All foreign languages and their dialects are not of equal value.
The fact that rich people are buying expensive luxury vehicles may be good news to automobile manufacturers and the government bent on stimulating the economy, but we should be aware of consequences of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) craze.
As someone who has lived in Beijing for more than one year, I can say with confidence that you can't do this city in just two days and try as he may, US President Barack Obama is no exception.
Daily journeys on the subway in a city like Beijing are - to paraphrase Charles Dickens' famous opening line written 150 years ago - the best of times and the worst of times.
Imagine if you only have 10 yuan at hand, is it possible to visit some of the must-see sights in Beijing? The answer is yes if you take the subway.
What a difference three years make! When I first moved to Beijing in August 2006, the city had three subway lines - 13, 2 and 1. Stations of Line 1 and Line 2 were and still are scruffy. Commuters had to line up and buy paper tickets before riding the subway.
BUENOS AIRES: Assuming Diego Maradona curbs his tongue, FIFA's two-month ban announced on Sunday leaves the volatile Argentine coach free to return center stage to next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.
ZURICH: Diego Maradona was banned from all football for two months by FIFA on Sunday over his sexually-explicit rant last month.
It should have been a moment to savor; qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after a rocky ride in South America.
LOS ANGELES: Trevor Ariza got his NBA championship ring and his Houston Rockets got the win.
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