Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships, but in Chinese history more women have toppled dynasties with just one look, so to speak. Or so people believe.
Item from China Daily on Sept 14, 1987: Thirsty people buy bowls of tea for just 2 fen each at a tea house in the busiest spot in Beijing's Qianmen Street. The tea house was reopened on Friday by the manager of Beijing Dashilan Trade Company, who started the business eight years ago after selling bowls of tea on the roadside.
A recent survey shows that Chinese men are more likely than women to buy domestic-brand cellphones.
Health officials seeking to curb the country's fast increasing cancer rate are implementing a three-year nationwide plan that expands cancer screening, registration and prevention while reducing smoking.
A Chinese-born physics professor who was falsely accused of scheming to provide secret technology to China said he's grateful and relieved that prosecutors dropped the case against him, and is thankful to friends and colleagues who supported him.
As Mid-Autumn Festival approaches - this year celebrated on Sept 27 - bookings for moon-viewing flights have soared, according to a travel service provider.
China will set up a special fund for Internet and telecommunications infrastructure to link China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations members, said Lu Wei, minister of the State Council's Cyberspace Administration of China.
Twenty-four officials at State-run China State Construction Engineering Corp have been identified as "naked officials" - officials who live in China while their spouses or children live as permanent residents abroad, either by visa or citizenship.
China and the United States should strengthen cooperation on technology transfers to cope with global warming, China's special representative on climate change issues said on Friday.
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle stood on the White House lawn on Friday to observe a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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