City hopes culture industry can save morals

Beijing is turning its attention to cultural fields, the nation’s more important soft powers, with new billion-yuan-projects in the Temple of the Heaven Historical Heritage Protection Zone and Tianqiao Performance and Culture Zone.

Founder Type hires beggar for font design

Cui Xianren was severely injured several years ago by an explosion. Today the 49-year-old earns money by doing chalk calligraphy on the streets of Qingdao, Shandong Province.

Rich Chinese flock overseas

The staggering investments that China’s millionaires are making abroad may have little to do with good business.

Party leaders prescribe cultural therapy for nation

At a meeting last week regarding the nation’s cultural development, the Communist Party of China (CPC) issued a communique emphasizing the role of culture in boosting national strength and maintaining national cultural security.

Regulation halts rental groups’ ‘designated driver’ service

The Legal Affairs Office of the Beijing government is drafting a new regulation to prohibit car rental agencies from offering “designated driver” services – a business that has put them in direct competition with taxis.

Cold-blooded bystanders enrage nation

The fate of Yueyue, a two-year-old girl who was run over by two vehicles and left to die by 18 bystanders in Guangdong last Thursday, remains in limbo.

QQ numbers not inheritable, Tencent says

The inheritance of virtual properties, such as social networking accounts, photos albums, videos and text messages, is a new question facing legislators in the digital age.

International standards encouraged on Standards Day

The country has made great strides in adopting and promoting international standards since 2000, sources from the National Standardization Administration said.

Lawyers hope bad marrow donors will face punishment

Wang Mei (anonymous), a graduate of Qujin Medical Vocational School in Yunnan Province, registered as a bone marrow donor during a drive with other students. This May, she was matched to a male leukemia patient in Jiangsu Province.

China Open, the next grand slam?

On Sunday, the second annual China Open tennis tournament concluded at the National Tennis Center’s main court, with two riveting matches that both went to the maximum number of sets.