Under a crystal blue sky, beams of sunlight play on the water of the lake. Hundreds of meters away, egrets fly past the reed marshes that surround the water. Five wooden fishing boats are sailing on the lake, with their sails hoisted under the sky.
When Cheng Jing's mother died of cancer, she feared the shock would also kill her aging grandmother. So instead of telling her, she found a stand-in - and kept the lie alive for 13 years.
It has taken Wang Wenbin over a decade to go from dancing on scaffolds at construction sites to the stage of a national pole dancing contest.
Sino-Indian relations seem to be at a curious phase. True, efforts are being made to build bridges, but the statements made and actions taken are not wholly in consonance with deepening the relationship between two of the fastest-growing emerging market economies. It would make sense to do it; unfortunately, geopolitics has its own inscrutable dynamics.
Editor's Note: Protests by local residents on April 12 forced the Republic of Korea Defense Ministry to halt the transport of construction materials to build additional facilities at the site of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense antimissile system in Seongju county. Three experts share their views on the deployment of THAAD in the ROK and Beijing-Seoul relations with China Daily's Pan Yixuan.
On Monday, the US Department of Commerce imposed a seven-year ban on ZTE Corp's purchase of crucial US technologies, components and parts, and commodities, including chips, for its alleged violation of the terms of a sanctions settlement.
With more than 1,700 deaths blamed on air pollution in the past year, Hong Kong is badly in need of help.
Air pollution in Hong Kong, which touts itself as Asia's World City, not only affects locals but also makes it less attractive to expatriates, eroding its claim to global relevance, research has shown.
Editor's Note: With more Chang'an freight trains running to Central Asia and Europe, a self-styled coffee street catering to creative industries, a relaxed household registration policy and public campaigns to promote civic-mindedness, Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, is trying to raise its competitiveness and become more attractive to talent, investors and tourists. We sent reporters to the starting point of the ancient Silk Road to find out more about the city's modernization efforts.
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