Milan fashion week presents mixed bag

Milan rang in its fashion week with something old, and something new, and some still on the cusp.

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Whistling meadows

At 7 am daily, lawyer Kui Jiliang puts on his designer suit to head to work in downtown Beijing. But before that, for about 15 minutes, he practices khoomei, an ancient throat-singing technique of the ethnic Mongolians and Tuvans, in which the vocalist is able to sing in two voices simultaneously.

Giving a voice to sound

Chinese singer Zhu Zheqin, better known as Dadawa, continues to push boundaries in the art world, this time with a new exhibition titled Sense of Hearing: Dadawa's Participative Sound Field.

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

Shanghai

When sex brings down the rich and famous

While the Chinese government's crackdown on official corruption is creating a lot of smoke, it is the crackdown on vice, especially when it involves showbusiness personalities, that is the real sizzle.

Posters provide window into 'cultural revolution'

On a recent Saturday night, I did some moon gazing by the Huangpu, Shanghai's arterial river, and although I couldn't sight any werewolf as part of my lunar fantasy, I almost drowned in a sea of Chinese tourists at the Bund.

A rise in fallen stars

The prostitution scandal that has embroiled Golden Bear-winning director Wang Quan'an may cast a long shadow over the country's entertainment industry, insiders say.

Friends fans flock to New York pop-up cafe

Obsessed Friends fans on Wednesday mobbed a pop-up replica of the coffeehouse from the hit comedy series, some even camping out over-night for some free java and a healthy dose of nostalgia.

Homemade helicopter helps wedding take off

It was a fairytale wedding - with a contemporary twist.

Fighter at heart

There's probably no better advertisement for Vincent Soberano's business than the man himself.

DiCaprio joins UN campaign

Leonardo DiCaprio will address world leaders at a United Nations climate summit next week as the new "UN messenger of peace" with focus on climate change, the UN chief said on Tuesday.