Pairing exquisite wines from Shanghai's biggest wine cellar, facing the Huangpu river along the Bund, Selim Chiali shows off what the French have long been famous for- the passion for the drop and the perfect tie for his business suit......
Several pinpricks later the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor, maintaining his calming speech as he applies the ancient art of acupuncture, is diagnosing his patient, identifying the problems with not only the body - but with the spirit as well......
CHENGDU - When Yuan Wenqi, a salesman in the city, went to the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor on Friday to have his cold treated, he was expecting to be given packs of herbs. Instead he was given a plastic container of medicine and was told to drink it like instant coffee......
There are many taboos surrounding zuoyuezi. Baths, showers, teeth brushing and hair washing are banned, cold water and raw food should be avoided, crying is unthinkable, and even reading is considered harmful to the eyes......
China is planning to open more Confucius Institutes to teach traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) overseas in order to promote this age-old medical science, deemed the essence of Chinese culture, said Vice Minister of Health Wang Guoqiang......
A group of 10 practitioners have trekked through remote counties of southwest China's Sichuan province since 2006, providing medicine to more than 300 AIDS patients who were enlisted as volunteers in a research program testing TCM treatment of the incurable disease......
Appearing to strengthen this belief, one of my neighbors testified that she had just read a report that said where "foreigners" have wiggly intestines, while Chinese intestines are straight, and it is this difference that makes it impossible for Chinese people to consume anything cold......
Ancient Chinese medical treatment leaves lasting impressions. Renata Nunziante teaches Italian in Beijing. Lately, because of a hectic work schedule, her shoulder has been feeling heavy, with occasional aches......
No longer satisfied with being part of the huge "world factory" of producing only cheap clothing and Christmas decorations, Chinese companies are marching into the United States to tap fields where few predecessors have ever been - such as pharmaceuticals......
Medical workers prepare Chinese herbal medicines for customers at Huatuo Chinese Medicine Hospital in Bozhou, in East China's Anhui province. Liu Qinli / for China Daily. China will build 10 traditional Chinese medicine trading centers worldwide by 2015 to develop TCM services in Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America......
Thirty-two medical workers from 18 developing countries will start a three-month training program focusing on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in north China's Shanxi province this month, according to local authorities......
The professor, who is also Honorary Director of the National Institute of Molecular Biology at Nankai University of Tianjin, said scientists predicted that in future the prevailing issue for human beings will be "not only the health of the body but especially psycho-social health......