The making of a kungfu star
2011-08-18 08:14:53
Actor-turned-producer Daniel Wu promises that Chinese cinema's next martial arts hero will come out of his studio.
It doesn't matter if it's black or white at a funeral
2011-08-18 08:14:53
I attended an elderly American's funeral with my Japanese friend Taro Yamada in late 2008. He died peacefully in his 90s.
No one loves the messenger who brings bad news
2011-08-18 08:14:53
As an Englishman I was mesmerized by London burning last week and managed to experience it vicariously on social networks.
Nanotech's fashionable highlights
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Juan Hinestroza is a self-professed fashion neophyte, more concerned with what's happening in the Petri dish than what's coming down the runway.
At the sharp end of diabetes care
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Insulin injection treatment for diabetes sufferers would be much more effective if medical workers and patients did it properly.
Sounds like ear trouble
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Li Hongxu can't keep the dismay off his face when the doctor says his right ear is developing neural hearing loss.
IN BRIEF
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Scientists in Hong Kong are embarking on a study to identify genes that are responsible for high cholesterol and heart disease in patients in southern China.
Taking a dream train journey, after 20 years
2011-08-17 07:54:20
Flying out of Shanghai in the summer is a lesson in patience and prayer when seasonal storms play havoc with flight routes.
Taking care of the little things
2011-08-16 08:05:56
Personal concierge services are helping new arrivals settle in faster.
Why I wear a loathing for Facebook on my ruby red lips
2011-08-16 08:05:56
Facebook has clogged my computer.