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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.

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.

The unlikely Olympian

[2014-03-11 08:59]

Vanessa-Mae finished in last place in the women's giant slalom at the Sochi Games, but the world renowned violinist is attracting plenty of attention thanks to her dramatic career change. Lei Lei talked to her in Sochi during the Winter Olympic Games.