A tweet for the masses
2011-03-10 07:55:57
A platform of 457 million netizens and 303 million people using mobile phones for Internet access has made micro-blogging a hugely popular activity.
Chinese learning like getting in shape: no pain, no gain
2011-03-10 07:55:57
A foreigner hoping to learn Chinese is like a person with a flabby physique hoping to get in shape.
Dead and buried in style
2011-03-09 08:01:33
The funeral services industry is moving with the times and the bereaved want a more personalized service.
New gene finds point to heart disease risk
2011-03-09 08:01:33
Scientists have found 13 new gene variants that increase a person's risk of developing heart disease, the world's No 1 killer, in a series of large-scale international genetic studies.
Tending a garden can be therapeutic
2011-03-09 08:01:33
Gardening does a body good. The gardener communes with nature, can sow and reap, shape the garden as he or she sees fit.
Back to our roots
2011-03-09 08:01:33
Traditional Chinese medicine is seeing a resurgence in Hong Kong, where it's thought Western medicine acts quickly but has more side effects.
Music for the ears, balm for the soul
2011-03-09 08:01:33
Songs of Guangxi carries the distinctive imprint of Zhang Jigang, one of the architects of the dazzling Olympics Opening Ceremony.
A trim at the barber that raised eyebrows
2011-03-09 08:01:33
They say the eyes are the window of the soul. In that case, eyebrows must be window frames.
GPS technology an imposition or an improved position?
2011-03-09 08:01:33
Happy long life noodles to you all!
2011-03-08 07:56:42
When I was living in Adelaide, I would often buy packets of dried "Long Life Noodles" from a little shop in Chinatown.
Feng Xiaogang drops hint about new movie
2011-03-08 07:56:42
Feng Xiaogang will now start on a project he has wanted to do for more than 10 years.