Students need more choices

2007-10-11 07:32:25

I had an opportunity to fill in as a guest lecturer at a university while my friend took a short trip overseas.

No shortcuts to smooth traffic flows

2007-09-27 07:25:57

My colleagues and I met at the office and got on a bus bound for Yuyuantan Park, by the Millennium Museum, on Saturday at 4:45 pm.

Managing our own affairs well

2007-09-20 07:23:31

It is my job to follow closely what the mainstream international media report about China. These days, it has become ever more time-consuming as the number of stories and news multiply along with its continuous economic growth.

Cultivating a love for reading

2007-09-13 07:34:48

There has been a lot of media coverage on revised textbooks for Chinese language and literature since mid-August.

Our fashion designers need support

2007-09-06 06:30:34

A well-known designer in Shanghai last Saturday showed off her new creation, Chinese men's wear for formal occasions.

Why is it so hard to go to the Great Wall?

2007-08-30 07:27:59

A friend of mine asked me last week where tourists could find an easy but inexpensive tour to visit the Badaling section of the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs. He made it clear that he did not want his German friends to be shepherded to souvenir shops or elsewhere along the way, eating into their time to enjoy the grandeur of the Wall or the mystery of the tombs.

Umbrella test no pointer to thoughtfulness

2007-08-23 07:16:20

An opened red umbrella became the main focus of a news photographer covering a preliminary match at a test event for the Olympics at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground last Monday.

Workers find their voice with poetry

2007-08-16 07:11:16

Poetry is not my cup of tea. I always believe the hustle and bustle associated with this era of globalization leaves little time or inspiration for such writing.

Good services also key to the success of Games

2007-08-09 07:28:00

Beijing started the one-year countdown to the 2008 Olympics in the wee hours of yesterday by sending invitations to every corner of the world.

Free children from stigmas associated with diseases

2007-08-02 07:27:45

Over the past few days, I have followed on television the footsteps of Lin Qiang into an isolated village in the mountains of Liangshan, Southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Internet not a tool to cheat the public

2007-07-26 07:09:35

The words "Brutal stepmother", in big, bold Chinese characters, continue to scream out from the "top tags" of the society news on one of the most popular local Internet portals. Another site, of similar renown, carries the same story under a tag of "Fury".

Rethinking the "Made in China" label

2007-07-19 07:12:49

I haven't been able to get my hands on a copy of Sara Bongiorni's A Year Without "Made in China", though I have been anxious to write something about the book since it was released in June.