Monologues drama shines a light on 'leftover' women and the pressure to marry, The Associated Press reports.
The Salzburg Festival, despite looming financial worries, got off to a thundering start on Sunday with an opera by the city's favorite son Mozart, kicking off a monthlong program of culture and glamor.
Recycled materials allow fashionistas to stay on-trend while being mindful of the environment. Tiffany Tan chats with Miss Earth China 2013 about a Shanghai-based fashion brand that is making bikinis from recycled plastic bottles.
Because polyester makes up a huge chunk of the global fiber market, recycling it is gentler on the environment than producing brand-new polyester.
When Jacopo Etro traveled to Lijiang in southwestern China's Yunnan province some 15 years ago, the city was so underdeveloped that the hotel where he stayed had rain pouring in the lobby through an unrepaired roof.
Wang Xiaolu believes the latest economic data provides evidence the Chinese economy is rebalancing.
StarTimes, the pay TV operator, recently tempted subscribers in Nigeria with a very enticing offer.
Zhang Min would be very happy to be able to buy a 250-milliliter bottle of Spanish olive oil for what he pays for a 2,500-milliliter bottle of peanut oil.
It is something countless British technology startups face: in a tightened economy, despite insisting they expect their revenue to grow quickly, the chances of getting sufficient funding are slim.
"I think there is little question that rebalancing is happening. It was always going to happen in my view. The only questions were how and how quickly."
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