'Can a newspaper really be ironed, and what for?" asked Pei Yuchen, an office clerk at a State-owned enterprise, after reading about a school for butlers in Chengdu in the southwestern province of Sichuan.
Christopher Noble, director of training at the International Butler Academy in Chengdu, said that in addition to household and hospitality skills, a successful butler must also have the ability to communicate effectively, balance tricky relations in a big family and separate his or her own life from that of their employer.
Preservation of the masterpiece of ancient Tibetan culture, The Epic of King Gesar, is facing challenges on two fronts:
Long the purview of singers and storytellers, The Epic of King Gesar is now being introduced to new audiences via a new realm: the Internet.
As the youngest known storyteller of The Epic of King Gesar, 25-year-old Sithar Dorje revels in his role as a nascent messenger for the ancient Tibetan masterpiece.
The number of wealthy Chinese continues to rise, prompting greater demand for highly trained domestic servants.
China hopes to unlock the potential of tourism consumption by establishing more duty-free shops.
Two extra "hands" of China's top court heard more than 1,700 cases last year, helping residents solve disputes at home and relieving the burden of filing petitions in Beijing.
Shanxi province wants to prove that it is no mere coal producer, as it expands its economy into new areas to tap its economic potential.
Beijing has experienced limited natural gas supplies since Friday due to a temporary scarcity, according to the Beijing Municipal Commission of City Administration and Environment.
China will further step up the supervision of genetically modified food technologies to prevent commercial cultivation of unauthorized varieties, a senior rural affairs official said.
Habitat loss is the single biggest threat to the country's wildlife - more than disturbances from major construction projects near nature reserves, and more than direct human interference such as poaching - according to a national wildlife survey.
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