In 2007 David Brooks, an American columnist, suggested that the period from adolescence to adulthood should be called the “odyssey years”, alluding to the hazards of the voyage described in Homer’s epic poem. This year the term, aodesai shiqi, has turned viral online in China. Young people use it t»»»

BEIJING -- Four new or revised mandatory national standards and regulations to better protect children's health and safety took effect in China on Sunday, covering classroom lighting, youth sports training, and children's products and toys. The rules aim to reduce health and safety risks in childre»»»

KUNMING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese roses named after the women who died while helping rural communities went on sale in China earlier this week, following public calls to honor them with the flowers. One is a gosling-yellow rose called "Wenxiu." The other, "Jiaolong," has soft-pink petals and»»»

BEIJING – Huang Qifan, a former mayor of the Chinese city of Chongqing who survived the purge of his former boss Bo Xilai, has been placed under investigation over alleged corruption, the anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Oct 13. Huang was under investigation for suspected law and discipli»»»