Air hostess flies high with book
2010-07-21 07:58:09
A beautiful woman who writes well is bound to draw public attention, especially if she is an air hostess.
Skin is in as Chinese women take the plunge
2010-07-21 07:54:23
For Lilia Li, a 24-year-old who has the perfect curves after hours of yoga, the best outfit is a T-shirt with a plunging V-neck, tight shorts and a pair of killer stilettos.
Campaign raises awareness about threat of fin soup
2010-07-20 10:02:22
The launch ceremony for National Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Awareness Month was held in Beijing, one of the major shark fin consumption centers in China, on Sunday.
Flood-damaged autos a vehicle for profit
2010-07-20 07:52:46
People in the hunt for a secondhand car are being warned to watch out for flood-damaged autos after it emerged that write-offs have been recycled in the pre-owned market.
Photographing China's true heroes
2010-07-20 07:48:57
Wearing loose pajamas and a shocked expression, Frank P. Palmer opens the door to his home and lets in the METRO reporters who arrived 20 minutes early for their interview.
Entrepreneurial American sees his future in China
2010-07-20 07:48:57
Nearly 100 Chinese people circled a spectacle of live music, break dancing and gymnastic talent. Anyone watching the event could easily have labeled it a traveling circus act, complete with its own actors and stage performances.
Glimpse of dancers' world
2010-07-19 08:05:07
Legendary German choreographer remembered through multimedia event at 798, Wendy Qian reports
French scholar finds view of 'lost generation'
2010-07-19 08:05:07
Surrounded by a Chinese audience in Beijing's first private bookstore, Sunway, French scholar Michel Bonnin talks more like a Chinese person, not only because of his fluent Mandarin, but also because of his deep research of a special section of Chinese history.
Intellectuals collaborate on new book
2010-07-19 08:05:07
On a dry and hot Saturday in June, the kind of day most locals stay at home to avoid the oppressive heat, a crowd of more than 100 people packed One Way Street, a small Beijing bookstore.
Speculators are kept from cheap loans for homes
2010-07-19 07:58:26
Would-be home buyers in Beijing have been jumping through hoops ever since new rules came in to make it harder to use false documents and lie when applying for favorable first-home loans.
Chinese elements sparkle at jewelry fair
2010-07-19 07:58:26
"They are too stunning to be real," marveled a visitor staring at a jade necklace at the 2010 Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition, which kicked off Friday at the China World Trade Center.
Blonde-haired Beijinger at home helping others cope
2010-07-16 09:36:12
She may never be mistaken for a Chinese person but Teresa Lawler feels at home in Beijing.