Voice
Liang Hongfu
Diet pills in the time of rice shortage
Hi, boys and girls, it's no longer that cool to talk about dieting and staying thin.
Li Xing
Time to tell them how the Chinese feel
I have been receiving more emails from overseas these days than usual.
Ravi S. Narasimhan
Spot the real elephants in the field
I eat rice once a day. Cracked wheat or millet - whose prices have not risen much - make up the other meals as part of an attempt at a healthier lifestyle.
Raymond Zhou
Feeling the earth tremble
YINCHUAN, Ningxia: I was placing my recorder on the desk of deputy mayor Li Weidong when I heard the woman behind me murmuring "I feel dizzy". Another one joined her: "Me too." Then they both said: "It's an earthquake!"
News
CHINA
- Almost 20,000 soldiers arrive in quake-hit SW China, 30,000 more coming
- Arab League offers condolences to China over quake
- Giant pandas in Wolong base confirmed safe after earthquake
WORLD
- Chad closes border with Sudan, freezes economic relations
- Pakistan's PML-N ministers submit resignations to PM
- Former U.S. congressman launches bid for presidency
BUSSINESS
- US stocks decline modestly after retail sales report
- Economists: Chinese economy still under liquidity pressure
- US stocks little changed after retail sales report
ENTERTAINMENT
- Former Beatle McCartney, Mills divorce official
- Carmen Electra's 'sexiness kit'
- Production of ABC's 'Ugly Betty' moves to Manhattan
SPORTS
- Minute of silence to be observed in China's torch relay
- European top players absent from ITTF China Open
- Frenchman Roger Lemerre appointed to lead Moroccan squad
LIFE
- Honest! Kids who wear glasses look smarter
- Tibetan women opt for fewer babies
- NY man sues airline for hanging out 3 hours in toilet