Feel-good brand selling smiles

The Smiley Company, the owner of the smiling face image, is on the lookout to cooperate with Chinese designers and artists.

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Moderation trumps prejudice

Amid the shock and anger arising from the Kunming terrorist attack comes a new voice of rationality, a grassroots effort to separate the terrorists from the masses who reside in Xinjiang.

Researchers find birds of a unique feather

A small, perching bird whose habitat is mainly in China, surprisingly has a newly conspicuous place in the tree of life of birds. Researchers from five countries, including China, have discovered that the spotted wren-babbler (Spelaeornis formosus) belongs to a unique family of birds containing just one species.

Fish tale

Can a man create sushi so impressive that it's worth flying to Japan for lunch? Eric Jou packs a bag and finds out in Tokyo.

The duck's just the start of chef's broad Chinese menu

An odd thing happens when you order the Peking duck at Jing Yaa Tang: When the armada of plates arrives at the table, it's not the succulent meat that draws your eye first - it's the pancakes. They look almost fluffy, curling slightly at the edges. You know right away that you won't be struggling to pull them apart while that delicious meat gets cold.

Guangzhou savors old-fashioned Cantonese fare

When Pacific Place first opened in Hong Kong in the late 1980s, one of its most highly anticipated restaurants was Man Ho in JW Marriott Hotel. The characters Man Ho represent the name that Marriott goes by in Chinese, and naturally it was the five-star hotel's signature restaurant.

Wellness on the road

Keeping fit while traveling can be a problem if you want to travel light. But one hotel, at least, has solved the problem for its guests by pairing up with a sports brand. Xu Lin reports from Singapore.

A glorious return to the Lion City

The Westin Singapore is back, at a coveted location not far from where it first commanded attention in the Lion City. It is difficult to resist the glamour of Singapore with its fine cuisine, shopping, sightseeing and the famous integrated resorts with their casinos.

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Heavy metal magic

Celebrity Chinese pianist Lang Lang was in his hotel room in Rome on the phone to Lars Ulrich, drummer in heavy metal band Metallica, when he made a promise.

Managing cultural assets starts with a head count

To better manage the nation's fine art storage, the Ministry of Culture has started a census of collections at all State-owned art institutions nationwide. The census will stretch until the end of 2016.