Laughing all the way to Lhasa on the KTV express

Isn't it odd that trains are the only vehicles in China in which onboard entertainment is absent? I am talking about a rail network, where it is possible to travel at top speed in a straight line for more than two days without coming close to reaching an international border; where train journeys are so long that a migrant laborer may be labelled a workaday commuter if his ride home is less than 24-hours in duration.

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Good man in Africa

When Miao Yunsheng learned he'd be going to Sudan to work for China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), his preparations included studying the Quran. A liberal drinker and smoker, Miao ended up giving up alcohol and cigarettes as he settled in for a sojourn that eventually stretched into 11 years.

Medic lured by the call of wild

While Chinese doctor Guo Long refers to local Sudanese as "laoxiang", an amiable Chinese phrase to call villagers, the Sudanese called Guo "Abdullah doctor", praising him as a servant of Allah.

Catkins a pest? Oh, give it a rest

The season of willow catkins is almost gone, and I'm starting to miss it.

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Biz meet to heighten Anhui's global appeal

In order to increase the international business community's awareness of Anhui, the East China province will host the 2007 China International Anhui Businesspeople Conference, also known as Investment and Trade Expo 2007, from May 18 to 20 at Anhui International Convention and Exhibition Center in Hefei, its capital city.

The many wonders of Anhui

Anhui, located at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, has an area of 139,600 square kilometers and a population of 66 million.

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Lighting the cultural flame

Every minute of a Peking Opera stage performance can be linked to 10-years of practice, according to a famous saying, and one recent opera class presentation unveiled step-by-step how an opera veteran was born.