V-Day parade presents collective will for peace

While the beauty of the season's colors inspired wonderment at Mother Nature's palette and elicited sighs over the transience of such beauty, Thursday's Victory Day commemorations in Beijing provoked dramatically different sentiments.

• A watershed moment in China's history
• Nation's military power grows but still trails behind
• Some in the West still stuck in Cold War
• A fourteen-year fight to victory
• History made as soldier and 'sisters' march
• Patriotism takes on a lyrical note
• Songs 'deliver the message of longing for peace and victory'
• 1,000 musicians help parade keep in step
• Military parade: facts & figures
• Stirring moments

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• Cheese finding its special niche in China
• Xiaomi looking to the West for growth
• What's news
• Quotes of the day
• Predicting Internet's future without a crystal ball
• Depreciation to boost investment
• Asia's largest REIT eyes more China deals

Tea trade starts to find the right blend

Before there were high-speed rail networks and airports, Wuhan used to be the epicenter of the tea trade.

• Jiangxi growers ready to spread their flavors around the world

Challenges of the long-distance rider

Wherever big equestrian competitions are held, Cheng Zhaoyi is willing to pack saddles, bridles and other tack and ride off into the distance, and he is prepared to pay through the nose for the pleasure.

• TCM infused with 'autumn dryness' treatments
• Givenchy's rare sashay to hit New York runway
• Back to basics
• Eat Beat
• Dense pastries offer holidaymakers a bite of the moon
• A new energy
• Yuan joins BBC Symphony to make a Beethoven album
• Meet the man who creates and reshapes the country's cityscapes

Crunch time for Presidents picks

Captain Jay Haas has tough choices to make for US

• Martial must find his place at United
• Germany gunning for Frankfurt reboot
• Kaka eyes World Cup qualifiers
• Chung pointing finger at AFC's tactics
• Fish still facing biggest challenge
• Venus seeks sisterly advice
• Open sidelines
• What they said

Auto Special: Mercedes-Benz launches All New GLE Sport SUV

The latest launch of the GLE Sport SUV on Wednesday in Chengdu once again testified to the strength of the strong product offensive of Mercedes-Benz this year, which has taken the China market by storm.