LISBON: The coffee machine hisses, dishes clatter, and a buzz of voices fills the room. It is early in the morning and Lisbon's Cafe Nicola is already busy: Businesspeople are poring over newspapers, retired people are sipping coffee.
LA FORTUNA, Costa Rica: Costa Rica offers a wealth of flora and fauna to visitors without forcing them to endure days of marching through thick jungle.
A tear rolls slowly down Liu Yurong's cheek, her large, dark eyes betraying a quiet sorrow. "It is my birthday today," the 25-year-old says. A biting wind stings her face as she stands above a deep gorge beside the ancient Great Wall at Ningwuguan, North China's Shanxi Province.
Dozens of needles pierced Zhang Xing's belly. In just a few months, the young man's waistline has shrunk about 50 centimeters thanks to traditional acupuncture treatment.
LONDON: Just put in a stressful 60-hour week? Some people would say that's a good thing - and not just your slave-driver boss. In fact, while almost three-quarters of employees admit to being stressed at work, more than half think that this is by no means a problem. Not only is stress at work conductive to quality performance, they say - it even aids relaxation once you've clocked off for the day.
LONDON: A very common gene can help explain why breast-fed babies tend to grow up to be more intelligent than those raised exclusively on bottled milk.
SHANGHAI: "I see myself as half-Chinese, half-Australian. Therefore I wanted to be the link between the West and the East." A comment like this may seem rather ambitious for most people, yet from the mouth of Australian-born Chinese celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, it's not that farfetched.
SHANGHAI: Gary Locke, the first Chinese American governor in the United States, now enjoys the shift from the limelight to a private life, but he remains active in public affairs and participates in numerous Sino-American exchanges.
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