On one's guard
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The recent earthquakes in Southwest China and Japan have given preparedness a new urgency in schools across the nation.
Green tea linked to stronger bones
2011-04-27 08:00:32
A Taiwan survey has found that drinking tea helps prevent osteoporosis in elderly women.
Trouble is in the air for allergy sufferers
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The weather warms and flowers blossom during spring, a delightful season for most of us.
Understanding 'senior moments'
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The elderly have a harder time multi-tasking than young adults because older people are far less nimble at switching neurological connections in their brains between activities.
Thin is not in
2011-04-27 08:00:32
"I'd like to have your problem!"is a common remark made to underweight people, who tend to arouse more envy than sympathy. As doctors and nutrition experts well know, however, gaining weight healthily is just as hard as losing it, and may be even harder because the causes of being underweight are more complex and a remedy is not as simple.
Political correctness to go up a notch with officials' tweets
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The Party School of the Beijing Committee of the Communist Party of China is training its officials on how to use micro blogs; and the State Council Information Office has rolled out an app for the iPad.
What's New
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The WotWots, a children's cartoon from New Zealand that debuted in 2009 will hit China's small screens this summer.
Beijing to host Menuhin Competition
2011-04-26 07:55:41
One of the world's most prestigious competitions for young violinists, the Menuhin Competition, will be held in Beijing from April 6 to 15, 2012.
Exploring the life of 'leftover women'
2011-04-26 07:55:41
Shengnu, or "leftover women", has become the subject matter of numerous films, novels and TV series.
AIDS documentary about new movie is released
2011-04-26 07:55:41
Together, a documentary on the shooting of Love for Life, a feature film about the romance between two AIDS patients, is available on Sina.com's video channel.
Full of spirit and happy to share in drinking rituals
2011-04-26 07:55:41
Different cultures have their own unique, and often dangerous concoctions, which make beer seem like a rather anodyne, anemic, little brother.
Soldier's best friend
2011-04-25 07:58:09
Photographs taken by a retired military officer capture interactions between soldiers and their trainee dogs at a base in Guangxi.
