Just desserts for this green tea start-up
2010-03-12 10:43:49
Wei Meng, a Shanghai-born beauty, opened a green tea dessert business near Minzu University of China in Haidian district. She sells snacks made of tea powder, green tea cheese, yogurt and milk tea. The 25-year-old Fudan University graduate quit her job as a secretary at a Fortune 500 company, and drove to Beijing in December to realize a sweeter dream.
Dancer poised for success
2010-03-12 10:16:36
Arching her back and turning her head slowly and dramatically to the side, Juliana Frost sweeps her hand in a well-practiced arc while balancing an intricate, gold Thai headdress that dwarfs the graceful young dancer.
Heartthrob Liu Ye now enjoying work and married life
2010-03-11 12:06:19
With the play, The Amber, starting a new run in Beijing on March 17, Liu Ye, who reprises his role as the protagonist, is once again in the spotlight. Liu Ye was just 26 when he played the lead in the original staging of The Amber five years ago. Now at 32, he is more talkative and open, and more generous in his answers to sensitive questions.
Beauty captured in the eyes of Man
2010-03-11 09:49:39
Colorful and playful, the work of photographer Chen Man reveals the beauty of women and the changes in their lives
The job's repetitive, but it can prove to be uplifting
2010-03-10 10:14:04
Stuck to a wooden seat under a dimly lit iron ceiling for hours, most elevator conductors in dated Beijing apartment buildings do not often consider themselves lucky. In fact, the national magazine New Weekly has listed the job as one of the most boring professions in the city.
Mind over matter and holistic healing
2010-03-10 09:40:31
Hypnosis can be an effective treatment for some complaints as Dr Barry Disch explains
Rich man, poor man
2010-03-09 10:45:04
At opposite ends of the financial spectrum, two men tell METRO reporter Wang Wen how the widening wealth gap has shaped their lives
Home is where the art is for Finnish photographer
2010-03-08 11:02:49
Milla-Kariina Oja's latest exhibition explores the boundaries between our public and private spaces
Inspired by sharing spirit
2010-03-08 10:46:32
Singer-songwriter Jess Meider is happy that her musical adventures are once more taking her in a new direction, Christine Laskowski reports
Beijing's top sales agent puts clients first
2010-03-05 11:56:32
Fang Xiaoqing, a property saleswoman with a high-end apartment project near Beijing's East Third Ring Road, sold 120 apartments worth 380 million yuan last year. That staggering performance helped Fang, 29, win the title "House Sales Queen of Beijing".
From the runway to class
2010-03-05 11:40:28
There is something 22-year-old Ana Ropot's classmates don't know about her.
Shen Xing's recipe for TV popularity: Beauty and good cooking
2010-03-04 13:58:46
Shen Xing is regarded among China's most beautiful television hostesses. Her good looks have lured some people to switch channels from sports to her popular program on cuisine.