Medical experts from China and the United States held a joint discussion about the provision of international humanitarian services.
Luxury goods are notoriously more expensive on the Chinese mainland, and that's why many Chinese consumers do their luxury shopping overseas.
Western fast food is not adventure for many in mainland China, but a McDonald’s Big Mac meal in Beijing is not cheap when you can already get two bowls of noodles or three orders of dumplings for the same price.
Aurelie, a public relations officer at a French multinational company in Paris, is not into high-end designer brands. Instead, she prefers French brands that offers chic, simple and original look at mid-range prices.
This is Liu Baichen's third ocean voyage. The 48-year-old ophthalmologist is again traveling with Chinese hospital ship No 866, nicknamed Peace Ark, on a four-month medical mission overseas.
At the TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital in Tianjin, there is a very famous animal of the woolly persuasion. His name is Tianjiu, a sheep whose name has hogged headlines in the mainstream media, and whose photograph went viral on the Internet.
Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou has the only formal badminton team in China's religious circles, whose monks have competed in matches and won prizes.
A large proportion of Tibetans are herdsmen. For them, grazing livestock on pasture is their job as well as part of their life.
Micro-blogging site has 500 million users - not all of them from China. Some expats are turning to China's most popular micro blog to get involved in Chinese society.
Gary Matzdorff, 92, found refuge in Shanghai during WW II and often nostalgically returns. Shi Yingying in Shanghai catches up with the American and his fond memories.
"2013 A Night of Diplomats" was held at Beijing's St. Regis Hotel on June 14, 2013.
The Italian Living Experience, a pavilion for Italian culture and life, will open its doors to the public on June 28 at Beijing 751 Park. Italian living Experience, designed by Fabio Rotella