Spring fever but your feet feel leaden?
2011-04-13 17:33:23
The weather is getting warmer and the days longer, the first buds are sprouting and birds are back to chirping in the morning. Not everyone enjoys spring, though.
Tears of joy as junior makes it to primary school
2011-04-13 17:27:51
woke up at 5 am in the tranquil city of Iowa in the United States, thinking that thousands of kilometers away, my 6-year-old son was under huge pressure over which primary school he would go to in Beijing, the coming September.
Sound preparations for trip down memory lane
2011-04-13 16:14:51
The China Arts and Entertainment Group first suggested that Rock Records hold its concert at the Beijing Workers Stadium, but its ambitious boss Johnny Duann chose the Bird's Nest instead.
Li Yuchun in "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"
2011-04-12 15:41:32
Tsui Hark's 3D Wuxia film, "The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" ("Long Men Fei Jia"), released new still photos featuring singer-actress Li Yuchun.
Across Australia by rail
2011-04-12 11:28:13
For some of Down Under's most spectacular scenery, Belinda Sunshine takes an iconic train from Sydney to Perth.Traveling on the Indian Pacific is an exhilarating adventure and a great eye-opener as it rolls across the diversity of the Australian landscape.
Taking the high road
2011-04-12 11:22:28
Mike Peters waxes lyrical about the pleasures of Lanzhou and southern Gansu as he stops to smell the flowers and discover a little piece of Switzerland in China.
Japanese still on the menu
2011-04-12 10:32:22
The popularity of Japanese food in Hong Kong is undisputed. And still is, in spite of radiation scares and health concerns about contaminated seafood.
Safety before sashimi
2011-04-12 10:22:51
Are you hesitating before biting into that lovely platter of raw fish? Rest easy, China's Japanese restaurants are taking precautions when it comes to food safety.
Art on wheels: the colorful buses of Suriname
2011-04-12 10:20:11
PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Stroll through this city, perched between jungle and sea, and Suriname's past as a Dutch colony comes into view.
The face behind a drummer's beat
2011-04-12 09:45:15
No matter who you are, you probably know Clyde Stubblefield's drumming. If you've heard Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" or "Fight the Power," you know it.
'The classics should be preserved'
2011-04-11 18:06:45
The interview with the famous choreographer Lin Hwai-min from China Daily after the performance at National Centre for the Performing Arts.
A fabric artist's global 'graffiti'
2011-04-11 15:26:55
PARIS - For nearly half a century, Sheila Hicks has been working at the intersection of art, design, crafts and architecture.