What are Chinese people willing to pay for?

Most Asians seem quite willing to pay for material items that represent wealth, our blogger writes. But many also seem "reluctant to pay for quality services of intangible wealth". Read more of what he has to say on our website.

Highlights of China Fashion Week

See models display some of the latest creations at the China Fashion Week Autumn/Winter Collection in Beijing. The fashion week will run until March 31.

Are budget airlines less safe?

A Germanwings Airbus A320 passenger plane, a budget airline, crashed on Tuesday in the southern French Alps, leaving all 150 people on board dead. The incident has regenerated discussions about the safety of low-cost airlines. Share your views on our website.

Hot words: Distress call

French investigators have been going through wreckage for clues to the Germanwings Airbus A320 plane crash. The plane was carrying 150 people, including 16 high school students returning from an exchange trip to Spain. French aviation authorities said air traffic controllers initiated distress procedures after they lost contact with the plane, which did not issue a distress call.

Strange stories across the world

Britain's "worst would-be driver", a huge reptile on a golf course and an Indonesian house on sale with a chance to "marry" its former owner - check out our kaleidoscopic review of odd news.

Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn