Paparazzi tricks for journalists

Some officials use excuses not to talk to Chinese journalists, and the most common one is making the reporter wait. They know very few journalists can wait an entire afternoon for a phone interview that may never come.

Reflections of a young American adventurer

I was 7. We were just finishing dinner when my mom and dad said they had something to tell me. The next thing I recall, the words "moving" and "Hong Kong" were being used in the same sentence.

What's on

Ancient moves in a modern city

It is an eclectic bunch: some are housewives, some students, some business people, some Chinese, some foreign. But once together they are brought in unison by a simple sound: "Ommmmmm... "

Forms of yoga

Vinyasa Yoga

Exercise tips

Shoulder circles

Trading a business suit for yoga mats

The day Sha Jin decided to swap his life as a promotions inventor for a career in yoga, his mother called him crazy. And she wasn't the only one.

Enthusiasm fades for Bird's Nest

More than one year after its debut as one of the world's largest Olympic venues, the Bird's Nest remains a financial albatross.

Snow forecast as city prepares for new cold snap

As Beijing residents prepare for more snow this weekend, the local heating office said all boilers should be in operation from today.

IN BRIEF (Page 25)

Fewer staff sent to China: Report

Multinational companies sent fewer foreign employees to the Chinese mainland in 2009, as they aimed to cut costs during the global financial crisis, a consultancy firm said.

Subway bike ban stays put

Folded bicycles will remain banned on Beijing's subways, despite a regulation that permitted commuters to ride with bikes in Guangzhou this week.