Building on the right packaging
[2008-08-16 08:01]Look around Beijing and it will be obvious why the Olympics is not just the greatest sporting event, but also one that offers the best packaging. Think of the red-stamped Beijing Games logo and its five lucky Fuwa mascots, now inextricably linked with the five Olympic Rings.
Choosing to take the green route
[2008-07-02 07:40]I came this close to owning one of the most coveted sports cars back in Singapore. Think "P", as in German powered. But I had to give up that motorist's dream when I decided to come and work in Beijing.
Not just a spice, but the very spirit of Sichuan
[2008-06-11 15:47]I never know what to order at Chinese restaurants in Beijing. So the first question from friends I dine with is almost always: "Do you take spicy stuff?"
A Singaporean's 'journey to the north'
[2008-04-22 10:52]"You're here to climb the mountain?" the owner of the roadside hun tun (dumpling soup) stall asks me in the city of Tai'an, Shandong province.
Table tennis ruling seen as restrictive
[2008-03-20 07:19]When Chinese-born table tennis player Li Jiawei lost the match for a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics four years ago, many in her adopted home of Singapore wept with her.
Time to take stake in water
[2008-03-11 07:18]From the highest levels of government to the homes of residents, the future of China's water needs is at a turning point.
The single question on everyone's lips
[2008-01-22 21:47]My single status has become a tasty topic for lunchtime buddies. "So what's your type?" they ask.
