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Chinese scholarship for foreign students

A total of 113 foreigners have been awarded scholarships worth 85,800 yuan ($12,580) to become Chinese language teachers.

Artist village to be transformed

Beijing's most famous and largest artist community will be developed into a colossal cultural and creative industry base, the municipal government said.

Fast food promotion to cook up fights

McDonald's has cut its prices for the second time this year, and may prompt other fast food chains to lower their prices, analysts say.

Singles' Day a chance for romance

The Love Supermarket in Xizhimen held a blind-date party last night to celebrate Singles' Day in China.

Beijing Bites

More prizes offered

A pointless debate on language

The notion that American English is superior to British English, or vice versa, seems senseless. How can one slight variation of the same language be superior to another?

Paparazzi tricks for journalists

Some officials use excuses not to talk to Chinese journalists, and the most common one is making the reporter wait. They know very few journalists can wait an entire afternoon for a phone interview that may never come.

Reflections of a young American adventurer

I was 7. We were just finishing dinner when my mom and dad said they had something to tell me. The next thing I recall, the words "moving" and "Hong Kong" were being used in the same sentence.

What's on

Ancient moves in a modern city

It is an eclectic bunch: some are housewives, some students, some business people, some Chinese, some foreign. But once together they are brought in unison by a simple sound: "Ommmmmm... "

Forms of yoga

Vinyasa Yoga