 Torch relay for Para Games ends at West Lake 2011-10-10
An athlete walks during the last stop of torch relay for the Eighth National Para Games of China alongside the bank of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Oct 10, 2011. |
Hostesses trained for 8th National Para Games 2011-10-10
About 275 volunteer hostesses, mainly university students in Zhejiang province, have undergone a week-long professional training program for the games. They will serve in medal awarding ceremony, and guest reception and guiding during the 9-day event, to be held from Oct 11-19. |
Fit for kings 2011-10-02
In my childhood, I loved to travel by train with my mother, who was from a hilly district in Bangladesh called Chittagong. When I recently traveled to Chengde in Hebei province with my kids and husband, it felt like I was back in my childhood. |
Guardian of the relics 2011-09-30
Fan Jinshi didn't set out to be the guardian of the treasures of the Silk Road. When she first went to Dunhuang, Gansu province, the petite archeologist never imagined she would spend a year living alone in the forsaken outpost with no running water, no electricity or even a decent toilet. |
Social network websites 'pose a challenge' 2011-09-30
BEIJING - A senior official highlighted, and condemned, the abuse of social network websites, admitting that managing them posed a challenge for the government. |
Rich realize value of giving for charity 2011-09-27
Various methods used to help less well-off, Xu Junqian in Shanghai and Wang Yan in Beijing report. |
Province's tax authorities sail into storm 2011-09-26
Tax authorities in Zhejiang province have responded to an outcry over their buying a yacht for 2.71 million yuan ($424,000) by saying it will be used to collect taxes. |
Back to ancient times 2011-09-23
Standing in front of moving "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival," you may almost believe what you see in the painting – buildings, shops, boats and people who are doing different things – are another real world. |
The 2nd World Leisure Expo opens in Hangzhou 2011-09-23
A leisure-themed performance was held at the bank of Xianghu Lake in Hangzhou to celebrate the opening of the second World Leisure Expo on September 17, 2011. |
Not bar transsexual dancer from TV show:watchdog 2011-09-22
The media supervisory department in East China's Zhejiang province on Thursday refuted allegations that it has ordered a dancer to stop appearing on a televised talent show because of the dancer's transexuality. |
Resisting the cycle 2011-09-22
Cycling is finding its way back into vogue as a legitimate means for people to travel to work in cities around the globe. Not so in Hong Kong, where the SAR government sees bicycles on crowded streets as a potential liability. That has not discouraged a group of enthusiastic advocates from continuing to press for expanding facilities for cyclists - even in the very heart of the city, reports Christopher DeWolf. |
Book cafés open near canals in Hangzhou 2011-09-20
Photo, taken on Aug. 23, shows a book cafe next to the canal in Hangzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province. |
World Leisure Expo for a healthier life 2011-09-17
The fourth Folk Art Performer Festival in Hangzhou kicked off in the city on Wednesday with more than 200 performers and 2,000 folk art works. |
Govts go online to make spending transparent 2011-09-14
Public spending in 2,187 villages in Shaoxing city, East China's Zhejiang province, now not only requires the approval of higher authorities and invoices for auditing purposes, but also the submission of documents online. |
Alibaba vows to step up efforts in online search market 2011-09-13
HONG KONG - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd started its search engine service last year to "cause sleepless nights" for Baidu Inc, the industry leader in China, Alibaba CEO Ma Yun said. |
Jet Li calls for transparency among charities 2011-09-11
Charities should build up their own professional teams and promote transparency in management, said Jet Li, famous Chinese kung fu star and founder of the One Foundation, on Saturday. |
City starts Yangcheng Lake hairy crab festival 2011-09-09
Classical gardens have long been attracting visitors to Suzhou. Yet the city is also famous for a different delicate beauty - Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs. |
Construction tycoon tops Hurun Rich List 2011-09-08
SHANGHAI - The Sany Group's founder Liang Wengen is China's richest man with a fortune of 70 billion yuan ($11 billion), according to the Hurun Rich List 2011. |
Bringing a smile to the young with a program of free surgery 2011-09-05
BEIJING - How long does it take to change the life of a child born with cleft lip? Forty-five minutes is the answer from Operation Smile, a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free medical treatment for underprivileged children who have cleft lips and other facial deformities. |
Medical insurance system covers 1.25b Chinese 2011-09-04
The public medical insurance system on the Chinese mainland currently covers over 1.25 billion people, or about 93 percent of the mainland's total population, according to a health official |
