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Photo: A model presents a creation by Y-Vison Homme during Shanghai Fashion Week in Shanghai on Saturday.

Bilingual News: One in three homeowners admit they regularly "spy" on their neighbors, it has emerged. And nearly half say they peek from behind the curtains whenever they hear goings-on in their street. Almost 50 per cent of people surveyed said they could recite the times their neighbors leave and return from work and spot a new car immediately, with a fifth noticing if a stranger visits.

Buzzword: A person who engages in "stage-phoning" is someone who talks loudly on their cellphone in a deliberate attempt to attract the interest and attention of people around them. Such individuals appear to be behaving as if they are giving a performance, with the cellphone as a theatrical prop, hence the use of the word "stage".