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TCM cosmetics that pass test of time
2010-12-22 10:24
Traditional Chinese medicine cosmetics have a history of 1,600 years but have only recently started to compete with modern international brands. Cheng Anqi delves deeper
Polo on a charge
2010-12-20 09:13
Dubbed the 'game of kings' polo is fast making a comeback in China as the game of the newly rich.
The man who was Mao's hero
2010-12-17 09:03
The Bruce Lee legend never fades but it might surprise some to learn that among his legion of fans was Chairman Mao, who called him a hero.
What lies beyond
2010-12-17 09:34
Nation's most prolific and popular sci-fi writer says he writes for the masses and is simply driven by a never-ending curiosity. Chitralekha Basu and Guo Shuhan report.
Change is in the air
2010-12-15 09:34
Websites are challenging the monopoly of TV and film companies by making video shorts and movies themselves. Sun Li reports.
Dream walker
2010-12-13 09:19
Norwegian fulfills life's mission to traverse the Great Wall. Erik Nilsson reports.
Seduced into a golden 'smilence'
2010-12-10 09:54
New words that are creeping into the Chinese language indicate how vibrant the mother tongue of Confucius has become
A ringside view
2010-12-10 09:38
German's book attempts to brush the cobwebs off the cliched ideas and prejudices traditionally held against China. Chitralekha Basu reports.
When only the truth will do
2010-12-09 10:17
Gu Changwei's feature film about AIDS comes with a documentary about the real roles of six HIV-positive people who worked on the movie.
Heath's hearth
2010-12-07 09:18
A Chinese benefactor is being sought to save from closure the home of one of the key figures in China's opening up to the West, Andrew Moody reports
Race against time
2010-12-06 09:17
As the authorities step up efforts to save the grasslands from over-grazing, herders struggle to protect an abiding icon of their ethnic identity - the horse.