After several accidents involving drivers around the country, many people have become concerned about the health of drivers today. The matter is not only related to each and every individual driver, but also greatly effects public security. As a resu...
A new U.S. commander took charge of international forces in Afghanistan. Marine General Joseph Dunford replaces General John Allen, who had been in the role since July 2011, making him the longest-serving commander of the International Security Assis...
Heavy snow is dumping down on the northeast of the United States as the region is braced for a potentially historic winter storm. Blizzard warnings are in an area affecting over 40 million people with Boston expected to bear the brunt of the weather....
About 2 thousand secondary students, teachers and their union representatives have marched in Spain's capital, Madrid. The march has coincided with the 3rd day of a week-long general strike by students, who are protesting planned cuts in the public e...
A foreign language instruction with kids should start as early as possible and when it turns to Chinese-language teaching in the United States, some directors of Confucius Institute there give a similar attitude and propose they build a pipeline of s...
What could be better on a numbingly cold winter night than a hot pot to warm your heart? Eating hot pot is not simply about dipping small pieces of food into boiling liquid, its also an opportunity to have a great time with friends gathered around a...
For the past few weekends, thousands of enthusiastic readers have stood in long queues outside book stores in cities like Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Chengdu, holding books in their hands and waiting to meet Kevin Tsai Kang-yung, a popular writer...
Ge Donghua looks tired. With a tough job market at the year-end it will be a tough Spring Festival. 葛东华(音译)看上去十分疲惫。年末就业市场的不景气,注定这个春节也不会好过了。 Looking for a job is exhausting,...
Turning left under a bridge in Beijing, Hu Xingxin, 24, suddenly screeched to a stop in front of a yellow light at a busy crossroad. 24岁的胡兴新(音译)开车经过北京的一座桥下左转,突然一阵刺耳的急刹车声,他将车停...
Everyone hates to wait in lines. We get that gnawing feeling that our precious life is slipping away while were doing something so meaningless. But its not always the length of the wait we find so unbearable. Some people camp outside Apple stores for...