Life People

Legal eagle waiting for the right time to buy

Young lawyer Chen Mingliang and his new wife are breaking tradition and are doing what most young Chinese newlyweds are not doing. They are still living in a rented apartment.

Property particulars

A central bank survey conducted in 50 cities in late February showed home buyer willingness in the first quarter had dropped 1 percent compared to the last quarter. However, the Beijing market bucked this trend, rising 1 percent compared to that of last quarter.

Capital investment

The four-day Beijing Spring Property Fair opened last week and was a noisy and crowded scene. Advertising leaflets were handed to visitors wandering the hall. Home sellers took every possible means to lure more visitors, either inviting beautiful models dressed in mini-skirts, or hiring salesman to stand up in the middle of the pathway striking up a conversation with the passers-by, or providing a free shuttle bus for people to visit their new buildings.

Immigrants the new lifeblood of US cities abandoned by locals

Washington: Immigration is helping to keep America's big cities vibrant and alive, buffering major metropolitan areas from a slow drain in population as long-time residents move out, new data released on Thursday by the US Census Bureau shows.

Life Style

Celebrity clothing or cloning?

LONDON: Am I the only female not prepared to queue in my "fashion-forward" cork wedges for the honor of buying "exclusive" togs from the forthcoming celebrity ranges? If you like that kind of thing, there are a few coming up: Kate Moss for Topshop, Madonna for H&M and Lily Allen for New Look.

Bobby makes a comeback

COLOGNE: The new darling among women is Bob. Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has fallen for him and in the spring, a lot of fashion-conscious women will most certainly follow suit.

Searching for the perfect wedding destination

NEGRIL, Jamaica: The first time Gerri Carr got married, she took a traditional route big Catholic church, packed pews, and a near panic attack before she walked down the aisle.

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Life Health

Tiger, thou art but a mouse

TCM practitioner and rheumatism expert Zhou Naiyu always turned to tiger bone for her prescriptions in the 1980s. But the 1993 ban on trading in tiger products has led to this ingredient disappearing from TCM prescriptions.