Michelin puts emphasis on 'green' technology

Tire firm stresses importance of environmental awareness

Musical prodigy aims for top of percussion world

For Zhang Zimo, a 14-year-old musical prodigy, admssion to New York's Juilliard School pre-college program on a full scholarship last May was a day he won't forget.

Philanthropist funds new campus for business school

Chinese investor Lei Zhang donated $8,888,888 to Yale University to help build a new business school campus and to fund international scholarships.

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HK delivers baby solution for rich

The flood of Beijing women traveling to Hong Kong to give birth resumed on Jan 1 when hospitals in the special administrative region (SAR) began accepting mainland moms again.

Silk Street make-over is targeting 'knock-offs'

Silk Street, which is famed in the capital for its cheap brand-name knock-offs, is looking to clean up its act with a 10 million yuan make-over in March and a push to rid it of fake goods.

Bird's Nest hatching new money-making idea

People will be able to look back on the golden days of the 2008 Beijing Olympics when a new museum opens in China's National Stadium in the latest push to earn more revenue from the iconic landmark.

US medics bring hope to young burn victims

Bob Schneider is making his first trip to China but he will not be visiting the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.

Hotpot takes top slot in list of 50 food favorites

Haidilao, a Sichuan-style hotpot restaurant, has topped the list of "50 popular restaurants in Beijing" with 610,000 reviews on a popular food rating website.

Photos spark search for 1950s era GI

A Chinese photographer is hoping to solve a half-century-old mystery after stumbling on three old pictures, including an image of a United States GI thought to be from the 1950s.

Legal strike against subway paper row

The legal fight against the subway's single newspaper "monopoly"

Man claims stabbed when seeking salary

A migrant worker faces hospital bills of more than 40,000 yuan for the loss of his kidney after allegedly being stabbed while trying to claim 70 yuan for labor work at Shougang Group, Beijing's largest iron and steel company.