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Many resort to pets for companionship

[2016-08-13 10:34]

The society of the earlier one child-policy has bred a hankering for companionship that many are fulfilling by resorting to pets.

The loyal and dedicated members of the cat patrol

[2016-08-13 09:02]

It is almost impossible to know how many cats there are in China, because there are so many strays, living a miserable existence in which they are constantly threatened not only by raw nature but also by the darker side of humanity.

Creature comforts

[2016-08-13 09:00]

The society of the earlier one child-policy has bred a hankering for companionship that many are fulfilling by resorting to pets.

The overload that is making our brains snap

[2016-08-06 10:01]

At least once a day we need to put our minds into rest mode.

Medical advice that will have you in stitches

[2016-08-06 09:54]

His formal name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca, which may be enough to scare you off, but behind that fancy moniker is the most docile, unpretentious of creatures, a giant panda, and he has bestowed on himself the title of doctor.

Brexit's benefits for uk tourism

[2016-07-30 07:01]

Britain's exit from the European Union is already generating signs of a coming boom in Chinese travelers who like to shop abroad

Off the beaten tour path, some spend big on the 'duke experience'

[2016-07-30 07:01]

For years, the image of the Chinese visitors to Britain has been linked with the tour bus. Groups of up to 60 are ferried around, spending no more than a few hours at iconic sites, from the Houses of Parliament to the fabled Northern waterways that inspired Chiang Yee's A Chinese Artist in Lakeland.

A dedication to caves, in the name of the father

[2016-07-23 07:45]

In ancient times when creating murals on the walls in the Mogao Grottoes, artists depicted not only stories and images from Buddhist classics, but also of the caves' financial backers.

The writing is on the wall

[2016-07-23 09:24]

More than a century after the Mogao Grottoes were discovered, it is a hard task saving them from the ravages of man and nature.

Urban dwellers get a chance to grow their own food

[2016-07-16 07:38]

Health scandals in China in recent years that have made millions of people wary about.

Nurtured by nature

[2016-07-16 07:38]

Living in a city high rise, nature has never been so far away. Now those with no idea of where that cabbage comes from can find out

Looking for encounters of the space kind

[2016-07-09 07:32]

Chinese scientists have their eyes and ears fixed on the heavens, waiting for a sign that may come soon - or a lot later

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