Controversial 'Spartans' add muscle to salad promotion

About two months ago, images of foreign male models dressed up as bare-chested "Spartans" delivering food on Beijing streets made media headlines. The publicity stunt generated even more attention when police detained some of the models for disturbing public order.

Sipping pink

Decade of sounds

Li Biao Percussion Band celebrates its staying power with a national tour, Chen Jie reports.

Brussels opens rail museum, in era of fund cuts

Nearly two centuries ago, Belgium launched continental Europe's first commuter train line connecting Brussels to Mechelen, a small city halfway to the port of Antwerp.

Show of young artists at Art Nova in Beijing

Art Nova 2015, an exhibition for young artists from China and abroad, will be held in Beijing next week.

Trash talk among 'friends'

The line between public and private blurs in cyberspace. Unless it is a one-to-one conversation, people should not assume what's said will remain confidential. Impropriety in virtual space will be taken likewise in the real world.

Online distributors keen to boost live streaming of shows

More than 1.57 million fans on the Chinese mainland watched the live streaming of a recent concert as eight young women from Girls' Generation, in thigh-high leather boots, black denim shorts and plaid shirts, sang and danced to the music of their hits at the Wapop hall in Seoul.

Steering around roadblocks

Authorities have streamlined procedures for foreigners to drive into China. Street-smart expats turned road warriors explain why jumping behind the wheel offers jarring yet joyous journeys of discovery in the country. Erik Nilsson and Yang Feiyue report. Erik Nilsson/Yang Feiyue

World urged to be 'China-ready' for travelers

Western merchants need to stop treating Chinese as "walking wallets or handbags" and prepare to receive more Chinese travelers, according to tourism professionals at a recent expo in Tianjin.

When the time comes to pull punches

Late in the bout, a champion boxer discovers another side to life

Digital era hits income for writers but opens doors, study concludes

The digital era is cutting into income for book authors, making it more difficult to live off writing alone, a survey by the Authors Guild said Tuesday.

Hershey sees sweet spot amid slowdown

China remains chocolate giant's top priority market despite a slowing economy, says its chief