Exploring opportunities in agribusiness

China and Brazil are getting used to being on the loop of the global economic agenda, and being pointed out as major attractive destinations to entrepreneurs and investors all over the planet.

Chinatown coming up in Rio for cultural diversity

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil : This leading tourism city of Brazil is expected to have a Chinatown of its own, aimed at promoting trade and creating more jobs for locals.

I try to get by with a little help from my friends at KTV

My boss looked at me in horror after hearing my startling confession. His glare seemed to condemn me, as if I had just admitted burning the Chinese flag.

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Learning on the job

Wang Zehao came to Beijing a year ago to work at a construction site near the southeastern Second Ring Road. The 19-year-old works the day shift, 12 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Size really matters when it comes to sights and sounds

My husband says he acted like a secret agent during a recent trip to buy wires for our home entertainment system. When he finally located the store on a busy street in Xisi, near the center of Beijing, heavy smoke was billowing out of the door.

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Christmas films The Sound of Music

A mirror smiles back

Those who know Guan Yan, a candidate for torchbearer at the Beijing Olympic Games, are impressed by her bright smile and genial disposition - as her name, yan (which means lovely), suggests.

How being shafted made Wang a success

In 1992, 8-year-old Wang Baoqiang left his hometown village in North China's Hebei Province for Shaolin Temple, the monastery known for its martial arts tradition. After learning kungfu for six years in the temple, the boy set out again for Beijing. As one of the millions pursuing their dreams to be stars in Beijing, Wang started from sitting outside Beijing Film Studio, waiting for any chance to join a crew, doing part-time as a construction worker.

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