A Tale of Inhumanity

The man behind the documentary Nanking believes it is never too late to do justice to history Traveling in the Caribbean in February 2005, Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman of the America Online Inc., picked up an old newspaper and saw an obituary for Iris Chang, the prominent Chinese American author     

A Father’s Chatter,A Father’s Love

My tather is an excellent surgeon and has just retired from the town hospital. Whenever 1 think of my father, his voice rings in my ears, always soft and encouraging. As time passes, I better understand my father and his seemingly endless and boring prattle.     

A Tale of Two Carto-Crazies

SOME people collect stamps, others coins. Less common is the compulsion shared by Yang Lang and Gu Xiang–they’re both just mad about maps.     

A Tale of Two Continents

Eurasian countries unite to seek a way out of the global financial crisis How should the world cope with the raging financial storm? That question topped the agenda of the Seventh Asia-Europe Meeting(ASEM), held on October 24-25 in Beijing.At the biennial summit, leaders from 45     

A Reformer’s Victory

Holding high the banner of economic prosperity,pragmatic politics and dynamic culture as three pillars in managing the country,Hassan Rouhani emerged victorious in Iran’s most recent presidential election as a large turnout of voters expressed belief in his vision for changing the future of the Islamic republic In his inaugural speech to parliament Rouhani vowed to deal earnestly with the country’s social and economic problems and to launch "constructive interactions"with the world to mend Iran’s global image and to seek a     

A Shopper’s Defense

<正>Consumer rights'protection fights to gain groundwith year-old lawZhao Ping a 27-year-old resident of Beijing's Fengtai District,is an online shopping fanatic.Her craze for online purchases was further fueled over the past year when Web retailers gave her the right to return her products after she receives them,as is required by a     

A Jade Sculptor’s Dream

A craftsman’s journey from one art to another Give Lang Xiaofeng a jade stone and he can transform it into a splendid work of art. At his studio in Beijing,Lang was carving a small piece of jade under the light of a table lamp. Around Lang there were many uncut and finished     

A Village’s Five-Year Plan

<正>A tiny village in north China has discovered its potential by drafting a development plan For the residents of Chaicheng Village in north China’s Shanxi Province,September 8 this year marked the beginning of the harvest season.As the long evening     

A New Year’s Nightmare

<正>Thirty-six people die in a stampede on New Year’s Eve in Shanghai ‘I feel terribly guilty that I couldn’t protect you.Watching you die in my arms is a nightmare that will haunt me for the rest of my life,"wrote Zheng Hong(pseudonym)on social networking website Renren.com,after his girlfriend died in a fatal stampede in Shanghai.     

A Lawmaker’s Green Campaign

Jiang Deming,an agronomist engaged in extending farming technology in Sheyang County,in east China's Zhejiang Province, did not realize how poisonous the vegetables and grains in people's kitchens could be until his wife was sickened after eating a cucumber one day 13 years ago. The incident prompted Jiang, then a national lawmaker, to initiate a motion on legislation related to the safety of farm produce. One summer afternoon in 1998,     

A Family Tale:Where Hell Still Haunts

Most women hope to find a man who will steal their heart. But for Caiji Lamo, aman just stole her. It was not so much a proposal but an abduction at knifepoint. And in Tibet in the 1930s, such a thing was not at all unusual. Life with the wrong man began for Caiji Lamo, a Khamba Tibetan woman in the Yushu TibetanAutonomous Prefecture of southern Qinghai Province, some 60 years ago. A man just rode up, literally out of the blue, drew his dagger, pointed it at her and told her to marry him…     

A Step up for People’s Livelihoods

正Over the past 30 years, Xiamen has been carefully implementing a scientific outlook on development that is human-oriented and focused on comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development, actively advancing construction of a socialist harmonious society. When vigorously developing the economy, Xiamen has made remarkable achievements     

A Private Company’s Road to Internationalization

ENN has helped local U.S. governments to provide the same green electric power,green manufacturing and smart ecology that it has already applied in China to American cities,in order to save energy and reduce emissions.     

Analysis of Migrant Population＇s Social Integration in Hangzhou

Since China began implementing reform and opening-up policies, along with a fast development of the national economy and great changes of social life, an increasing number of peasan＇s have kept flowing into cities and economically more developed regions. Aspiring to improve their life and yearning for a better urban life, they defy the restraint of the household registry system and, in the process of moving from one place to another, ignore economic and psychological costs. As early as in year 2000 China＇s migrant population reached 140 million, more than 10% of the total population. Since 2000 the migrant poptilation in Zhejiang Province, east China, has kept growing by 20% annually, the second fastest in the country for seven consecutive years.     

Tiger Tale

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A Town’s Hopes Are Back on Track

IN 1993, Hu Jianzhong, a young man in Chongfu Town of Tongxiang City, decided to give up his timber business and turn instead to the more profitable leather and fur sector.     

A 49-Year-Old Chinese Woman’s Round-the-World Tour

I couldn’t stop traveling once I started. Wherever I went, I had completely different feelings as I experienced each place," says Ma Li. In 19 years, Ma has traveled through an     

A Young Skater’s Road to Olympic Champion

THE medal will bring about many changes for me. It will give me an opportunity to provide my parents a better life, especially my mother who worked so hard to support the family by knitting sweaters for others,” Zhou Yang said candidly in front of a pack of cameras after winning the women＇s short track speed skating 1,500 meters final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The moment was echoed repeatedly on TV screens across China, plucking the heartstrings of tens of millions of Chinese people.     

An Astronomer's Tale

Few visitors to Beijing would think the area around Beijing Railway Station a nice place to linger after seeing the station flooded with crowds of passengers.Yet a brick build- ing nearby,one of world's oldest observatories,is well worth a tour. With its well-preserved architecture and equipment the Ancient Observatory is known internationally and has been visited by heads of state,government officials and renowned scientists and astronomers from around the world.