Companies scour apps for recruits

Companies are turning to popular social networking apps, such as WeChat, to find potential employees, but some firms and job seekers are warning of risks.

Jilin's winter wonderland

A world of ice and snow, natural beauty, festivals and various well-organized leisure and sporting activities combine to make Jilin province one of the nation's top winter tourist destinations.

Vast scenery and colorful local culture

A local of Songyuan city in Jilin province, Zhang Xin is proud because his hometown has been gaining popularity due to the local winter fishing festival at Chagan Lake.

Moutai showing the right spirit in tough environment

The company that makes Moutai, a staple of lavish Chinese banquets which dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279), plans to fight back against the hard times it has endured since the central government's anti-corruption agenda put the nation's favorite liquor in a tough spot.

Beijing, Zhangjiakou vie for 2022 Games joint bid

Beijing and neighboring Hebei province's Zhangjiakou have continued fighting to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games since the cities launched their joint bid on Nov 3.

S. Korea cleans up after oil spill

Teams of workers, aided by ships and aircraft, expected to complete on Monday the sea cleanup of 164,000 liters of oil that leaked off South Korea's southern coast, the coast guard said, after a pipeline run by GS Caltex Corp cracked at the weekend.

Actor Hoffman dead of suspected drug overdose

Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation and winner of an Academy Award for his title role in the film Capote, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment late on Sunday in what a New York police source described as an apparent drug overdose.

Pacific castaway arrives back in civilization

Sporting a bushy beard and clutching a can of Coke, a castaway who says he survived more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean arrived in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro on Monday.

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Ethnic groups give New Year's Hunan unique cultural flair

Home to several ethnic groups, Hunan province is rich in cultural relics, lending a festive character to its folk rituals for celebrating the Chinese Spring Festival.

NBA school knows how to court success

Program aims to help kids learn teamwork and have fun, Yao says

Phys ed not valued enough, expert says

Although extracurricular programs, like Yao's hoop school, have helped promote the importance of physical education, overhauling China's focus on exam-oriented education remains a long shot, a sports expert said.