Art stocks attract gods of gambling

In response to the increasing value of Chinese art on the auction market, the Tianjin Culture and Art Exchange released two art stocks on its website on January 16. In the two months since, the value of these stocks has exploded, growing more than 800 percent.

Microbloggers bring rural students a free lunch

Saturday will be an exciting day for more than 100 students at the rural Shabei Primary School in Guizhou Province. Starting tomorrow, the school will begin providing its students with a free lunch of a bowl of rice, a bowl of vegetable soup and an egg.

The day the music boom died

When the local music scene exploded five years ago, fans were eager for anything. To feed the need, numerous live venues opened to provide a stage for local bands and foreign artists seeking opportunity in the Far East.

Writers finger Baidu as Web’s top pirate

Baidu, the country’s top search engine, is under fire once again for rampant copyright infringement, this time from a coalition of writers.

Theater village still struggling at first birthday

The capital has a total of 20 private theaters, but only Star Theater Village combines its performance space with an art library, gallery, rehearsal hall, restaurant and bar.

Organ donor pilot a failure after one year

Hoping to find a solution to the extreme shortage, the Red Cross rolled out a pilot education and enrollment program in 11 provinces and municipalities last year hoping to teach people how they could save lives after their own death.

Children’s fiction guru dreams of international fame

Now in his 50s, author Zheng Yuanjie is still promoting his old characters and sharing the stories of how both he and the brother and sister duo have changed during the country’s decades of sweeping economic reforms.

Free ride through college? – Not so fast for graduates of a national teacher training program

Qualified students could apply for free schooling in the six designated universities in exchange for a commitment to work at elementary and middle schools in their home province for at least 10 years, including two years in rural areas.

Dogs bark at gov’s orders – One pet policy makes life hard for men’s best friend

For both the young and old, the companionship of a dog is a special thing: it’s a friend who waits for you at the door when you get home from work and curls up at your feet when you watch a movie.

Weibo expands dating pool

When the public learned about Yu Jianrong’s grassroots campaign to find missing children by posting pictures of them online, both Yu and his project became a national sensation.