Security checks add to passengers woes

Three more subway stations in Beijing have been told to conduct security checks on passengers and their belongings.

Wind bedevils outfits on the carpet

A stiff breeze made conditions challenging for the glamour girls walking the Cannes red carpet Monday.

'Daring Doris' celebrates 100th birthday by abseiling

Doris Long, also known as "Daring Doris"，celebrates her 100th birthday by abseiling the Spinnaker Tower in the British city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, May 18.

Chinese kung fu charms Silicon Valley

Five hundred people practice Tai chi at the “Kung Fu Tai Chi Day” fair held at Plaza de Cesar Chaves park in downtown San Jose on May 18, 2014.

New emphasis for school sports

Sports have long been an important part of China’s education system, but students are no longer content with traditional style opening ceremonies. Environmental protection and other themes of public concern have turned the opening of games into eye-opening spectacles.

Love conquers all

A graduate holds a bouquet and kneels in front of a girl as onlookers gather in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. The students from Hubei University of Economics reveal their feelings to their girlfriends ahead of May 20, the date being homophonic with "I love you".

Online interview with Kazakh president

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Top 8 most influential English training centers

Chinese Society of Education announced a proposal to drop English from the national college entrance examination, the gaokao

Beautiful embroidery styles of China

Having a long tradition, embroidery is one of the pearls of Chinese art.Chinese traditional embroidery does not only exist within the magnificent Dragon Robe worn by emperors, but can also be found in today's fashions.

Tough training at Beijing bodyguard camp

Four female future bodyguards walk to attend a shooting class under the guidance of an instructor in Beijing, March 14, 2014.

Sailors exchange visits before joint exercise

Officers and sailors from Chinese and Russian navies visited each other's ships in Shanghai on Monday as a joint exercise was set to begin in the East China Sea.