From the darkness

2012-03-01 09:59:30

New programs enable the visually impaired to enjoy films.

MBA students compete to solve world issues

2012-02-29 14:13:00

The Third Annual Hult Global Case Challenge, a unique competition that brings together top students, mostly MBA students, from all over the globe to generate solutions for the world’s most pressing social challenges, kicked off its Asia-Pacific final in Shanghai on Saturday, February 25.

In with the old and new

2012-02-29 10:32:47

Zuoyuezi, or postnatal confinement, has a long history, and Chinese believe the quality of zuoyuezi will influence a woman's health.

Born with a silver spoon

2012-02-29 10:32:36

Postnatal centers that take care of mother and child are becoming increasingly popular among China's rich new parents.

What 'netizens say' makes and breaks news

2012-02-29 10:32:13

The main difference between new and old media is that micro blogs and so on are not only breaking but also making the news these days.

'Will you marry me?' she says

2012-02-29 09:23:30

Resting against the car windshield were two cardboard signs with a message for her boyfriend: "Marry me." But, he said no. Talk about heartbreakingly romantic.

Rarely celebrated

2012-02-29 09:23:10

Leap year babies were born on Feb 29, but what about those who choose to get married that day?

Ladies court Lin on a long shot, but none score

2012-02-25 08:30:36

While the United States was abuzz with talk about an unfounded romantic link between NBA sensation Jeremy Lin and the reality TV star Kim Kardashian, China's beauties weren't slow getting to the 3-point line and making a couple of hopeful lobs in his romantic direction either.

Project Prometheus releases inner scientist

2012-02-23 13:06:17

"Are most scientists really like the science nerds in the popular TV series Big Bang?" Wang Gefeng asks Eric Wieschaus, a 1995 Nobel Prize-winner.

Creature of conscience

2012-02-22 10:26:10

Rock star Xie Zheng was inspired by a nightmare to give up meat and dedicate his life to animal protection.

Fishing for solutions

2012-02-22 10:25:16

A mountainside village might hold the key to improving agronomy nationwide.

Memory searches 'like animals hunting'

2012-02-21 15:48:32

Researchers at the UK’s University of Warwick and Indiana University in the US have identified parallels between animals looking for food in the wild and humans searching for items within their memory.