BEIJING – Chinese microblog queen Yao Chen, who is a popular actress outside the virtual world, has attracted more than 10 million followers on the country’s Twitter-like microblog service, showcasing the rapid development of the…
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Chinese star gains confidence boost by winning Olympic event at the worlds SHANGHAI – At the age of 20, China’s Zhao Jing can be called a swimming veteran as she is competing at her fourth…
People’s Daily, the Communist Party of China’s official newspaper, plans to build China’s first national newspaper museum, an effort to strengthen its influence in China’s media industry. “The development of the newspaper industry reflects China’s…
Bars and cafés in Dongcheng district’s Wudaoying Hutong have been forced to cut off free Wi-Fi services for their customers, rather than paying 20,000 yuan ($3,104) to the local police station for new software. Many…
Fifteen-year-old gives host its first gold in pool with late surge in 200m medley SHANGHAI – Chinese teenage swimmer Ye Shiwen won the home team its first swimming gold medal at the 14th FINA World…
A chance to participate in an installation exhibition in Beijing opens up a whole new world to a group of poor women from Ningxia Hui autonomous region. Erik Nilsson reports. Not only had they never…
A Ming Dynasty art is being revived by a 27-year-old, whose humorous take on the hot topics of the day wins new fans for xiangsheng, or crosstalk. Cheng Anqi reports. Wang Zijian’s schoolmates can scarcely…
My first step on Chinese soil, the first thing that hit me was the early June hot weather. I bent down to the ground and touched my hand to the ground for my belief that…
Dressed in camouflage clothing, over 170 students participate in a military summer camp held in East China’s Jinan city by the Juvenile Working Committee of Shandong province, July 24, 2011. The five-day program aims at…
When Wendi Deng made a rare public appearance a month ago at the Shanghai International Film Festival, together with her husband Rupert Murdoch, the strongest impression she left on my colleague was her height: “She…