Tibetan students face better lives with free vocational education
2011-07-20 10:29:53
Chi Ma, a Tibetan intern in a company in the Chengdu High-tech Zone in the capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, cannot contain her excitement over her new notebook computer.
Giving life a second chance
2011-07-19 10:50:46
More people looking to optimize the use of unwanted household items are turning to an online network of 8.5 million members in more than 100 countries.
Where shamans trump therapists, suicides soar
2011-07-18 14:00:37
It can sometimes feel as if South Korea, overworked, overstressed and ever anxious, is on the verge of a national nervous breakdown, with a rising divorce rate, students who feel suffocated by academic pressures, a suicide rate among the highest in the world and a macho corporate culture that still encourages blackout drinking sessions after work.
A fishy business
2011-07-13 10:04:21
The fall from grace of 'health godmother' Ma Yueling highlights the fraudulent practices of a number of self-declared health gurus.
Cutting back TV time won't help kids slim down
2011-07-11 13:14:50
Trying to help children lose weight by cutting back on the time they spend in front of a TV or video game doesn't have much of an effect, according to a Canadian study.
Sedentary women at risk of blood clots
2011-07-06 12:11:38
Lying around for long stretches outside of work doubles the risk of dangerous blood clots in the lungs, according to a study among women.
Cancer link to mobile phones still not determined
2011-07-06 12:09:38
Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, the scientific evidence increasingly points away from a link between their use and brain tumors, according to a new study.
Christmas present peeking mostly leads to regret
2010-12-23 10:46:54
They've been foraging in the attic late at night and rummaging under the bed: Beware the Christmas present peekers.
People can't live without high-speed Internet: poll
2010-12-23 10:46:54
High-speed Internet has had the greatest technological impact on society over the past decade and is the technology most people say they cannot live without, according to a new poll.
Food for thought
2010-12-22 10:28:18
A network of sinophiles combines delicious food and good company to plug Britons' 'knowledge gap' of the Middle Kingdom.
Travel Picks: Top 10 beach destinations
2010-12-20 13:24:12
It may be chilly in the northern hemisphere as the Christmas holidays approach, so a lot of people are dreaming of hot and sunny beach holidays.
Holiday gifts from the happy baker
2010-12-20 11:15:09
The countdown has begun, and the air is charged with anticipation as Christmas and New Year draw near. Pauline D. Loh suggests some gift ideas you can whip up in your kitchen.