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THE FACES OF GRIEF: Why losses you can’t see hurt the most

THE FACES OF GRIEF: Why losses you can’t see hurt the most

I’ve got bad news: Everyone you love is going to die. So are you. Just as night follows day, death follows life, and none of us escape it. Death equals grief, and grief equals pain. But grief isn’t loyal...

Emma Leaning | November 30, 2024, Saturday


Why your pets are happier than you

Why your pets are happier than you

I came home after another difficult day and barked something at my dogs I cannot repeat in the newspaper. Why? Because pets don’t have a clue how good they’ve got it. All they do is sleep and wait for...

Emma Leaning | November 23, 2024, Saturday


A slew of summer events showcase
 vibrancy of ‘magic city’

A slew of summer events showcase
 vibrancy of ‘magic city’

A blitz of cultural events, designed to woo the hearts and minds of overseas as well as domestic consumers, have achieved unexpected results in publicizing Shanghai’s magic as a destination of choice for...

Wan Lixin | November 11, 2024, Monday


Dubai’s ‘Open Doors, Open Minds’ 
is the best vision of the future

Dubai’s ‘Open Doors, Open Minds’ 
is the best vision of the future

This autumn, I spent several weeks studying and exploring Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While Shanghai had experienced the longest and hottest summer, there was no escape here. It was blazing hot at around 40 degrees...

Ding Bo | November 5, 2024, Tuesday


Lessons from football: What ‘Ted Lasso’ has taught me

Lessons from football: What ‘Ted Lasso’ has taught me

This fortnight there’s been a series of heartbreaks, from a brutal coal mine attack in Pakistan to ongoing tensions in Gaza. Ten countries and territories experienced severe flooding over 12 days, while...

Emma Leaning | November 2, 2024, Saturday


THE WARRIOR WITHIN: Life lessons from the terracotta army

THE WARRIOR WITHIN: Life lessons from the terracotta army

I’ve just had that painful moment of waving my parents off at the airport after their two-week holiday in China. You know the feeling; a lump in your throat, a weight in your chest and the irrational fear...

Emma Leaning | October 26, 2024, Saturday


Victim of a predatory assault raises questions about women’s self-defense

Victim of a predatory assault raises questions about women’s self-defense

A woman is stalked, taunted with obscenity or even sexually molested. What should she do?...

Lu Feiran | September 19, 2024, Thursday


Go beyond just thinking outside the box, dump the box entirely

Go beyond just thinking outside the box, dump the box entirely

During a recent chat with a friend who works for a multinational company, I stumbled upon a fascinating story. His company, it seems, has teamed up with a local startup to develop a health and exercise...

Leo Zhang | September 16, 2024, Monday


When it comes to making translations more meaningful, add oil!

When it comes to making translations more meaningful, add oil!

The game “Black Myth: Wukong” owes its popularity among gamers around the world to refined graphics, difficult gameplay, storytelling and, perhaps most of all, to the English translations of the texts...

Lu Feiran | September 12, 2024, Thursday


Ancient texts reveal wisdom of plant-based diet

Ancient texts reveal wisdom of plant-based diet

Two foreigners — one a historian, the other a physician — have unwittingly changed my enduring eating habits with their revealing research on traditional Chinese diets that have long been oblivious to...

Wang Yong | September 11, 2024, Wednesday




 

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