Sweet charity

SHANGHAI: If charity makes you think of sleepy old women selling homemade cupcakes at a local bazaar, think again. Shanghai's expat community is a whole lot more inventive than that. The most recent example of reaching out in an "untraditional" way is the hunks at a local expatriate rugby club, who have just stripped off for a picture calendar - all in the name of charity.

Global village

Schools in

Out of Africa and into a land of trading opportunities

Many expats first come to China to learn the language and discover the marvels of local culture. Time flies, and the next thing they know, decades pass, and the initial seeds of interest have grown into deep roots.

Life Travel

Aliens or ancestors? The mysteries of ancient Sichuan

CHENGDU: One of the more impressive displays at the Sanxingdui Museum, in Guanghan of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, is a bronze statue of a barefoot man with anklets and clenched hands.

Take a beak peek

YANTAI: Autumn is the best time of year to explore the Yellow River Delta in East China's Shandong Province. Home to one of the best wetlands in the country, it is a paradise for bird watchers and nature lovers, who flock there every fall.

Life Health

In pole position

A group of more than 20 people lined up for a hike in the Summer Palace on Sunday morning, clutching poles that passers-by could easily have mistaken for skiing stocks.

Taking it in stride

The technique involved with using walking poles is a simple modification of the swinging of the arms when walking. The poles remain behind and pointing diagonally backwards at all times.

Heart doctors must 'follow the same beat'

Most heart patients do not receive appropriate treatment, and as a consequence death rates and medical costs rise, according to leading cardiovascular diseases experts.

Special Supplement

Guangxi poised as investment hotspot

Benefiting from closer economic ties between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is fast becoming a hot investment destination in South China.