An ancient traditional Chinese medicine “wandering free” formula which is at least 700 years old has been proven scientifically to be effective in treating depression. The results of the study will be published in August.

Kami-shoyo-san (加味逍遙散, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to treat patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. The Chinese term “xiao yao” means wandering free, which implies its anti-depressive effects.

A powerful typhoon headed toward the eastern Chinese coast on Monday forcing over 200,000 people to seek higher ground, state media said, after it battered Taiwan over the weekend.

TALK ABOUT FOREPLAY! A news story describing a successful launch of China's long-awaited space mission and including detailed dialogue between astronauts launched on the Internet Thursday, hours before the rocket had even left the ground.

An out-of-date biography of China's new chief of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Wang Yong.

A new rapid test for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, has proven to be 90 per cent accurate in a trial involving women in rural villages in eastern China.

A large number of dairy products are being recalled in China following the death of three babies from tainted baby milk formula. The recalled products include milk and products made by China's big three dairy companies: Yili, Mengniu and Guangming.

According to a somewhat rumour-like posting on a message board, Taiwan may be looking at switching to Hanyu pinyin - at least officially. 50 comments in 24 hours at the Duck, "hot topic" doesn't cover it.

Say what you will about the Fragrant Concubine or thousands of years of Han involvement on the fringes of Central Asia, but collective punishment is the tool of a government that doesn't feel at home within its own borders.

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force unsuccessfully tracked an unidentified submarine that intruded on Japanese waters on September 15. The last submarine to illegally enter Japanese waters was a Chinese submarine in 2004.

More than a dozen mining officials arrested after a landslide destroys an entire village and claims the lives of at least 178 people.

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