Climbing the art of survival
2011-05-10 08:00:10
Tibetan youngsters are taking on tasks that were once dominated by Nepal's Sherpas, in the high mountains of the Himalayas.
Profits plowed back into school
2011-05-10 08:00:10
It was in the 1990s that more amateur climbers began to attempt scaling some of the world's most difficult peaks.
Achy breaky heart
2011-05-10 08:00:10
More youngsters are struggling with relationship problems on campus and a proposed compulsory course on the affairs of the heart may be the balm.
True value of a mother's sacrifice
2011-05-05 07:56:34
I was grinning ear to ear. Mrs Kellet, my all-time favorite teacher, had let me ride shotgun. Miss Roach, my second-grade and least favorite teacher rode in the back.
Learning to live
2011-05-05 07:54:22
When a foreign reporter asked a kindergarten student in Guangzhou what she wanted to do when she grew up, the girl replied she wanted to become a corrupt official.
Lifeline to help keep Xibe afloat
2011-05-05 07:54:22
Kong Yanjun has sacrificed his winter vacation to take part in a training program to improve his ability to speak and write the Xibe language.
Parting ways with pandas
2011-05-05 07:54:22
The Wolong region is home to 10 percent of the world's wild giant pandas and was home to more than 60 percent of its captive-bred population until an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit the province in 2008.
Schooled to adapt
2011-05-04 07:58:37
As record numbers of Chinese students study abroad, their difficulties adjusting to foreign cultures are revealed. Guo Shuhan reports.
Avoid armadillos and leprosy
2011-05-04 07:58:37
Armadillos, with their sharp claws and body armor, don't have a reputation for being cuddly.
Rising from the ashes
2011-05-04 07:58:37
Walking faster and better is all that 39-year-old Deyang resident Liu Chunyan has been dreaming of every day for the past three years.
Allure still shines for nation's consumers
2011-05-01 07:22:17
The nation surpassed the US to become the second-biggest retail gold market in the world after India in 2007.
New gold standard
2011-05-01 07:22:17
More Chinese consumers are buying gold jewelry for beauty and fashion rather than solely its intrinsic value.
