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Environmentalist Gong in hot water for wearing fur 2007-03-29 20:49:04

Leading Chinese actress Gong Li is getting negative reviews for her role as a politician, with critics slamming her for wearing fur while seeking to lobby for environmental protection.

Girl wants more than a meet with icon Andy Lau 2007-03-29 17:18:09

Chinese parents are known for their willingness to do whatever for the happiness of their children, and for Yang Qinji, a 68-year-old father, the case is even more so.

Film chief chides 'cold hearted' director 2007-03-26 15:52:55

Chinese director Jia Zhangke's movie 'Still Life' helps the rising star garner a lot including the Golden Lion top prize at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and Asia's Best Director at the 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Square "nail household" seeks round solution 2007-03-23 17:08:16

Right in the middle of an excavated construction pit in Chongqing stands lonely a two-storied brick building.

Will you come back for 2010 Games, ice lovers? 2007-03-22 15:12:32

Having finished their farewell program as national pair skaters at the ongoing Championships in Tokyo, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo embraced on the ice with a kiss on the cheek from Zhao to his partner, waved to crowd, who threw toys and flowers as salute towards the ice, kissed the ice for difficult good-bye and hugged their coach Yao Bin with tears.

Cross-talk star crisscrossed with shame and fame 2007-03-21 17:06:42

Guo Degang, a Xiangsheng phenom, has been a man of controversy in the past few days.

Safe sex, a luxury for migrant workers 2007-03-21 11:00:58

Besides a say in National People's Congress, migrant workers also need attention be paid to their sexual wellbeing.

Message from the old: Treat stray animals properly 2007-03-20 16:46:40

In an old residential complex just west of Beijing's booming central business district, a retired teacher named Ren Xiurong climbs up a hathpace she put up to fill a bowl with cat food. Soon after, a dozen portly cats gathered around, meowing, from a board chalet.

Severely disabled woman appeals for euthanasia law 2007-03-16 12:45:54

Li Yan, a 28-year-old terminal cancer patient, has been in the spotlight lately after popular CCTV investigative news anchor woman Chai Jing posted a message from her, conveying Li's wish that the NPC considers a draft on peaceful death, or euthanasia.

Writer offers a lecture to athletes 2007-03-15 15:42:33

Writer Wang Meng challenged world 110-meter hurdles record holder Liu Xiang -- not on the tracks, but in a much more implicit way behind the podium of the ongoing CPPCC.