Philip, said Mr. Wilbur, when I marry, I want you to stand up with me--to be my groomsman.

China's economic growth has slown down for eight quarters, the longest slowdown since the government began reporting such data in 1992, according Yu Bin, a cabinet researcher.

After we toured the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, I held a question-and-answer session with students at Beijing University.

Have you met the freaky new guy who moved in next door?