Moral support and encouragement comes in all forms. In early September, it was the Chinese traffic warden who watched me cross the road, calling out "yi (one) - er (two) - yi - er" in time with my running steps, mimicking me jogging on the spot.
An ocean voyage to prove that ancient Austronesians originally came from China has been successfully completed by Hiria Ottino.
Best-selling artist Liu Xiaodong goes back to his roots for his new exhibition in Beijing.
When you visit Englishman Stephen Perry's home, expect to be offered Chinese tea. The choice reflects the deep ties that the 62-year-old and his family have with China.
Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, the stock market is recovering and its moneyed elite are spending again - at times cautiously, but sometimes with a familiar swagger.
A little river town in China once changed the course of European history when it defeated a great Khan. Pauline D Loh tells the story.
Sima Qian's lively narration of the life of an emperor who preceded him by a century is full of anecdotes, although some of these stories are probably apocryphal.
There's a simple reason for the general upward trend of prices in Beijing and, surprisingly, it has nothing to do with all that economic jargon floating around about productivity gains, wage costs and so on.
While cruelty to animals has been a longstanding feature of man's dominion over nature, "snuff bunny videos" are a relatively new cultural phenomenon, thanks to the Internet.
Until recently, a 6-year-old HIV-positive boy has lived holed up in a remote mountain village, cut off from humanity with only a dog for company.
AIDS patient Wang Mengcai looks into the mirror at Beijing Ditan Hospital's Home of Red Ribbon and declares himself immensely satisfied with his new haircut.
A new European study confirms what many diet gurus have been advocating.