Bilingual: French dating site launches travelling store for women 2012-09-14 15:17:08
A French dating website has opened an online store in which men are quite literally on the shelf.
Survival English: All about bullying 2012-09-14 15:17:08
All the expressions here have something to do with bullying.
What's the proudest thing you've done? 2012-09-14 08:59:24
Culture: When can Chinese shed 'Nobel Prize complex'? 2012-09-13 17:18:31
The news about Chinese writer Mo Yan's inclusion into the favorites for the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature by some betting companies were reprinted by many cultural media outlets.
Bilingual: Jailed banker who helped crack UBS gets $104 million payout 2012-09-13 15:56:34
Attorneys for jailed former Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld announced Tuesday that the IRS will pay him $104 million as a whistleblower reward for information he turned over to the US government.
Buzzword: Do-it-herselfer 2012-09-13 15:56:34
Do-it-herselfer (also called a handywoman) refers to a woman who performs some or all of her home's repair, maintenance, and construction jobs.
Is it Teachers Day or Bribe Day? 2012-09-13 14:04:24
Culture: Lotus painter Cai Qibao 2012-09-12 17:29:40
The 44-year-old artist Cai Qibao, whose particular focus is on ink and wash paintings of lotuses, devoted all his soul to combining the techniques of Chinese calligraphy and the elements of Chinese ink and wash painting.
What electronic gadgets are you obsessed with? 2012-09-12 09:59:48
Bilingual: Odd ways 9/11 changed the world: happy whales and sad babies 2012-09-12 15:20:14
Two independent studies have suggested that events directly connected to the 9/11 attacks had a positive effect on whales and a negative effect on unborn babies.
