China / Life

Foreign executive plays role in helping Chinese investors abroad

[2017-03-10 07:27]

Vaughn Barber believes good business is built on trust. And, to that end, he wants to serve as a bridge between Chinese and foreign companies.

Goodbye, Logan

[2017-03-09 07:21]

On a recent windy afternoon, hundreds of Chinese fans gathered outside a building at Beijing's 798 Art Zone, where Hollywood actors Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart were promoting their film, Logan.

Chinese studios to produce Kurosawa's shelved script

[2017-03-09 07:21]

Nearly two decades after the death of iconic Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, Chinese producers will make a film based on his shelved script, The Mask of the Black Death.

Damon voices footrace history

[2017-03-09 07:21]

BOSTON - Matt Damon's ties to the Boston Marathon are so personal they're stained with sweat: He's never run it himself, but his father and brother have four times.

Masters of glue

[2017-03-08 07:40]

Li Yidong starts his day much like a baker. He makes a ball of dough, kneads it, allows it to rise and then washes the dough with water to extract the crucial ingredient: starch.

Finding power in nuclear medicine

[2017-03-08 07:30]

Seeing a new major that combines medicine and physics on the syllabus in the 1990s was a tipping point for then-medical graduate Tian Mei.

Fight the effects of 'digital dependence' on skin

[2017-03-08 07:30]

With pollution and stress levels at an all-time high, beauty does not need a new battleground. However, we have got one nonetheless.

Boosting metabolism at your desk

[2017-03-08 07:30]

It is hard to find the time to work out. And there is something about sitting at a desk day in and day out that makes me feel even less motivated. Sure, I walk to and from the subway and climb my friends' fifth-floor walk-ups, but after nine desk-bound hours, it feels impossible to make it to the gym. In fact, a report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine says the benefits of exercise can be stunted if you spend the rest of your day sitting still.

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[2017-03-08 07:30]

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The wisdom of keeping time on paper

[2017-03-08 07:30]

As a member of a generation that knew no computers or personal devices, I think I have adjusted fairly well to the electronic marvels that people take for granted today.

Current quotes

[2017-03-08 07:30]

"Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with. It's about freedom. It's about liberation. It's about equality."

Treat for museum fans

[2017-03-07 07:11]

Since it started a global tour in 2014, the widely commended exhibition A History of the World in 100 Objects has attracted more than 1 million visitors in cities including Abu Dhabi, Tokyo and Canberra.

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