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  • Still the place for tourists

    2010-10-24 16:59

    Thailand's troubled politics may have put a damper on tourism, but the beach resort of Phuket stays committed to making visitors happy.

  • Legend of the Falls

    2010-10-24 16:49

    This is the widest waterfall on the American continent, second only to the Victoria Falls worldwide.

  • It is time to visualize a newer, fitter you

    2010-10-24 16:48

    Do you doubt your progress in your workout programs?

  • An inside account

    2010-10-22 09:29

    An old China hand, Ross Terrill's latest book puts together stories of his encounters with Chinese leaders and laymen over half a century.

  • Cashing in on group discounts has hidden costs

    2010-10-21 14:36

    "Could we have another set of plates?" I asked. One of the two waiters who had been lingering near the counter chatting about vacation plans finally brought us the plate, without saying a word or offering even the hint of a smile.

  • Pawnshops spawn hot trade

    2010-10-21 14:34

    The hock business was banned in 1949 but has made a strong recovery over the past three decades to become a reputable industry. Pei Pei reports

  • Yes, newcomers, you can celebrate Christmas here

    2010-10-21 14:37

    It is already beginning to look like Christmas at Beijing's giant Liangma Flower Market, where Merry Christmas gift bags and stockings, toys, lights, Santa candles and painted wooden angels are filling shelves upstairs from the first-floor plant displays.

  • Man of the people

    2010-10-20 09:21

    British communist David Crook's devotion to China is celebrated a century after his birth and a decade after his death.

  • Free-for-all in suburbia needs some attention

    2010-10-20 09:23

    Several unlicensed taxi drivers shouted out at the top of their voices in front of the Longze station: "Five yuan to Huilongguan station." Both stations are on Line 13, a metro line that serves the northern suburbs of Beijing.

  • Keeping it in the family, Chinese style

    2010-10-20 09:22

    My two sets of "parents" were about to meet for the first time.

  • Dolce & Gabbana debut in the boxing ring

    2010-10-20 09:14

    Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have hooked up with a boxing team in a first sponsorship deal as they look to pack more punch in the outdoor and lifestyle markets.

  • 'China's Father of the Internet' tracks the changes

    2010-10-20 09:10

    Professor Xu Rongsheng was responsible for the first Web page in China, which had the address www.ihep.ac.cn and was called "China Window".

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