To say the comment printed yesterday, entitled English War of Words, caused bad feelings would be a dramatic understatement.
Beijing residents woke up to a big surprise on Sunday morning when they found the capital city had been blanketed by an unusually heavy snow, the first of the season and the earliest in 22 years according to meteorological statistics.
Beijing crosstalk actor Hou Yaohua was recently found to have acted in 10 TV commercials promoting fake or unregistered medicine and medical equipment. When questioned by the media, the shrewd actor simply denied his involvement and rebuked journalists by asking, "Who said I should try the products before I promoted them?"
To many, a bagel may be just a doughnut-like bread roll for breakfast. But to Chinese American Lejen Chen, it is something that changed her life.
Like many other Net-savvy Chinese, Beijinger Wu Songzhi has been shopping online for four years. Since March, the human resources manager of a multinational company has been adding something extra into her online shopping cart - organic food.
While it is no surprise that many Beijingers have taken to coffee since foreign companies arrived on the scene nearly 10 years ago, customers are hanging out at cafes not for the coffee - but the environment.
NEW YORK: The New York Yankees could face familiar old foe Pedro Martinez in the World Series against defending champions Philadelphia Phillies that begins in the Bronx tomorrow (Beijing time).
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Angels loss in six games to the New York Yankees eliminated them from the postseason but it didn't diminish the strong feelings they have for fallen teammate Nick Adenhart.
LONDON: The English League Cup may rank a distant fourth on the list of Carlo Ancelotti's priorities this season but the Chelsea manager knows even this most derided of competitions has its value.
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