More cultural institutions to offer free services

2011-02-25 07:53:33

Operators of China's public libraries, art museums and culture centers, at a grassroots level, will offer free and better services to the public.

Information game changer

2011-02-24 07:52:38

With more than 5 million articles, homegrown online encyclopedia Hudong.com is what Chinese netizens are accessing for their bits and bytes.

I don't see Hudong as a competitor: Wiki founder

2011-02-24 07:52:38

When Wikipedia's founder Jimmy Wales, 44, visited China in 2009, he had two items on his agenda.

Why Yao Ming serves as a cross-cultural bridge

2011-02-24 07:52:38

When people talk about Yao Ming now, their thoughts are of his latest injury and the uncertainty this has brought upon his career.

Can night owls get the worm?

2011-02-23 07:46:10

Understanding sleep phases can help those who aren't 'morning people' to rise more gracefully and shine brighter in the early hours.

Pills go down best with just water

2011-02-23 07:46:10

Medications are best taken with tap water because beverages such as milk, mineral water, juice, beer or wine can sometimes alter their effects.

Dancing for life

2011-02-23 09:34:09

One Russian woman is charging ahead with a range of shared courses for parent and child that includes salsa, Kindermusik and global culture awareness.

Fiber linked to longer lifespan

2011-02-23 07:46:10

The largest study of its kind finds a link between high-fiber diets and lower risks of death not only from heart disease.

Tweet couples

2011-02-23 07:46:10

The nation's 'leftovers' are making all the right connections on the web. Marriages today are made not in heaven but in cyberspace.

A truth that's stranger than fiction

2011-02-23 07:46:10

A surprise blockbuster has put Chinese cinema's enfant terrible under the public microscope.

Daring to be different

2011-02-22 07:54:54

A TV competition shows Chinese fashion designers are as creative as their Western peers and equally willing to push the boundaries.

For the love of learning

2011-02-22 07:54:54

The nation's first private library continues to battle the odds to survive even as other similar ventures have already closed shop.