Hu Jinnan's passion for running international marathons has taken him around the world. From New York City to Tokyo, he has crossed the finish line in a dozen such events.
When political scientist Fang Ning decided to compete in a marathon during a sabbatical six years ago, most Chinese still considered the sport a novel concept, with its challenges of endurance and mental stamina.
Chinese internet entrepreneur Pan Haidong can't be accused of being a shrinking violet.
With the running craze growing among health-conscious urban Chinese, fitness experts and trainers are warning amateurs to prepare before they strap on their running shoes to avoid health problems.
Has the Chinese economy finally turned the corner? Although first quarter GDP growth of 6.7 percent published on April 15 was the slowest since the financial crisis, most of the recent economic data now point to the economy stabilizing.
China remains the United States' most accessible source of adoptions from overseas, thanks to an efficient system and strong oversight of orphans, according to two experts.
Official Chinese growth figures may not be attaching enough weight to China's fast-growing new industries.
So, there is good news: the Chinese economy is stabilizing. But by nature, "stabilizing" is not a long-lasting state.
Some countries are playing up the "China threat" theory because, contrary to many foreign observers' expectations, China's economy has grown with its status on the world stage.
On a sunny Friday in the Greek capital, politicians, shipowners, bankers and diplomats were celebrating the sale of Piraeus Port, the nation's ancient harbor, to another ancient nation, China.
In 1933, German photographer Hedda Morrison went to a western suburb of Beijing, where she discovered what she would call the city's most interesting temple.
Chinese lenders are fast becoming global leaders in ship financing, while Western banks are reducing or exiting their shipping loan portfolios. That disengagement is due to increasingly strict capital requirement regulations being enforced as the world's shipping industry faces its worst downturn in three decades.
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