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Bar street heaven for expats, hell for locals

[2013-07-17 07:48]

At 9 pm on July 4, a scorching summer day, more than 1,000 Westerners packed into a 5-meter-wide, tree-lined street chatting and laughing as they sipped drinks on Yongkang Road in Shanghai's Xuhui district.

Railway cities staying on track

[2013-07-16 07:15]

In 1902, when the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) returned to Beijing after her panicked flight from the capital in the face of an invasion by the allied armies of eight countries, she decided to emphasize her return to power by riding on China's new railway system.

Crash sparks concerns over camps

[2013-07-15 07:12]

The air crash at San Francisco International Airport that killed three Chinese teenagers is likely to prompt changes in regulations governing overseas study tours.

A short stay with a lasting influence

[2013-07-15 07:12]

Short-term study tours have become popular among Chinese parents who want their children to gain a deeper understanding of different cultures.

Challenging times on 'high-speed Silk Road'

[2013-07-12 07:24]

It was just after midnight in Hami prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and the construction workers on the Lanzhou-Urumqi high-speed railway had just started work.

Coming to a screen near you

[2013-07-11 08:07]

As China's digital publishing industry continues to grow, publishers are looking for new ways of obtaining and telling stories. Gone are the days when authors simply penned their tales, presented them to the publisher houses and hoped for the best.

Quality is king

[2013-07-11 08:07]

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All the free downloads will die out

[2013-07-11 08:07]

Insider Talk

Hospital ship lends a helping hand

[2013-07-10 08:10]

As the sole doctor at the only clinic on K. Guraidhoo, a remote island in the Maldives with a population of just 4,000, Lokendra Singh is accustomed to doing everything himself.

Paradise lost?

[2013-07-10 08:10]

Raaisha Fhathimath lives in paradise, or to be precise, 200 meters from paradise.

A day in the life

[2013-07-10 08:10]

Zhang Lanmei, a 50-year-old gynecologist aboard the Peace Ark, has 30 years' experience at the General Hospital of the Chinese Navy. This is her first voyage with the Chinese hospital ship.

Elderly willpower gets a boost

[2013-07-09 07:09]

Early on a sunny summer morning, a dozen elderly people were sitting on benches outside a handsome house in Xijiaominxiang hutong, Beijing, fanning themselves while waiting for the China Will Bank to open for business. Wei Jinding, 91, was among those waiting. Although he wears a hearing aid in his left ear and can only walk with the aid of a stick, he looks hale and hearty. Accompanied by his eldest son and daughter-in-law, Wei was waiting to obtain advice about making a will and ensure that his three apartments are inherited by his intended recipients after his death.

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