Letting off steam

Recently, Wang Shuo, a popular Chinese novelist and known as something of a rebel, took his 79-year-old mother to participate in the late night CCTV show Psychology Interview. The novelist has been in the media spotlight this year for his celebrity bashing.

When teen defiance is a cry for more attention

Owing to an arm injury, 14-year-old Jia Ning had to take rest at home for a few days. However, even after he had recovered fully, he refused to go to school for almost a month, despite his mother's repeated pleas. His behavior left his mother confused and sad that her son once high-performing son had suddenly taken an aversion to studies.

Grandmom can be fun but only mom knows best

MUNICH: Grandfathers can tell wonderful stories and grandmothers often like to read to their grandchildren and let them help bake cookies in the kitchen.

Healthy diet the only antidote for gluten woes

STUTTGART: Everyone gets the feeling they've eaten too much occasionally. But those pains and swelling are constant for people with an autoimmune disorder called coeliac disease.

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Living la dolce vita in Hangzhou

A popular Chinese saying that has survived the centuries expresses the ideal life thus "to be born in Suzhou, to eat in Guangzhou, to live in Hangzhou and to die in Liuzhou."

Life Travel

Good Morning Vietnam

If you want to escape the crowds, immerse yourself in the lush emerald colors of nature and smother yourself with sunscreen on a deserted sandy beach, Vietnam is definitely the place to be.

Getting there

There are direct flights between Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh every day, except for Tuesday and Friday and daily flights via Beijing and Guangzhou everyday.

Discovering some monkey magic

HOUAYXAI, Laos: Swinging from tree to tree is for monkeys or at least it used to be.

Life Health

Sleepless in the city

The 39-year-old man had recently opened a small IT company and was very excited about his future. All day, every day he continued to think up new ways to improve his fledgling business. With his new freedom, came responsibilities. Would he succeed, or would he, like most new business start-ups, fail in the first year?