Driven to death by success

2011-09-02 11:44:22

After making a fortune, millionaires find a gaping vacuum in their lives

Flying solo

2011-09-02 08:00:44

An increasing number of children are taking to the skies and traveling around China on their own.

Chinese characteristics: Pixar cartoons

2011-09-02 08:00:44

Although Chinese elements are very much in evidence in Cars 2, the animation studio says it has no immediate plans to set a story in China.

Fresh pastures

2011-09-01 07:53:51

A diverse group of foreigners descends every August on the Horqin Grassland, Inner Mongolia, to try and halt its growing desertification.

The human hurricane of Beijing metro

2011-09-01 07:53:51

I was traveling at 5:30 pm, the height of rush hour, from Muxidi to Guomao on Line 1, the line infamous for hosting massive throngs of people.

What's new

2011-09-01 07:53:51

Say no to rodeo

2011-08-31 07:51:34

Rodeo China has been postponed until next year after animal welfare organizations worked to prevent it taking place.

A sport steeped in cruelty

2011-08-31 07:51:34

Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia.

Sweet nothings

2011-08-31 07:51:34

For chocolate lovers trying to drop a few pounds, new research suggests that it is possible to lose weight while indulging your sweet tooth every day.

Poor mental health and prenatal smoke exposure

2011-08-31 07:51:34

A new study from Finland hints that maternal smoking will affect the development of the baby's brain.

Hope for Ebola cure

2011-08-31 07:51:34

A protein that helps transport cholesterol inside cells may be key to developing drugs to treat Ebola, a rare but lethal virus for which there are no known treatments.

Shopping strategy at Silk Street

2011-08-31 07:51:34

Beijing is a colorful, multilingual city. I've heard Korean, Russian and Glaswegian. Likewise, everyone speaks the language of shopping.