IN BRIEF
2011-05-25 07:50:09
Children who spend too much time watching television increase the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes in later life, an Australian study shows.
Car ownership driving up health problems
2011-05-25 07:50:09
Chen Zeng'an has faced a dilemma since he bought a car in early 2008.
Breaking the silence
2011-05-25 07:50:09
Greater public awareness enables the early diagnoses that give autistic children a better chance of learning how to communicate and function.
No going forward by turning one's back on old ways
2011-05-25 07:50:09
I was walking on the squeaky-clean floor that leads to the Dongdan station of subway line No 5 one morning when a young man spat as he walked past me.
What's new
2011-05-24 07:54:45
Actor Wen Zhang has been troubled by rumors that he has divorced actress Ma Yili.
Thirst for knowledge
2011-05-24 07:54:45
Among Tsinghua University's cohort are casual students who clock many hours of classes a week and know there is going to be no degree or diploma.
Flower power
2011-05-24 07:54:45
Blooms from the nation's floriculture hub in Yunnan seldom reach major consumption areas such as Western Europe or North America, and the main reason for this is logistics.
Isn't helping someone in pain common humanity?
2011-05-24 07:54:45
A few months after we arrived in Beijing, my wife and I heard screams coming from an apartment nearby.
Promise of heaven
2011-05-21 07:54:40
Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok has never failed to surprise at every turn of his more than 20-year long career.
Cosmic mind, coping on earth
2011-05-22 08:28:44
Word by painstaking word,Stephen Hawking reveals a bit about his universe.
For a feel of rural life
2011-05-21 07:54:40
City-dwellers looking to escape the concrete jungle for a weekend of fun on the farm will do well to head to Shangzhuang township, in Beijing's northwest.
Canine soldiers, beloved and battle-tested
2011-05-22 08:28:44
American Marines were on a foot patrol last fall in the Taliban stronghold of Marja, Afghanistan, when they shot and killed a lethal threat.