Parents say golfing teaches good life lessons
Exposing children to golf at an early age through school programs has nothing to do with flaunting family wealth, but to pass on strong values to youngsters.
Confucius' lessons still relevant, Xi says
President Xi Jinping said Confucian thought can play a positive role in China's development today.
Screen time leads to bigger waistlines
Children and teenagers who spend lots of time in front of screens - especially TVs - tend to gain more weight as they age.
Group claims Tian'anmen attack
A group, calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party, describs last month's attack in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing as a "jihadi operation".
Erupting volcano forces villagers to flee in Indonesia
Powerful bursts of hot ash and gravel erupted from a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia early on Monday.
Experts say more seismic activity could still come
Experts have warned that more earthquakes of magnitude 5 or 6 may strike Northeast China in the near future.
Israel slams nuclear agreement with Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government denounced a nuclear agreement between Iran and six other nations on Sunday as a "bad deal".
Rupert Murdoch OKs 'amicable' divorce
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his estranged third wife Wendi Deng have agreed on an "amicable" divorce settlement.
Laojiao facilities in limbo as detention system to end
China's top leaders vowed to abolish laojiao - a system of re-education through labor in use since the 1950s - in a policy document last week.
US Ambassador Locke to leave post next year
US Ambassador to China Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American to hold the post, will leave his job in early January.
Mixed grades for decision to push back English classes in Beijing
A decision to push back English-language classes for Beijing primary school students to the third grade has received mixed reviews.
Diabetes has its day on stage
China has one-third of the world's diabetic population. The adult diabetes rate in China has hit 11.6 percent, the highest in the world.
Nation ‘a strong Games candidate’
China is "a very strong candidate" to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach told China Daily.
Xi thanks Clinton for furthering ties
In a Monday meeting with former United States president Bill Clinton, President Xi Jinping thanked Clinton for his efforts in furthering relations.
Electric car buyers must try their luck in lottery
Future buyers of electric vehicles in Beijing will not be immune to the capital's monthly license plate lottery.