A look at how the next president of the United States will affect trade, projects, and the environment.
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Professional women should give birth at younger age: Doctor
Zhang Qiaoli, a physician in the Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University. Women should strive to balance quality of work and life, and have children at a young age.As a doctor I see much suffering because of this imbalance. Xiao Ying, 36, works for a largelaw firm. Her job…
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Securities regulator vows steps to restore market stability
China’s securities regulator said on Friday that maintaining stock market stability andrestoring investor confidence are still its top priorities, despite the recent turbulence whichdampened market sentiment and trading volume. The regulator has met with all major securities brokerages and funds and urged them tobetter control their margin trading and short sales business, both of which…
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An experience out of this world
Visiting the lake that became the planet PandoraWe were like blind folded donkeys when we circled around the train station of Graz, these cond largest city of Austria. Abuss hould leave here for Zagreb, capital of Croatia.Wespent two hours running about and asking people,but noone knew where the buss top was. Finally, a young woman pointed…
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Victims speak out after Colorado massacre trial ends in life
They gathered on the patio of an Irish pub hours after the stunning verdict on Friday, when the jury said they could not reach a unanimous decision on the appropriate punishment for Holmes, who killed 12 people and wounded 70 three years ago at a midnight screening of a Batman film. That meant the former…
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Paper details how corrupt officials try to evade probe
A newspaper affiliated to the top anti-graft body on Saturday published a report detailing how corrupt officials tried to outwit graft-busters but still failed in the end. The report cited 11 cases in which corrupt officials fabricated lies, agreed with others not to give away each other, colluded with others to devise a consistent story,…
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Street Art for Hope and Peace
Born in France to Tunisian parents, eL Seed delights in juggling multiple cultures, languages and identities. Not least in his artwork, which sets Arabic poetry in a style inspired by street art and graffiti. In this quietly passionate talk, the artist and TED Fellow describes his central ambition: to create art so beautiful it needs…
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Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame
In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our “culture of humiliation,” in which online shame equals dollar signs —…
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Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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8 wonderful places to escape summer heat
Nanxi River, which is located in North Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, is famous for its clean water,rare rocks,waterfalls and ancient villages. The place isdubbed as the cradle of Chinese landscape painting. Out of all the four seasons, summer has the most to offer to nature lovers. From beaches to bamboo forests, the outdooroptions are endless. Here…
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Elvis Presley, Born to Music
The Great White Whale when it comes to forming new habits, for most people, is exercise. Along with eating your vegetables, meditation, getting good sleep and quitting smoking, exercise is probably the most important habit change anyone can make. And yet, most people struggle with creating a lasting exercise habit. The solution is to replace…
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Do you like Nirvana?
I think most of us have a tendency to do as much as we possibly can. But doing less might be better. When we go to a great restaurant, we want to try all the dishes, eat as much of the delicious food as we can. And we leave overstuffed, sometimes painfully so, and our…