CANCUN, Mexico: Mexico's Caribbean coastline is glowing, one-and-a-half years after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Wilma.
Heavily pregnant Chongqing policewoman Liu Liu leaves office for a yoga institute nearby. Although Liu's husband offers her a lift, the 30-year-old insists on getting there by foot. After changing, she strokes her ball-like belly tenderly, saying: "Hi, my little baby, let's do yoga together."
In China, the first prenatal yoga class was launched in October 2003 by the pregnancy gym at Shanghai's No 1 Women and Infants' Health Center, focusing on 16 to 37 weeks moms-to-be.
LONDON: Infertile women who supplement their fertility treatment with alternative medicines may be harming their chances of becoming pregnant, according to controversial research by psychologists.
In 1856, Lady Yehenara was confronted with the question of what to give Qing Emperor Xianfeng for his 25th birthday. So, the learned and ambitious concubine, who would later be known as Empress Dowager Cixi, ordered the creation of a top-quality writing brush.
The Helianqing writing brush belongs to the broad category of hubi - a type of writing brush produced in Huzhou of East China's Zhejiang Province, says Lin Zhenyu, who strives to revive the ancient tradition.
Among Beijing University of Clothing Technology's immense collection of ethnic costumes, one outfit stands out.
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