Pet Projects

正Good Samaritans help street animals find caring homes The temperature is going down in Beijing but in Deng Di’s office compound there is a warm"home"for those who need it badly in winter—street cats.     

Keeping a Native Language

I am proud that I can speak the Mongolian language.I would like to teach it to children said Nabuqi,a young teacher in an ethnic middle school in Tumd Left Banner,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Tumd Left Banner is located at the foot of the Daqing Mountains,more than 100 km west of Hohhot City,capital of the autonomous region.     

Keeping Face

EAST is East, West is West and never the twain shall meet," so stated Rudyard Kipling, English poet, writer and jingoist, more than 100 years ago. Much water has flowed under the bridge since then, and the East and West have met and united on many global issues.     

Keeping It Simple

<正>During an executive meeting of the State Council,China’s cabinet,on May 6,Premier Li Keqiang expressed his displeasure at excessive regulation and red tape,ridiculing scenarios in which citizens were asked to provide evidence of parent-child relationship when obtaining a government permit.Li pointedly asked,"Why is it so difficult for ordinary citizens to get things done?Why has the government erected so many barriers?"     

Keeping the Balance

<正>Authorities try to curb the gender imbalance in the country Preference for boys is not uncommon in China,particularly in the countryside,where thousands of years of feudal values still cast their shadow.China introduced the family planning policy in the 1970s to curb the rapid population explosion.Many couples prefer boys over girls in the     

Keeping It Green

正The Chinese Government has set a target of having 500,000 all-electric and plug-in vehicles on the road by 2015.However,technological stumbling blocks such as insufficient infrastructure must be tackled to clear the way for the sector's development.A more successful business model is also badly needed for the fledgling     

Keeping Logistics Rolling

<正>New guidelines will give a boost to the country’s logistics industry Wu Zhongyao, a truck owner and driver, often transports goods between northeast China’s Liaoning Province and south China’s Guangdong Province. Many truck owners and drivers     

Keeping Campuses Safe

In the wake of a series of brutal attacks against children around China, the country tightens its school security Death was the sentence the Taizhou Intermediate People’ s Court handed down to Xu Yuyuan on May 15.     

Keeping Tradition Alive

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches,it is important to remember its truemeaning Today,when asked what Mid-Autumn Festival means,the first thing that many Chinese people would mention is looking at the full moon while eating mooncakes.However,the festival’s roots are about much     

Keeping the Peace

At present, the international security situation has become more complicated, while the process of international arms control and disarmament remains at a standstill. Li Changhe, a senior advisor of the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association and a former ambassador of disarmament affairs, recently spoke to Beijing Review reporter Chen Ran in an exclusive     

Keeping Warm Without Coal

Heat-pump technology offers a clean heating alternative to coal With no air conditioning or indoor heating, families in southeast Beijing's Fangzhuang neighbor-hood still enjoy refreshing warm air all year round. The secret is in the pump technology. Heat pumps cool the homes in summer and warm them in winter just like a central air-conditioning system.     

Keeping Swamp as Treasures

A Chinese nature reserve is providing a safer and better home for a precious species     

Keeping Watch in Xi'an

The faces of ancient men smileAs if awakened--Or sleep, bent double by the ax of time.In Egypt and Greece, I have seen     

Keeping Rural Traditions Alive

正Shandong Province in east China,renowned as the birthplace of Confucius,is steeped in culture.To showcase its diverse folk art forms,the National Museum of China opened an exhibition titled Nostalgia in Mind in mid-July.The over 1,500 exhibits bring a fusion of Yellow River and littoral cultures,which Shandong has inherited by virtue of being on the lower reaches of the Yellow River and surrounded bythesea.     

Keeping Buddha in Mind

A charity foundation trains students to learn the Tibetan art of thangka painting The 20-square-meter classroom is bedecked with golden cloth and the atmosphere is thick with the strong smell of animal glue.