A controlled trial has found that Chinese herbal medicine decoction maxingshigan-yinqiaosan has a similar efficacy to oseltamivir in reducing time to fever resolution in people suffering mild H1N1 influenza virus infections. Carried out by a…
Category: Culture
BEIJING – Think tanks are predicting the film industry in China will see a 30 percent increase in its box-office returns in 2011, just a year after those returns had risen by 64 percent. In…
BEIJING – A total of 35 Chinese universities rank among the world’s 500 best in a ranking released by China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University on Monday. Among the 35 universities, 23 are based on the…
Media reports have unveiled new evidence accusing the Palace Museum at the Forbidden City of spending 100,000 yuan ($15,460) to coverup a scandal in 2009. While denying any “hush money” was paid, museum authorities admitted…
A pending state bill would prohibit the sale of shark fin and help protect the threatened fish. The ban would affect Chinese Americans disproportionately, but Cantonese culinary culture would easily survive. I still remember…
China’s top culture and heritage authorities confirmed on Tuesday damage done to a 1,000-year-old porcelain plate was caused by poor operation of an analytical device by staff. The admission came after public outrage at the…
Forty percent of expatriates in Beijing think they have failed to interact with local Chinese, concluded a survey on “Sino-foreign integration.” The unfinished survey has so far focused on Wangjing, Chaoyang district, home to a…
Young Chinese swimmer lives up to expectations by winning 800m SHANGHAI – There were no tears, just a calm celebration as a more mature Sun Yang was finally crowned world champion on Wednesday. The 19-year-old…
SHANGHAI – Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese swimmers have claimed obvious improvement and aim to make breakthroughs at the 2012 London Olympic Games. China won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals…
BEIJING – Chinese microblog queen Yao Chen, who is a popular actress outside the virtual world, has attracted more than 10 million followers on the country’s Twitter-like microblog service, showcasing the rapid development of the…