A can-do question

2012-02-20 13:48:20

A new recycling machine allows customers to turn empty drink containers into cash.

Beauty & the beast

2012-02-15 07:57:40

As China prospers, more people seek cosmetic surgery to fulfill their dreams of being beautiful, but the results can be devastating.

Eye spy

2012-02-15 13:30:29

A new biometric camera and database network could make it hard for bad guys to hide.

Attitudes toward sex changing in China

2012-02-15 10:31:27

Chinese have become more open toward having sex, according to the 2011 Global Durex Sexual Well-being Survey, released on Monday in Beijing.

Soldiers of good fortune

2012-02-15 07:57:40

A reality show seeks the military police's top cop by pitting contestants against the hardest hardships and toughest troops.

Be my Valentine

2012-02-14 14:17:19

The way straight to a woman's heart is through her stomach

2012-02-12 11:06:03

It's a trend, especially in Shanghai, for men to take over the kitchen.

Dinner for lovers who love dinners and each other

2012-02-12 11:01:23

Lovers who love food should consider enjoying the candlelit Valentine's Day dinner for two offered by Traders Hotel's T-Bazaar for 858 yuan net ($136).

My attempts to avoid minefield of CNY doomed to fail

2012-02-09 10:36:47

At home in the UK, I dread Nov 5. It's not the fact that the shops are already pumping out Bing Crosby with exhausting pre-Christmas zeal.

Fat & fit

2012-02-08 11:20:12

New research suggests people who keep fit counter some of the ill effects of weight gain.

Home is where the heart is

2012-02-08 11:22:32

At 12:37 pm, the elegant and futuristic-looking bullet train zips out of Jiaxing station.

Green tea makes you last longer

2012-02-08 11:20:55

Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time.