Countdown to Winter Olympics
BEIJING is the only city to have been chosen for two Olympic Games.
Suzhou hits all the right notes
ON the last day of 2019, people from all over Suzhou flocked to Hanshan Temple, a landmark in the city in the southeastern Jiangsu province.
Welcoming the new year with laughter
THE clock is ticking fast to welcome 2020 and I have compiled some funny incidents that took place in China for you to end the year with a smile.
Xi’an’s underground kingdom
CHINA is known for its speed. It built the world’s fastest bullet train and maglev train system, and developed 5G – the fastest mobile network.
War against online scams
With the Chinese government coming down hard on online scams, fraudsters are moving their bases overseas.
Wayang kulit revival in China
PI YING XI or shadow puppetry has been given a new lease of life in China.
Beijing moves to curb overcrowding
THE Beijing subsidiary administrative centre in Tongzhou district is taking shape, nearly a year after the city municipal government moved in.
The power of Asean-China youth
PEKING University welcomed hundreds of students from various higher educational institutions from Asean countries late last month.
When killers are not criminals
Outraged over recent cases of minors who can’t be charged with murder, many Chinese want tougher punishment for juveniles who commit violent acts.
Nightmare on the Chinese subway
When ‘ghosts’ and ‘zombies’ are asked to clean up their faces before entering the station.
‘Monsters’ on the road
Overloaded trucks can cause flyovers to collapse and they also pose a threat to other motorists.
Modern revival of an ancient art
Like-minded people in Guangzhou keep the spirit of Cantonese opera alive by promoting the art form.
