• Consumers have no beef with meat

  People & Stories |

  China's meat sector was rocked when a report claimed consumption of red and processed meats increased the risk of cancer. Having overcome the scare, manufacturers are now gearing up to raise production. Shan Juan reports.

• What future is there for free will?

  Useful Info |

  One anecdote described a post-hypnotic suggestion given to a hypnotized subject. The subject was told that after being awakened, his therapist would rise and look at his watch, and at that moment the subject would leap out of his chair, remove his jacket, and fling it across the room. The subject, after being awakened and having carried out the post-hypnotic suggestion, when asked why he had committed such an irrational outburst, provided a plausible, rational narrative; having no recollection of the therapist's earlier suggestion.

• Fake story online sparks concern over credibility of cyberspace

  People & Stories |

  Fake story online sparks concern over credibility of cyberspace

• Friday is Beijing's Last Day for Temple Fairs, to Buy Fireworks

  People & Stories |

  Friday is the last big day of Spring Festival celebrations, at least as far as Beijing is concerned, so get out there and temple fair and firework with the best of them.

• Cuandixia Village: A Peek at Ming and Qing Dynasty Village Life

  People & Stories |

  A 400-year-old village with more than 70 preserved courtyards, Cuandixia village is a popular day trip, located about 90km away from Beijing. The village is sometimes called the “Potala Palace” of the Beijing region due to its location on a slope. While that may be a bit of a stretch, the area and surrounding scenery is beautiful and makes for a good 12-to-36-hour escape if you have returning visitors who can’t be bothered going to the Great Wall yet again.

• One person, working on multiple careers

  Useful Info |

  Before one of my editors sent me an article on "slash careers", I had known only the Hollywood jargon of "hyphenate" to help describe someone holding concurrent multiple jobs.

• NGOs protest punishment of boys who spiked girl's drink with 'sex pill'

  People & Stories |

  A group of organizations on Tuesday posted an online statement protesting the way authorities responded to accusations from a female high school student that three male classmates spiked her drink with herbal "sex pills".

• Cases of illegal GM crops 'under control'

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  Genetically modified crops have been planted illegally in China, but such cases are sporadic and under control, Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said in Beijing on Monday.

• Young Woman Tastes Life as a Senior Lady

  People & Stories |

  A curious post-80s woman, wondering what the life is like for elderly people, got to participate in a one-day experience as a senior with the help of make-up.

• Self-taught Chinese Teen Earns Place at Cambridge Uni

  People & Stories |

  Yan Junyong, an 18-year-old from Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, recently got an offer in psychology from Cambridge University, after studying the science on her own.