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Shop like the locals, in the wet markets

[2014-03-13 08:28]

When visiting a foreign country, some people like to visit the monuments, others the restaurants while some want to seek out the natural wonders.

Giving shape to ideas

[2014-03-13 08:28]

Craftsmen in Beijing's art zones work hard to develop their trade despite a struggling global economy. Wang Ru chats with the makers of our monuments.

An adventurer at heart

[2014-03-12 07:23]

Liao Fan is a risk taker. It is hard to detect a common theme running through the more than 50 roles he has done on screen and stage.

What they say

[2014-03-12 07:23]

Liao Fan is like wine, which needs time to savor properly.

Q&A: Liao Fan

[2014-03-12 07:23]

The pros and cons of acting

You name it, They got it

[2014-03-12 07:23]

When Phantom meets Tears, you can be sure something vivid will happen. Tiffany Tan reports.

China, Singapore ink horse-racing deal

[2014-03-12 07:23]

The Chinese mainland will take its first step toward hosting a thoroughbred race overseas via closer cooperation with Singapore, thanks to an ambitious joint venture.

No sandbox, no mud pies

[2014-03-12 07:23]

Three years after the quake and tsunami wreaked nuclear havoc at Fukushima, children are struggling to adapt to life - mostly indoors. Toru Hanai and Elaine Lies report in Koriyama, Japan.

Panelists seek ways to ease medical tensions

[2014-03-12 07:23]

Regulation and social consensus are needed to better protect the safety of medical personnel and to improve doctor-patient relations, say legislators and political advisers.

Good sleep may boost brain function: Study

[2014-03-12 07:23]

People who have trouble sleeping tend to have less volume in certain regions of the brain than those without sleep problems, a new study of Persian Gulf War veterans suggests.

Doctor with a cure

[2014-03-11 08:59]

In a bright, spacious clinic in northeast Beijing, Dr Gilbert Shia takes time to demonstrate on mannequins the way to self-examine one's breasts - feel for lumps from the top down. He is so thorough when explaining illnesses over the phone, that when anxious mothers hang up, they're soothed, even without getting a prescription of pills.

Reduce carbon footprint in Antarctica

[2014-03-11 08:59]

Xie Xiaoyao did not take a good break between his 50-day journey to Antarctica and attending the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.

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