Huang Xiangyang is a copy editor of China Daily. He likes to write with a light touch about serious social topics.
The airline staff at the counter looked worn out, and were being bombarded by anxious passengers seeking help of all sorts. But their efficiency was unparalleled.
The regulatory authorities had rolled out a series of measures-ranging from cutting interest rates to halting the issue of new shares-to stop the decline, but to no immediate avail.
Let me quote Forrest Gump to describe China's stock market: "It is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
Wang Sicong defines success as "being able to do as I damnwell please". Obviously, he has achieved that.
I admit it: I am not a good investor. Actually, I feel more like a loser in face of the unprecedented bull run than I did during the market's long, bearish winter.
Despite its huge population, China remains a "third world country" in terms of marathon participants.
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The annual Beijing Marathon kicked off with the capital shrouded in heavy smog on Sunday.
The discovery came through a documentary depicting “Indonesia’s dark past” — US director Joshua Oppenheimer’s Oscar-nominated The Act of Killing — which I watched on the Internet.
I hope the devilish part of the Japanese heart is never released, not even when their leaders push the nation down the road of militarism.
Now running has become part of my life. I am still suffering from the "highs" I know it will be a lifelong battle against them but I am more energetic.
India has long been a fascinating country, both familiar and obscure, for me.