now has an outsourcing cluster composed of multinationals, renowned home-grown companies and many startups.

Talent pool brings flourishing growth

[2012-09-29 08:06]

Chengdu is now an attractive destination for talent in the service outsourcing industry, according to a recent report by respected human resource consultancy Kenexa.

Age of disillusion haunts senior citizens

[2012-09-28 08:06]

'Granny" Li has attempted suicide three times. First, she tried to gas herself by leaving the oven turned on, but her neighbors smelled the gas and intervened. The second time she took an overdose of sleeping pills, and on the third she jumped into a deep pond and tried to drown herself. However, Li's now-vigilant neighbors saved her on those occasions too.

Muslim students look to the future

[2012-09-27 07:46]

As the students filed into the mosque at the Xinjiang Islamic Institute, Chinese construction workers repairing the buildings quietly laid down their tools and waited in silence as the scholars performed the fourth of the five daily prayers required by the Muslim faith.