The right to life
2010-01-28 09:02:57
An expert in classical literature and one-time Mao Zedong associate devotes herself to sick animals.
Change the only constant
2010-01-28 08:50:24
Mobile phones are morphing yet again, with the unveiling last year of some breakout new products that may even help us discard some of the personal technology that weighs down a bag.
Building a data bridge to the TV
2010-01-28 08:47:27
They go by a variety of names, including multimedia receiver, network media player, or streaming client.
Animals around the world
2010-01-27 11:02:38
This is a lens of cute animal pictures that thrill and delight, melt your heart, provoke your curiosity and make you smile.
Newspaper boss jailed for million-yuan con
2010-01-27 10:49:45
A senior manager of Beijing's only free subway newspaper was sentenced for embezzlement on Monday in one of the largest corruption scandals in Beijing's newspaper market.
Mortgage loans harder to get after govt policy
2010-01-27 10:48:52
Commercial banks in Beijing are tightening their first apartment loan policy and adopting a stricter qualification check on clients who want to buy a second apartment, insiders said.
Partial victory in demolition fight
2010-01-27 10:48:14
Artists in Chaoyang district's Creative Zhengyang Art Zone are considering moving out after the local government allegedly agreed to pay 5 million yuan in compensation on Sunday, an artist from the area said yesterday.
City schools set for 'wave' of primary students
2010-01-27 10:46:27
Up to 140,100 children are expected to enter local classrooms in 2013
Peking Opera hopes to resonate with UNESCO
2010-01-27 10:33:11
Peking Opera is "very likely" to be included on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage list this year, the president of the Peking Opera Troupe told METRO yesterday.
Charity serves cycle of hope
2010-01-27 10:24:42
Charity has many forms. It could be glamorous celebrities crammed in a cocktail party to "Save the Earth" or a billionaire's private foundation.
A passion for compassion
2010-01-27 10:24:30
Megan Singh, a 16-year-old Canadian schoolgirl studying at Western Academy of Beijing, shares with METRO reporter Wang Ru about why and how she works with the Roundabout charity shop to raise money to buy a minibus for children with mephibosheth, a debilitating children's illness.
Masseur in the dark
2010-01-27 10:21:05
A day in the life of a massage specialist who feels his way forward after suffering depression and sight loss