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Tuning in to the Top 40
No matter where you go in Beijing you'll see people with earphones in. Many of them are loyal listeners of HitFM88.7, the first and only Top 40 Formula Radio in China.
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Wham, glam, thank you ma'am
T he curtain closed on the China International Fashion Week at the Beijing Hotel after nine days on Sunday. The week, billed as China's biggest fashion event, brought together 30 top fashion designers and makeup stylists, over 100 new designers and 27 fashion lines from 20 countries and regions and 25 sizzling shows.
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Trotting out the teeny weenies
Swimming suits and lingerie shows always catch the limelight at fashion weeks. Last Wednesday, in the Beijing Hotel, contestants from the Hosa Cup Swim Suits Design Final and the debut show of 2007 Odifen Lingerie Innovative Design Contest, provided an extravaganza of sexy bikinis, beach suits and lingerie, sizzling and scorching the catwalks of China Fashion Week.
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Seafood and eat it
If you are trying to figure out where to go for a good dinner on Friday evening, this might help: weekend seafood buffet designed for a carefree Friday evening at the Caf Restaurant of Days Hotel & Suites Beijing.
Want tuna? Try this big kahuna Food
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Magic Mediterranean morsels
The opening of Crystal , a restaurant offering Mediterranean cuisine, adds a new flavor to the variety of foods in the capital. Mediterranean cuisine includes food styles from Spain, Portugal, Morocco, as well as some Arabic countries, as well as a number of European countries such as Italy and France. The food at Crystal reflects many of the styles from these countries.
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Getting down and dirty
They call this the Great Chinese Dream; the adventurer's equivalent of the American Dream; to arrive in China, begin a business, and to make it rich. For 36-year-old Australian Kris Ryan, he hit the grand slam of all Chinese Dreams; operating multiple business enterprises within Beijing's five Rings. In the Great Chinese Dream, all it takes is a little guanxi.
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Planting the seeds of soul
With the enthralling rapping of Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and the exciting drumming of Ahmir "Truest Love" Thompson, the Roots (pictured), the Grammy-winning hip-hop group, will hit Beijing on April 17.
Tight curls and sax appeal Art
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Rockers stand up for a sick veteran
Rock music, a young and volatile import to China in the 1980s, subtly reflects our society's changes in a unique way. People still can recall the huge success of the first rock music album in China, Rock 'n' Roll On the New Long March by Chinese rock guru Cui Jian in 1987.
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Something to shout about
As Beijing's weather warms up this month spirited city dwellers will be heading to the capital's parks to take part in everything from group sing-a-longs to yo-yo competitions. Below, we give a taste of what to expect - and how to join in the fun.
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Shopping's rise and malls
Beijing is gaining new fame as a shoppers' paradise, with numerous malls sprouting up across the city and more in the pipeline in the run-up to the Olympic Games. It is said that the number of malls will reach its peak by 2008, and the sector is now entering a new period of development.
Shopping brief
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Acting on instinct
A son leans on the door and chats with his father. That is a scene from Lunar Eclipse (1998), the first scene Wu Chao has ever acted in his life. "I was nervous and didn't know what to do in front of the camera," Wu said. "I had no concept for acting in the film; I was just like a piece of white paper then." Almost ten years past, the actor can still recall that special moment.
The golden girl returns
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