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  • Leather and silk

    2010-09-12 09:56

    Gan Tian reviews the current Hermes exhibition of Leather Forever in Shanghai.

  • Her films, her blog... her jewelry

    2010-09-12 09:45

    Multi-talented actress-director Xu Jinglei is applying her Midas touch to a personal line of jewelry. Chen Nan finds out more about this latest business venture.

  • The Art of Wind and Water:Shanghai

    2010-09-12 09:39

    Geomancy is a unique Chinese art of tying destiny with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth. A restaurant brings it a step closer to life. Shi Yingying reports.

  • Bubbly chasers to beat the heat:Hongkong

    2010-09-12 09:39

    It's late in summer but the heat shows no sign of letting up in Hong Kong. On the streets, it seems everyone is gulping huge cups of Taiwanese-style bubble tea, juices or coffee just to keep cool.

  • When white is actually quite pink

    2010-09-12 09:39

    The happy color of the wine advertises its characteristics.

  • It's Oktoberfest:Beijing

    2010-09-12 09:35

    The annual excuse to chug mug after mug of beer is back. Ye Jun does a quick spin around town to check out the best places for brew and grub because...

  • Cinema paradiso what happens when nostalgia meets reality

    2010-09-12 09:16

    Chinese films have undergone theatrical changes that some say reflect the leapfrog progress in the country. Qin Zhongwei and Han Bingbin investigate the dramatic developments.

  • Motives not as important as real actions

    2010-09-09 10:22

    Back in college, my roommates would make regular blood donations at a local Red Cross Blood Center.

  • Oh, to be mistaken for a Beijing'er

    2010-09-09 10:19

    I got into a taxi one day after work and recited my address to the driver. The loquacious, middle-aged man with a pronounced double chin turned around and asked: "Where are you from?"

  • Recession creates new trend in fashion shopping

    2010-09-10 09:14

    The U.S. recession has changed how people shop for fashion, with an eye for special pieces rather than trusty wardrobe basics, and top retail buyers say this trend is likely to last beyond an economic recovery.

  • The Ring sparkles

    2010-09-10 09:21

    A full cycle live production of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung to coincide with the Expo will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most opera fans.

  • Austrian kidnap memoir draws hundreds in Vienna

    2010-09-10 09:15

    Hundreds of fans of Natascha Kampusch crammed into a Vienna bookstore late on Thursday to hear the kidnap-victim-turned-author read from her newly published memoirs and recount her eight years of imprisonment.

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