A growing number of American readers are becoming more interested in books from China and about China, according to publishers who attended the BookExpo America (BEA) 2015, the largest annual book trade fair in North America, held in New York from May 27-29.
Xi's book on governance is making waves in America. At the BooxExpo America, the book detailing the Chinese president's most noteworthy works for the past two years is being promoted to Americans.
The toughest anti-smoking laws in China took effect in Beijing on Monday, with steep fees being imposed and a hotline to report offenders. However, there is much public concern about weak enforcement of the indoor smoking ban.
Having an adequate sleep stands as the latest treatment for mental illness, according to research.
Testosterone levels of fathers drop when they sleep near their child, according to research.
Researchers have discovered a scientific breakthrough in the search for an HIV cure, which involves making the virus starve to death. The process involves using a chemical compound to block the virus cells' pipeline of sugar and nutrients.
Police in Arizona formed a line in the middle of the street to keep anti-Islam protesters and counter protesters separated on May 29 during a contentious "Muhammad Art Contest" rally outside a Phoenix mosque attended by the gunmen responsible for an attack at a similar competition in Texas earlier this month.
A new amnesia study reveals that "lost" memories in mice still exist in the brain, and can be recovered. Researchers were able to reactivate suppressed memories of the mice, showing that "retrograde amnesia" might me more about data retrieval than data loss.
Rebekah Aversano has met for the first time Richard Norris who received her dead brother's face in a life-changing face transplant.
What started out as a troupe of nine young musicians in the 1950s has become a household name in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Such is the success of the Ulan Muqir Art Troupe, which tours remote villages in and around the vast region, performing traditional Mongolian music for nomadic families.
Sleep therapy helps to minimize race and gender biases, according to a study published in the journal Science.
With documentary filmmakers Peter Onneken and Diana Lobl, journalist John Bohannon recently pieced together a study that aimed to demonstrate faster weight loss by eating dark chocolates than by having a chocolate-free diet. However, the whole groundwork of the study was not real.
Two new studies explain how genetically modified (GM) bacteria can detect cancer tumors and diabetes in mice. The GM bacteria "biosensors" could also be used as remote diagnostic tools for medical patients.
Device users are more responsive to Android app notifications than iOS, according to a study.
Times have changed in China and more parents now prefer to have daughters than sons, according to a study. The study said that daughters bring more happiness to their parents compared to sons who will one day handle bigger financial obligations.
