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Incoming HK leaders expect stability through 6 incumbents

The incoming Hong Kong government will strive to improve economic development and rebuild a harmonious society with a new style of governance, chief executive designate Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Wednesday.

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Makeover apps now take over internet

Frequently zooming in and out to the same photo, Zhu Ziyi spends half an hour airbrushing her face to make sure that almost every pore is perfect before posting the photo on her different social media accounts to attract likes. For her "picky" roommate, it takes all the time before going to bed to get an ideal photo with a perfect face.

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7 best water escapes during China's summer heat

For anyone who is looking to escape the climbing summer heat and sometimes choking air in the hustle and bustle of the city, here is a travel list to take shelter in the country's best mountain streams.

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If Palace Museum tap into the beauty market

Cultural and creative products of the Palace Museum are back into the public spotlight with an even greater market potential. This spring, an article titled What if the Palace Museum enters the cosmetic world became a hit on Weibo, a micro blog.

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Mongolian diet, health focus of collaboration

CloudHealth Genomics, a Shanghai-based company, and the Mongolian Health Initiative, an NGO, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on population-based public health interventions.

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Embrace the language of the future: Emoji

Nowadays, there are so many ways for people to communicate. Particularly in today's digital world, the colourful little icons known as emoji have become so popular that almost everyone uses them to express their emotions. In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary even declared the

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Mirrors from Heaven: Tianchi Lakes in Arxan

A group of Tianchi Lakes, otherwise known as Heavenly Lakes, based in Arxan county at the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is noted for its large numbers and high density. Arxan's Chaihe River scenic area has volcano landforms and a well-preserved primeval forest. There people can find a place that was formed by 15 craters, seven Heavenly Lakes and a volcanic rift zone.

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Peter Pan offers 'immersive' theater experience

At the Xiedao Resort in northern Beijing, audience members join the actors making them a part of the play.

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Learn happiness as a skill; acquire it

Happiness is often categorized as an emotion that comes and goes, sometimes out of one's control.

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Chinese square dance captured in camera

Square dancing has been a popular form of entertainment for middle-age and elderly Chinese women. Every day at morning and dusk, Chinese aunties, also known as dama in Mandarin, gather outdoors to dance for hours on squares. The daily occurrence is also an opportunity for participants to meet new friends and socialize with their neighbors.

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Fake sex medicine complaints on the rise

An apparent rise in sales of fake sex medicines is the result of increasing demand and more purchases from online shops and small businesses, prosecutors in Shanghai said on Monday.

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Gucci Cruise 2018 spring show: Makeup and hairstyle

Gucci Cruise 2018 spring show is held at Palazzo Pitti on May 29, 2017 in Florence, Italy.

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Virginity issue reflected in TV drama

Renowned as a Chinese version of Sex and the City, Chinese popular urban drama Ode to Joy returned to the small screen on May 11, its premiere gaining a high viewership rate of 1.34 percent and 1.55 percent on Dragon TV and Zhejiang Satellite TV, respectively.

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World's top 10 biggest public companies

A Chinese banking giant, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has been crowned the largest public company in the world, according to the 2017 Forbes Global 2000 ranking.

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Chinese films seek elusive overseas success

The comedy Lost in Thailand became China's highest-grossing domestic film in 2012, with box office revenue of 1.26 billion yuan ($185 million), but when the movie hit the big screens in North America the next year, it flopped, making a mere $60,000.

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Less is more: Learn from minimalists and benefit environment

A Tianjin-based Douban user, Oscar, established the group that year and tried to share things about minimalism. Many users were inactive and rarely commented or posted in the group.