Yoga goes gaga

2012-06-07 13:24:44

Mom-and-baby yoga classes, featuring such poses as 'tickling baby' and 'flying mommy', are taking off in the capital.

Turned off, tuned out

2012-06-06 09:11:06

Television set ownership was rare in the 1980s, and today its viewership is returning to rarity as more people turn to computing devices to watch shows.

Cancer cases rise with Western lifestyles

2012-06-06 12:10:19

Global cancer cases are projected to rise 75 percent by 2030, in part because many other diseases are being stamped out and more developing countries are adopting Western lifestyles linked to cancer.

Too much exercise harms the body

2012-06-06 11:11:44

More is not always better and overworking a workout can sap strength and invite injury.

Ant attack

2012-06-06 09:56:27

Do not underestimate these tiny insects, which look harmless. If you find ants in your home, help is underway. Liu Zhihua reports in Beijing.

Chengdu wins praise for puppetry and shadow play

2012-06-06 10:39:03

The secretary-general of UNIMA says he made the right decision in 2008 to choose China to host the 21st World Puppetry Festival.

Not a bird, or a plane

2012-06-06 10:20:48

Wingsuiter Jeb Corliss will take part in the first Wingsuit World Championship, on Tianmen Mountain, Hunan province, nine months after a crash. Liu Wei reports in Beijing.

Hunger for luxury brands grows ravenously

2012-06-05 09:31:18

Luxury goods are no longer the exclusive realm of the uber-wealthy.

More flights available to visa-free Saipan

2012-06-05 10:33:32

Saipan Air, scheduled to commence operations on July 1, will initially operate between Beijing-Saipan four times weekly.

In love with LV

2012-06-05 07:48:49

Fang Wenting has had an eight-year love affair with Louis Vuitton. The 30-year-old bought her first LV in 2004, the classic Speedy 30 handbag in Monogram Multicolore Canvas.

Gan Bei!

2012-06-04 10:29:18

A few dedicated Chinese vintners are putting grown-in-China, made-in-China wines on the map, a bottle at a time.

Au naturel or not

2012-06-04 13:17:36

Shanghai recently organized its third annual "naked" bike event to promote green energy.