Stories with video attachments
- Deng Lijun -The uncontested queen of 80s pop music
Click for a popup video player Deng Lijun was the uncontested queen of the entire Chinese pop music scene of the 1980s and 90s. Deng, aka Teresa Teng, was the first artist in China to be dubbed a pop star.
17th July 2008 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Culture
- Lao She Teahouse - Chinese culture in bite-size pieces
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The Lao She Teahouse, located in the heart of Beijing, offers tourists a big helping of Chinese culture in easily digestible, bite-size pieces.
23rd June 2008 - Stina Björkell - Travel
- Pint-sized megastar Angela Zhang
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Angela Zhang, aka Zhang Shaohan, is one of the most popular and accomplished singing actors in Asia. The young megastar has sung all her life, but her big breakthrough into the music scene came only after she landed a role in a Taiwanese soap opera.
20th June 2008 - Terhi Mikkolainen - Culture
- Olympic flame reaches top of Mount Everest
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The special lantern carrying the Olympic flame for the Beijing Games reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday morning.
8th May 2008 - Olympic news
- Chinese president in Japan to cement warming ties
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Hu Jintao arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday for a five-day state visit, the first by a Chinese president in a decade, to stabilize warming ties.
6th May 2008 - News today
- 100 days to the Olympics!
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Today marks the start of the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Games. The day was celebrated with a marathon and a series of programs in the capital.
30th April 2008 - Olympic news
- Chinese recipes: Congee
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Making xī fàn or congee is not rocket science. The base is primarily made of rice that has been boiled in water or stock for a long time. The fun begins when you start adding other ingredients to add to the complexity of the taste.
28th April 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - Lifestyle in China
- The circus is in town!
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It probably won't come as much of a surprise that a Chinese circus is not at all like the Western big top. If you're expecting liontamers and elephants, then you'll be disappointed; but if you're looking for excitement and variety, then step right up.
25th April 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - Culture
- Protests spread outside China
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Demonstrations against western media bias in the reporting of the Lhasa riots have spread to the United States and Europe.
21st April 2008 - News today
- Cold Fairyland: it's not about the fame
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For Shanghai-based Cold Fairyland, the important thing is not money or popularity. It's the music. Radio86 interviews soloist Lin Di.
18th April 2008 - Geni Raitisoja - Culture
Exotic blend of fruits and flowers
Babao Tea is also known as Eight Treasures tea, because it is blended from eight of the finest ingredients -- chrysanthemum from the Huangshan mountains, wild tea, medlar (the fruit ...
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He Zhenliang and China's Olympic Dream
This book was written by He Zhenliang's wife Liang Lijuan, a senior journalist from the People's Daily. He Zhenliang, known as China's Mr. Olympics, is the honorary president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, former vice...
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