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• Why learning Chinese is easier in Year of the Ox
• Cell, cell, cell: escaping the mighty power of the ring
• Christmas wraps up another year of surprises
• How to be a happy expat: Emperor Aurelius' secret revealed
• Hot on the paper trail
• Road ahead for wheels of fortune
• Striving for peace and harmony
• Roll up, roll up, to the five-ring media circus
• Your front-row seat to history's great showcase
• Good manners means avoiding the serious stuff

• Like sand in Old Sheng's bowl, so are the days of our lives
• How a crazy monk led me to enlightenment
• China must have dream for everyone
• Stargazing guide: Bye bye Piggy, hello Mr Rat
• My milky way cures fear of a Chinese dentist
• Imagine a nativity where Jesus Christ was born in China
• Big shot can't see actions speak louder than words
• The impossible dream of Beijing's new red chambers
• School daze never cease to amaze
• How yelling 'duck' had them rolling on the ground

• The era of prosperity is upon us
• Stand clear of the doors and young women
• CPC aims for common prosperity
• Why old wise guys confuse me
• Quest for the holy grail at a snail's pace
• Buy, buy, buy cell, cell, cell: Escaping the mobile madness
• The road less traveled
• Patrick Whiteley