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  • Cup fans making plans for final

    2010-07-06 11:34

    Many bars and restaurants in Beijing began accepting bookings on Monday for the World Cup final, one week ahead of its July 12 kickoff.

  • Amusement parks dance into carnival season

    2010-07-05 10:10

    Beijing has welcomed the season of revelry with its amusement parks firing up their summer carnivals.

  • Education for blind out of touch in the capital

    2010-07-05 10:10

    The chances of landing any other job than that of a masseur are slim for people with visual impairments in Beijing, but that doesn't stop them dreaming.

  • Hitting a different beat for locals over the World Cup

    2010-07-05 09:48

    African drums are finding their rhythm in Beijing after supporters manage to tap into the soccer season.

  • Bottoms up for ten tables of wine from Australia

    2010-07-05 09:44

    Beijing played host to 10 outstanding Australian regional winemakers on Friday in a special event at J & E Mansion, near Chaoyang Park.

  • Summer life is a bowl of cherries

    2010-07-02 10:35

    Cherries are now in season, one of the first fruits to appear after this long and snowy winter in Beijing. The bright magenta red cherries and the golden yellow skin are as beautiful and alluring as glossy adverts for nail polish and lipstick in the pages of fashion magazines.

  • Hot to trot this summer

    2010-07-01 15:06

    The words of the Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw highlight the important place shoes have in the lives of women: "Love may be gone, but shoes will stay."

  • Office staff waltz their stress away

    2010-06-30 10:23

    White collar workers take up classical dancing as a new way to socialize.

  • Beijing's best bartender on the ball all year round

    2010-06-30 10:12

    The universe might turn its focus to the World Cup every four years, but for some, football is a way of life. And to watch the sport all day is the dream of many diehard fans.

  • To the top of the class

    2010-06-29 09:53

    Private colleges are better at getting graduates jobs.

  • Everything is Greek at Argo

    2010-06-25 09:55

    For Beijingers looking to embark on a voyage of culinary delight, it's time to dine at Argo, one of Beijing's newest Greek restaurants.

  • When skateboarding rolled into Beijing

    2010-06-24 09:48

    Gleaming the Cube was first screened in China in the late 1980s. The stylish action of the skateboarding movie caught the gaze of film fanatics and quickly created a fad among Chinese teenagers.

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