Yandi Mbeki (pseudonym), the 39 year-old wife of a diplomat from South Africa, Googled "English bookshops in Beijing" on her arrival in the city, but found no really helpful guides. For the first five months of her stay, she went to a small community bookshop near her home and resorted to amazon.cn to find textbooks in English.
Hotspots for foreign booklovers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Nanjing
Russian, US astronauts hug when asked about tensions over Ukraine
Undaunted writer, actress, singer, dancer dies at 86, an artistic force
Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity rates in the last three decades, according to a new global analysis.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson called on the international community to "break the silence" on open defecation and to provide aid to the 2.5 billion people across the world who live without basic sanitation.
96% of voters throw support behind former general who deposed Morsi
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded to know why police apparently stood by while a pregnant woman was stoned and beaten to death by her family in front of one of the country's top courts, his spokesman said on Thursday.
The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico has for the first time filed a criminal complaint against a priest accused of child sex abuse, after the Vatican ordered his removal, the Church's lawyer said on Wednesday.
Technician who released US secrets says he would not face a fair trial
Military Academy commencement speech avoids mention of 'pivot'
Any country that is leading the world must follow the historic trends of peace and cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday after US President Barack Obama laid out the US' new military policy.
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