Giant pandas have once again stolen the global spotlight as visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the Berlin Zoo's Panda Garden on Wednesday to mark the debut of two Chengdu-born pandas, 4-year-old female Meng Meng and 7-year-old male Jiao Qing.
Recently-released photos by the crew of Mr.Six show special effects artists meticulously pasting man-made muscles on the chest of award-winning actor Zhang Hanyu so as to help him play the supporting role of Men Saner, a gallant street gangster always ready for a fight and to help his fellows.
A photo of a dentist kneeling to carry out an operation for a 9-year-old girl spread online recently.
Despite a constant drop of China's highly skewed sex ratio at birth in the past 6 years, the nation still faces a steep challenge to bring the ratio back to normal, said an official with the top health authority. A target set for the year's end will be difficult to meet.