• 'China's Emily Dickinson' Wins Role Model Award at 2015 Women's Media Award

  People & Stories |

  Yu Xiuhua, a rural woman with cerebral palsy yet hailed as "China's Emily Dickinson," won the Role Model Award at the 2015 Women's Media Award on January 19 in Beijing.

• Young Startup Steams Ahead with Her Own Dumplings Brand

  People & Stories |

  Ding Jiaojiao, a 25-year-old woman from the eastern province of Anhui, has started a food company that enjoys market share in multiple big cities with an annual output of over 10 million yuan (U.S. $1.5 million).

• Topless children in wintry cold raises online furor

  People & Stories |

  Topless children brave the wintry weather in a military-style training session in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province

• Beyond marketing, expect the unexpected

  Issues to Talk About |

  I never have much confidence in the marketing people who tout their extraordinary ability to turn some ordinary guys or events into - well - widespread media coverage. What fascinates me about those pieces of breaking news that were not really newsworthy yet caught public imagination is the unexpectedness of it all.

• Excessive emissions a big problem in 59 cities

  Useful Info |

  The national environmental authority found severely excessive pollution emissions during inspections of 648 companies in 59 cities in December, and it promised tougher punishment this year under a newly enacted air pollution control law.

• When chatting with Chinese, know your emojis

  Useful Info |

  A collection of popular emojis on instant messaging software QQ in China.

• 'Almost Perfect' Chinese Girl Makes It to Harvard

  People & Stories |

  Guo Wenjing, a girl from Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, recently won a place at Harvard University as an undergraduate with her prowess at programming and excellence in various fields.

• 14-year-old invited to Shenzhen two sessions as an observer

  People & Stories |

  Shenzhen has invited a teenager to attend the annual meetings of the local political advisory body, part of the local two sessions

• Netizens rally round injured monkey king ahead of Year of the Monkey

  People & Stories |

  The image of an injured wild monkey in Southwest China went viral online, attracting the attention of a local wildlife organization which has come up with three plans to help it.

• Man found innocent after 23 years in prison for homicide

  People & Stories |

  A man who spent 23 years in prison was acquitted on Monday, a top court in Zhejiang province announced on its official micro blog, citing insufficient evidence to sustain the verdict.