Ex-pit owners to start search for new cash
2010-06-24 09:40:18
Shanxi province is associated with its wealthy coalmine owners who seem to spend money like water, but Beijing's coalmine owners have also extracted a tidy profit, even if they like to remain less ostentatious.
Flood damage insurance is a washout
2010-06-24 08:59:04
The number of cars sustaining engine damage due to heavy rain is swelling dramatically in Beijing, but only a small number of car owners opt to buy flood damage insurance.
Cupid's special agent takes aim at lovelies
2010-06-23 11:09:51
Yang Jing goes to high-end shopping malls in Beijing almost every day wearing formal clothes and professional makeup but the 26-year-old is neither a saleswoman nor a shopping-addict.
DIY decor creates a palace
2010-06-23 08:13:09
Home, for Yukiko Murayama, a Chinese-Japanese freelance writer, is a place where past memories and her present life coalesce. Growing up in Japan, Murayama came to China when she was 20 years old to care for her late mother who ran a film and TV production company in Beijing.
Commuter creates a utopia at city edge
2010-06-23 08:13:09
It's 6:30 am in a village near the Sixth Ring Road in north Beijing. Fan Ting rushes to a bus stop near the village entrance.
Cheaper fruit promised at supermarkets
2010-06-23 07:58:32
Starting next month, customers will be able to pick up cheaper domestic and foreign fruit and vegetables from 10 major local supermarkets, including Hualian, Jingkelong, Meitehao and Yonghui.
Long journey to Internet success
2010-06-23 07:58:32
Can foreign entrepreneurs successfully run Internet companies in China?
'Witch Man' casts spell on the fashion world
2010-06-22 09:54:58
Han Huohuo, a project manager with the Chinese edition of Marie Claire, has built a glossy reputation since his photographs were featured on popular fashion websites such as the Vogue magazine-hosted Style.com.
Chauffeurs lead the field with tipsy fans
2010-06-22 08:18:44
Chauffeur companies are witnessing a striking improvement in business during the World Cup from fans opting to play safe on their way home from the pub.
Fashionable lawyer a law unto himself
2010-06-22 08:13:01
Tao Jingzhou, hailed in the early 1980s as the first Chinese person to work at a French law firm, is almost as well known for his fashion smarts as he is for his legal mind.
Fragments of past refresh for anniversary
2010-06-21 09:43:44
Twenty pieces of repaired porcelain are on display at the Old Summer Palace as part of the commemorations of the day, 150 years ago, when the historic site was razed to the ground.
Mystery writer behind best-seller
2010-06-21 07:58:29
The series The Promotion Story of Du Lala has been well-received since its debut in September 2007. The story about how Du Lala, the heroine with ordinary background, grew from an administrative assistant to an HR manager in one of the Fortune 500 companies through her own efforts became a bible for office workers.