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Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Slideshow: From a dog fashion show in New York to a Belarusian training field, enjoy a selection of shots that celebrate man's best friend.

Buzzwords: Smize, which means to smile with your eyes, as coined by supermodel Tyra Banks on her TV show America's Next Top Model.

Bilingual: Parents seem to be looking in an unusual place for inspiration for baby names this year - smartphones and iPads. The number of babies named after Apple products, such as Apple, Siri and Mac, has soared this year, parenting advice site BabyCenter has reported.

Culture: Learn about Feng Menglong, a Chinese vernacular writer and poet of the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Most of his literary work was in editing and compiling histories and almanacs, as well as novels such as Pingyao Zhuan and Qing Shi.

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Pictures: A British man has built a treehouse hideaway that features a home cinema and a hot tub.

(China Daily 12/05/2012 page2)