Duke to add dimension to Shanghai health care

A Shanghai public hospital has established a partnership with Duke University in the United States, part of the city's efforts to improve medical services for local residents and expand its medical resources.

Playing with pandas

'Honey, come here," he whispers.

Local pianos hit the right note

After he had been learning the instrument for two years, Cao Rui decided it was time to buy her 7-year-old son a proper upright piano.

Beauty feet

Just like Chinese acupuncture and traditional massage, pedicure has a long history in China, originating back in 3,000 BC.

Hometown seeks new honor for revered general

He was not the smartest military man of his time, but Guan Yu (AD 160-219) has a legacy of loyalty, integrity, mercy and bravery - as depicted in China's classic novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms - that has earned him deity status in Chinese traditional culture. Now, experts are seeking UNESCO Cultural Heritage status for an architectural complex of Guan Yu, the much-admired general in the Three Kingdom Period (AD 220-280) also reverently known to Chinese as Guan Gong (Lord Guan).

Path to joy

There are four Chinese you should know. None of them is famous - or has the prospect of becoming so - or wealthy, or highly educated, or a newsmaker. But the four craftspeople from the countryside have somehow unknowingly found the secret to happiness, serenity and the essence of being a traditional Chinese.

China to be guest of honor at BookExpo America

Chinese books and writers are to greet readers from the world's largest book market - the United States - as China will be guest of honor at the Global Market Forum of 2015 BookExpo America.

Bright & Chic

Winter in the Chinese capital may be cold and gray, but fashion is providing welcome warmth and color. Eye-catching pieces like red knit caps, neon green sweaters and yellow woolen coats dot Beijing's somber landscape.

Cosmetics chemist finds the art in science

Loretta Miraglia is not the typical geek that the phrase "female scientist" might bring to mind. She does not wear a white lab coat or talk in jargon.

IN BRIEF (Page 22)

Wisdom of the printed page

On a flight from Frankfurt to Shanghai, an Indian engineer noticed row after row of Chinese passengers deep into their iPads, playing games or watching movies. None was doing any reading.

What's new

History lessons for expats