Granny Returns to Her 20s

The elderly lady in her 80s was called upon by her granddaughter, photographer Xi Yu, to help with a recent photo project.

How China has crept into my life

In one of those startling feats of memory, I can vividly recall the first time I encountered China, in the shape of a plate of sauteed beef with ...

Hello Huawei, Xiaomi, bye-bye big brands

At the first staff meeting of the year, when everybody seemed to be stealing a glance at their cellphones now and then, I did a quick check on wh...

Cartoon of Desperate Chinese Mom's Marriage Pleas Goes Viral

A cartoon showing six things a Chinese mom says to her daughter to persuade her to get married has recently become a hit on social media, sparkin...

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More than half of the respondents in a recent survey said the words and actions of Internet celebrities set a negative example for the young.

Government's solution to crowded tombs: Rest in peace with family

In the tail of February when Chinese people are still in a post-Lunar New Year festive mood, they have been suddenly pulled back to harsh reality...

Suzhou to scrap taxi franchise fees

Amid outcries for reform of the taxi market, a tourist destination in Eastern China's Jiangsu province plans to abolish the monthly franchise fee...

Funeral reforms seek to save space

Family members will be encouraged to share the same tombs, and ecologically friendly funerals will be promoted over the next five years in China,...

China looks to regulate city growth

China released a guideline on urban planning on Sunday in a bid to tackle the problems associated with increasing urbanization and the explosion ...

Beijing to raise threshold for issuing air pollution 'red alerts'

BEIJING - Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, two...