Arctic monkeys are stating the freezing obvious

Northerners probably don't need reminding that it's been a bit nippy recently. Those who still find themselves shoveling snow or thawing numbed limbs may be consoled to hear that their pain was shared by the citizens of the south. In fact, things were so bad down here that the Hong Kong Observatory felt moved to issue one of its knee-trembling Cold Weather Warnings for the benefit of the uncomprehending populous.

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Temple of Heaven cultural circle to emerge

The government of Chongwen District in Beijing is committed to building the Cultural Circle of the Temple of Heaven, in order to develop the economy while preserving local characteristics, as the capital city advances the strategy of "accelerating the development of South Beijing" in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, said the 2007 Chongwen government work report.

Making social security a reality

Chongwen District will speed up efforts to develop various social undertakings and make the social security system fully functional, to ensure that local residents live well-off lives.

Intensive face-lift for Chongwen

As an old district of Beijing, Chongwen had a large number of buildings that had become unsafe over the years, so its task of restructuring these buildings was more challenging than that of any other urban district.

It is boom time in capital's old district

Chongwen District of Beijing has seen rapid economic growth and considerable success in various social undertakings over the past three years, according to the local government's 2007 work report.

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The year designers grew up

PARIS: The month-long marathon of fashion shows ended in Paris on Sunday, and with it came the sense that the fashion industry was shaking off certain habits dominating it for the past decade, to the detriment of the business and consumers.

Foreign Husbands make model Toms

Tom Husband has been turning heads since he came to Beijing, though that's not what he wanted to do. The tall Briton actually came to China to teach English but fate had something else in store for him: modeling.

'Gang rape' ad ban sees D&G slammed

ROME: A controversial ad by the fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana suggesting gang rape has been banned from Italian publications, an advertising watchdog said.

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