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Federer not happy with US surface

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-31

ROGER Federer took aim at US Open organizers after an easy win, Maria Sharapova overcame a fright and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was a shock elimination at the US Open on Monday. Federer was more worried...

University student makes friends on hitchhiking trip

| Hangzhou
2011-8-31

INSPIRED by a documentary of hitchhikers, sophomore Zhao Jiangfan of Hangzhou Dianzi University thumbed vehicles from Hangzhou all the way to Tianjin in north China, without spending a penny on transportation. Ten...

Taking market pulse of China's youth tribes

Opinion | China Knowledge@Wharton
2011-8-31

LIKE the sequel to a Hollywood blockbuster, future ad campaigns by online apparel retailer Vancl will have a lot to live up to. Will they ever be able replicate the sensation created by its series of offline ads...

Mixed feelings abound before starting school

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

GOING back to school involves a sea of mixed emotions; not just because teenagers are hormonal. If you are a returnee, you might be put off by the hard work of the DP that awaits you, or you may be looking forward...

China's study abroad generation

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

OVERSEAS education is no longer an impossible dream for ordinary Chinese families as the country's economic development and the rise of budget-friendly destinations are putting foreign degrees within reach of many. ...

YCIS Shanghai achieves IB excellence

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

INTERNATIONAL Baccalaureate (IB) results were released in the heat of the summer, much to the anticipation of 111,500 students who sat the IB Diploma Program examinations earlier in May. Once again, the graduates...

Technology for cooler classrooms

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

WHAT'S on top of the school supply list this year? It isn't T-shirts and tennis shoes. It's the other T, for mobile tech. Kids as young as elementary age are looking for smartphone upgrades, while the college...

Top speller wants life of fashion

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

KATHERINE Niu is a smart and talented, typically soft-spoken and polite seventh grader whose claim to fame is being China's National Spelling Bee champion. The 13-year-old student, who was born in the United States,...

Open minds are essential at school

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

PACK your schoolbag, make sure you have the latest gadgets and to keep an open mind. It's back-to-school time and the new semester brings all kinds of new things - friends, teachers, classes and activities - and ideas. ...

Everyone starts fresh for new academic year

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

THE holiday is over and you have returned to Shanghai from other parts of China or from abroad. Those sweet days of rest and relaxation while spending time with family and friends seem far away. And now thoughts turn...