Sound of silence

The bustling city of Shanghai is looking at ways to combat noise pollution.

Pulses race as prices rise

Extreme weather across the globe is recipe for surging food prices, reports He Na in Beijing.

Despite fatal accidents, people continue to use sleeper buses for various reasons.

The adoption of Chinese orphans by foreign nationals provides many benefits, but also proves traumatic.

Ancients skills are being lost as beauty of cultural artifacts fades away.

Delegates from all sectors will help set future course.

Rumors of UFO sightings and aliens visiting this planet seem to be increasing.

Medical profession engaged in debate over nature of care.

Imagination and creativity can only go so far.

Employees who lost their jobs because of cost-cutting measures take to the streets.

After years in doldrums, salons are losing their ugly reputation.

Answers at your fingertips may give a sense of independence.