The current heat wave in Shanghai has brought more than just scorching temperatures to the city, with residents also hit by a wave of nostalgia as they reminisce about how they survived a similar situation in 1934.
By noon on Tuesday, his first working day of the week as Monday is the day off for his shop - the Nanjing Hair Salon in Shanghai - the 56-year-old Chen Mingxing has cut the hair of about a dozen people.
Seven-year-old Noahn Leitier threw a ball over the net excitedly as he tried volleyball for the first time at a new training center in a Rio de Janeiro favela.
When seconds count, the right clothing matters.
Zheng Shiyuan regards Guo Boxin as her family's savior. The 77-year-old resident of Weihai, Shandong province, was diagnosed with coronary heart disease in 2006. Doctors then suggested she undergo an operation to implant two heart stents.
Is the condom, which is widely used to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, as safe and useful as believed?
The meat-lover in your family may still dismiss salads as "rabbit food", but their wholesome goodness offers something for everyone. Beijing chef Camila Betin of Factory says her favorite summer fruits allow her to create "a great combination of sweet, acid and nutty flavors that are fabulous for a light summer lunch".
Restaurant-goers usually pay hundreds of euros to eat the creations of Massimo Bottura, but he is serving poor Brazilians for free at the Olympics.
Unlike many Westerners who arrive in Beijing or Shanghai on their first visits, Michael Harrold's first stop in China was the small northeastern city of Dandong.
Wang Chao will make his China debut in September with solo piano recitals in Beijing and Shanghai.
Tegan and Sara remember the unfiltered advice Neil Young and his manager gave them when they were signed to the rock icon's Vapor Records 16 years ago as budding 19-year-old singers.
Some players in China's film industry are making big bets that big movies will be bigger than forecast. They often lose their shorts when the tide goes out. But the temptation is just too much.
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