A 54-year-old amateur pilot has become the first man to circumnavigate the globe in a private plane starting and ending in China.
Attitudes to death are changing in China. Once, the subject was taboo - the number four, si in Chinese, is still deemed unlucky because it sounds uncomfortably like the word for death - and traditionally, people have been reluctant to discuss the end of life or challenge treatment plans presented by physicians or close relatives.
The Beijing Living Wills Promotion Association questionnaire features five main questions-known as "the five wishes"-each of which is followed by a number of options to clarify details and specifics.
One of the biggest-selling books in China in recent years presents a perception of aging and mortality that is at odds with the nation's traditional approach.
On Oct 8, her first working day after the National Day holiday, Liang Wenjuan, from Chifeng, a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, found herself stranded in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan province.
Despite the initial success of the debtors' blacklist, legal professionals have warned that it's too early to say if the system will prevail.
Visitors to the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which started on Tuesday in Zhuhai, have been treated to displays from some of the People's Liberation Army Air Force's best aircraft.
Ireland is seizing opportunities to boost student exchanges with China, according to Irish education officials.
China's higher education will be almost fully internationalized in 10 to 20 years as domestic universities continue efforts to build diversified, equal and interactive communication channels with their counterparts overseas, according to Liu Gonghui, president of Beijing University of Technology.
A job fair has been held at Shanghai New York University for its first batch of graduates, who will leave college next spring.
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