Repairs of “the top city gate of the glorious Tang Dynasty” were completed on Jan 20, marking a milestone for the construction of Daming Palace National Ruins Park in Xi’an.
Both the height and scale of Danfeng Gate tops the all the city gates in ancient China, surpassing that of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, and thus [...]

Just in jest
Raymond Zhou
A humorous column in the paper this week has caused ructions, begging the question: Why do foreigners always take us so seriously?
When a Chinese person uses comic irony, others tend to be confused. But sometimes, it is the best option to get a point across.
An American friend of mine once had a [...]

Agencies reported:
China’s economy grew by 8.7 percent in 2009, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
China’s fourth quarter growth alone surged to 10.7 percent on an annualized basis.
China’s economy has been picking up pace the first three quarters of the year, growing at 6.2 percent the first quarter and 7.9 percent the second quarter and [...]

About being a father
Q: A boy or a girl, which do you prefer?
A: I do not have any bias. I just hope the child will be healthy, happy and sound.
Q: You have had some good news over the past 12 months; you have become a boss, will be a father and are successfully recovering from [...]

CABINDA, Angola – Togo have been officially disqualified from the African Nations Cup.
“They are disqualified. This group (B) is a three-team tournament,” Yaouba Amoa, a coordinator with the Confederation of African Football (CAF), told reporters on Monday.
The Togo squad left Cabinda on Sunday after Friday’s attack on their bus. The team’s assistant coach and media [...]

LONDON – Stephen Hendry suffered a bitter loss in his first match at the Wembley Masters Snooker as the seven-time world champion were defeated by world No.3 Shaun Murphy 6-4.
Hendry, turning 41 on Wednesday, showed his charm in the sport with two centuries and fought back calmly in the ninth frame while he trailed in [...]

Shanghai Airlines, which is scheduled to merge with China Eastern, said yesterday it is seeking to delist its shares from the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The company’s shares were suspended from trading following the notice. Shanghai Airlines was officially listed on Oct 22, 2002. The company’s shares closed at 10.82 yuan last Friday, up 51.75 percent from [...]

Everything that Warren Buffett mentions an interest in turns magically to gold, or at least it appears to in China.
The most recent beneficiary of Buffetts’ influence over Chinese markets is Zongshen Power Machinery Co Ltd, a Chinese motorcycle maker that has captured market attention after media reports said the US investment guru had shown an [...]

China’s approval of short sales and stock index futures paves the way for foreign investors to bet on a convergence in valuations between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission cleared the overhaul of trading laws on Jan 8 that will also permit buying equities with brokerage loans. The rules apply to mainland residents [...]

Liu Xiang faces a tough winter as an intensive training camp started for the Chinese hurdles star at the weekend.
After recovering from an Achilles injury which kept him out of action for 13 months, Liu now will go through a tough training regimen; along with national teammates Shi Dongpeng, Ji Wei and Yin Jing.
“The winter [...]