Bad timing, jokes that fall flat or an audience that just doesn't get it; such occupational hazards can lead to a slow, painful "stage death" for the stand-up comic.
A Chinese/English version of the Arctic Voyage Guide (The Northeast Passage) will be published in July, aiming to enhance navigation safety for national and international vessels traveling in the Arctic.
If you think of baijiu, the typical Chinese spirit, as burning your throat, fouling your nostrils and offending your taste buds, read on, for your impression is a grave injustice to the country's national drink that should soon be dispelled.
Restaurateur Michelle Garnaut helped reinvent the historic Bund waterfront as a premium location for eateries and nightclubs in Shanghai by opening M on the Bund in 1999, a move that also earned her a privileged place in Nicholas Lander's book The Art of the Restaurateur.
Skyscrapers, software and digital devices are similar across the globe. But while the world becomes more homogenized, there's an equally strong counter-force seeking the roots and characters of different cultures.
Region promises 33 percent annual growth until the end of the decade, government says
When Marc Mancini first arrived at Shanghai Maritime University, he was impressed by its size.
New companies, investors provide prescription for major change in medical services
The pressure of daily life is sending more Chinese overseas for a wide variety of treatments, especially wellness care at overseas resort-style facilities. Thailand's Chiva-Som resort, the Mulia Resort & Villa in Bali, the Fusion Maia Resort in Vietnam and Japan's Hoshino Resorts are among those popular destinations.
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