Every morning, Pu Jianyuan stands by the window, gazing at the lush forests covering the billowing mountains surrounding Xichang, Sichuan province. The 75-year-old has an endless stock of stories about the trees, which he planted from the airplane half a century ago.
Wang Xuming has many job titles - publisher, TV anchor, blogger. Since his first book hit the stands in August, he became a writer as well. Yet most people know him as the "spokesperson of the Ministry of Education (MOE)", a title he lost a year ago.
Midi Music Festival may have to start sharpening its identity.
Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie.
A Dubai-based company is opening what it says will be the world's largest confectionary store in Dubai as it looks to tap demand from the Gulf Arab region's hunger for candy.
Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie.
Scientists armed with modern software and high-tech cameras say they have created a computer model that shows how bumblebees manage to defy the laws of aerodynamics.
A full-sized movie screen made entirely of ice will be installed somewhere in Stockholm next month to celebrate the Nordic capital's 20th film festival in the freezing cold, organizers said on Tuesday.
An overweight skunk has been put on a strict vegetarian diet and exercise regime after tipping the scales at one stone.
A skull believed by many to be Adolf Hitler's is reportedly that of a woman.
A woman has been arrested in Australia for the attempted robbery of a chihuahua, it has been claimed.
Italian fashionistas on Wednesday hit back at foreign media reports that their latest creations were for "bimbos" inspired by the sex scandals surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life.