An elderly doctor nurtures the small community under his wing, on any day, at any time, Mo Jingxi discovers.
It is easy to do something good once, but it is hard to do good all the time, according to a time-honored Chinese saying.
New research says talking to young children is important, with studies showing that many children from low-income families have poorer language skills than their more affluent peers. Lauran Neergaard reports.
Shanghai residents are being encouraged to donate platelet cells, as authorities try to raise awareness of this little known need.
Moderate or heavy smokers who quit tobacco get a boost in mental well-being that, for people who are anxious or stressed, is equivalent to taking anti-depressants, a new study says.
Varvara Shavrova believed she was looking at one of the most beautiful women she'd ever seen. But she was wrong.
This Valentines Day, many romantics found dates through 2RedBeans, an online dating service focused on matching Chinese - Americans.
While others rushed home on high-speed trains or airplanes for the annual Spring Festival, Jia Yanmei spent 16-plus days cycling more than 2,200 kilometers from Beijing to her hometown, Nanchong, Sichuan province.
For most Chinese people, Spring Festival is a break from work and a chance to relax and spend quality time with family and friends.
It's easy to spot hiker Xiao Yue on the road, with the small white board proclaiming "feminist hiker - from Beijing to Guangzhou" on her backpack. Without any transportation, she has been on her feet since she started this excursion in September, a campaign against sexual assault in schools in China.
In a quiet corner in the heart of downtown Shanghai, a handsome young man with a stutter reaches a tacit friendship with an elderly button-shop owner, who finds it difficult to speak long sentences after a stroke and has opened the shop to sustain himself and kill time.
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