It's Christmas!
2009-12-25 11:40:17
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! A look at Christmas celebrations around the world.
Three supermarkets ranked bottom
2009-12-25 09:34:10
Walmart, Ito Yokado and Tesco are bottom of Greenpeace China's 2009 supermarket ranking for its double standards regarding vegetable and fruit safety in China and abroad.
Beijingers wasting more time in traffic: Study
2009-12-25 09:33:22
Beijingers waste seven more minutes on clogged roads each day compared with two years ago.
Gay websites closed due to pressure
2009-12-25 09:32:35
More than 10 gay websites in China have been recently forced to close or had their accounts deleted by their server hosting companies, an NGO said yesterday.
Why Christmas is getting increasingly popular
2009-12-25 09:30:24
If you visit southern cities in China nowadays, you can feel an overwhelming Christmas atmosphere everywhere.
More wealthy Chinese go for Green Card
2009-12-25 09:19:14
Investment immigration becomes more popular than previous years, agencies say
Burj Dubai to be world's tallest building, how tall?
2009-12-25 09:12:01
In the annals of tall skyscrapers, there is no doubt that the soon-to-open Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest. But how tall is known to only a few.
Games give Facebook-weary employers more headaches
2009-12-25 09:07:40
For many employers, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are already a scourge that cut into productivity.
Colorado parents sentenced for "balloon boy" hoax
2009-12-24 09:30:00
A Colorado couple who riveted America with a bogus claim their son had floated away in a balloon received a 90-day jail term for the father on Wednesday, and both face thousands of dollars in restitution.
Billionaires wonder if money can buy love
2009-12-24 09:18:55
The country's economic boom over the last three decades may have generated a clutch of super-wealthy Chinese, but it has not guaranteed all of them love.
Australian man turns Santa, gives away belongings
2009-12-24 13:11:16
An Australian man has embraced the spirit of the season, taking on the role of a real-life Santa and giving away his possessions as gifts for the second Christmas in a row.
The secret of Xmas crackers -- pull downwards
2009-12-25 09:01:04
A British department store has worked out a formula it says will make sure festive feasters are never again left holding the short end of a pulled cracker.