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Land's diverse riches await to be unveiled

India's amazing and varied natural, cultural, and religious heritage offers you everything you could ever want in a holiday. From the moment you arrive to be greeted by a graceful namaste, a gesture that denotes both welcome and respect, you are on your way to one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.

Life Travel

Skiing is believing

AVORIAZ, France: Perched high on a cliff face, at the heart of one of the biggest ski networks in the world, the resort of Avoriaz was 40 this weekend, a witness to the ups and downs of the snow industry in the French Alps.

Life Health

Growing interest

According to China Care Net of Traditional Chinese Medicine, foreigners began coming to China to study TCM in the 1950s, with no more than 10 people every year.

New hope for cancer patients

Chinese patients are beginning to benefit from a powerful "biological missile" against their cancer and other serious diseases, although the new product has still a long way to go before its use becomes widespread.

What's up, doc?

HANGZHOU: He checks the pulse of his patients using traditional pressure points, and writes out meticulous prescriptions in Chinese.

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Life People

A cut above the rest

Every morning, old man Jing Kui takes a stroll through the hutongs of Houhai, and the first thing he does after returning to his low, red-brick house is wind his old clock. The clock has always been five minutes slow and has been a constant companion for much of the 93-year-old's life.

Viva la difference in taste and time

GUANGZHOU: Fate is a funny thing. When chef Hamont Madani was working in high-end hotel in Paris six months ago, little did he know his career would take him halfway around the world to one Guangzhou's most iconic landmarks.