Calm amid chaos
2011-03-17 07:58:53
For the past few days Li Qingda's life has felt like being in a Hollywood action flick ? surviving a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and escaping possible nuclear radiation. Li is a 21-year-old law student at Sendai's Tohoku University, located close to the epicenter of the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan on Friday. It spawned a tsunami that swallowed up whole villages and towns, killing at least 3,600 people, with more than 7,800 still missing.
'What a relief to be back in my motherland'
2011-03-17 07:58:53
Yang Zhixia, 28, never expected that a two-month business trip to Japan would end up as a nightmare involving an earthquake, tsunami and possible exposure to nuclear radiation.
Colonoscopies recommended to stem rise in fatal cancer
2011-03-16 08:06:16
Professor Jonathan Sham has an easy method of determining how big a killer colorectal cancer is in a country.
Evacuation, confinement and iodine help protect against nuclear fallout
2011-03-16 08:06:16
Evacuation, temporary shelter and iodine pills are the chief weapons for protecting civilians against nuclear fallout, experts say.
Caging the fury helps us to fare better in life
2011-03-15 07:58:41
I used to have a hot temper and was always quick to scowl when something didn't go my way. Yet, as soon as my emotions erupted, my stern father would force me to review my absurd behavior. Then, in the cold light of day, I would blush and admit I was not proud of those hysterical moments and I should do better.
Eating well helps others
2011-03-15 07:58:41
Sunday is supposed to be the slowest night of the week for Beijing's restaurants.
Hearing today can go tomorrow
2011-03-10 07:57:31
With the wide popularity of digital entertainment products, it is not uncommon to see people wearing headphones and listening to music while running in the park or using public transport. But the volume is often so loud that people around them can hear the music as well.
Tending a garden can be therapeutic
2011-03-09 10:20:05
Gardening does a body good. The gardener communes with nature, can sow and reap, shape the garden as he or she sees fit, relax or simply enjoy the beauty of it.
Inside the world of Coco Chanel
2011-03-08 07:56:42
How did Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, late founder of the French fashion house Chanel, who was abandoned in an orphanage at 12, rise to become the most powerful woman in the world of Parisian fashion?
The King's Speech spotlights stuttering
2011-03-02 07:46:51
Experts hail the film's exploration of this often-misunderstood condition.