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Sharp eyes, sound judgment

[2014-01-16 07:32]

Dressed like a locksmith, Wang Mingzhu arrives at his usual spot in the inner city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, at 9 am. But, unlike the usual locksmith, he is more interested in observing the crowds than his business. Wang is a plainclothes policeman.

Canada Post gallops into the new year

[2014-01-16 07:32]

Canada Post has unveiled a collection of Year of the Horse stamps to usher in the Chinese Lunar New Year, which begins on Jan 31.

Homeward-bound Buddhas

[2014-01-16 07:32]

A Buddha-head collector in Taiwan has donated all his trophies to the Chinese mainland. This is the third time that such religious cultural relics are returning home. Han Bingbin traces the history.

Chicago cuts tour short

[2014-01-16 07:32]

The Chicago musical tour in China may not happen after all.

Never too old for a song

[2014-01-15 07:21]

Wandering through Yuyuantan Park in Beijing from 9:30 to 11:30 on any Wednesday or weekend morning, you can hardly miss the old-time chorus made up of hundreds of senior residents, mostly retired, from all over the capital.

Tell a good story

[2014-01-15 07:21]

Tongliao is not only known for its many Mongolian beauties, it is also home to a 700-year-old art of storytelling. Wang Kaihao finds out how the locals are trying to preserve this fading cultural heritage.

King Gesar getting a Mandarin voice

[2014-01-15 07:21]

The Epic of King Gesar, with more than 120 volumes and 1 million lines, is believed to be the world's longest narrative epic, and it is regarded as an encyclopedia of Tibetan ancient society.

What's new

[2014-01-15 07:21]

Buddhist outreach in Myanmar

Gift of speech

[2014-01-15 07:21]

Auditory-verbal therapy has helped many children with impaired hearing in China. But one expert says the country still has a long way to go to narrow the ratio between the number of therapists and patients. Liu Zhihua reports.

Newly available therapy gains popularity on Chinese mainland

[2014-01-15 07:21]

Taiwan native and entrepreneur Kenny Cheng frequents the Chinese mainland, but not for sight-seeing or business.

Clinical center focuses on cancers

[2014-01-15 07:21]

One of the world's largest centers for clinical trials with mice, featuring advanced translational oncology platforms with fully annotated collections of patient-derived tumor graft models, will be established in Jiangsu province.

Portraits from afar

[2014-01-14 07:18]

Driving around the area behind the Potala Palace in the Tibet autonomous region's capital Lhasa, National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita from the United States saw a scene that he imagined a trader traveling to the holy palace along the Tea-Horse Road might have seen centuries ago.

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