Yunnan province has seen new opportunities for improving both its economy and its society now that a provincial project has become part of a national strategy.
The capital of Yunnan province will build itself into a gateway city for China's opening up to the Southwest before 2015, according to the Party secretary.
A meeting was held in Ruili, Southwest China's Yunnan on Monday, to advocate its officials to accelerate its progress of building the province into China's southwest gateway.
The term "rose valley?conjures up a secluded ravine festooned with countless blooms exuding a lingering floral perfume. Bearing this picturesque image in mind, we headed for Rose Valley at the foot of Miaofeng Mountain in Mengtougou district. As we wound our way into the valley, terraced fields of roses appeared on the towering slopes on both sides.
Summer Teng cannot remember how often she has been told she looks like her aunt, the late Taiwan pop diva Teresa Teng.
I've survived SARS, bird flu, the rise of the boy bands and attempts by several Asian women to nudge me into marriage during the last decade. Now I'm either a fat old loser or a roaring one-man success story, depending on your point of view.
Jovanni Sy is taking a much-deserved day off. After more than a month in Hong Kong getting cast and crew up to speed for the four-day production of God of Carnage in late May, the Toronto-based actor and director is stretching his legs and enjoying some seafood on sunny Lantau island.
The 101-story Shanghai World Financial Center, or "The Tower? as it's known locally, is an edifice that invites exclamation. You hear plenty of it as you ride a series of elevators up to the 100th floor, where the Sky Walk proclaims itself the world's tallest observation deck.
It was kind of surprising to read about China's announcement in February that it intends to more than double the value of its entertainment and cultural industries to nearly 3 trillion yuan ($461 billion) over the course of the next five years. The goal: Encourage domestic consumption and promote Chinese culture abroad. The amount the country, government, industry or whoever is willing to shell out is pretty significant, especially considering that the country limits the number of foreign movie releases to about 20 per year.
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