Why ugliness is in the eye of the beholder

BERLIN: Are my breasts too small or my legs too heavy? Many women often ask themselves such questions and sometimes even spend days in complete doubt that anything about them is attractive.

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Charity Supplement & HSBC

Touching hearts with community service

Li Rongzhi from Henan Province had trouble making ends meet when she first migrated to Beijing.

Making the world a better place

For Zhang Shengyuan, a local fisherman in Honghu Lake, Hubei Province, his life was radically transformed by HSBC.

Education as foundation of social development

If it weren't for HSBC, Xiao Zhao (not his real name), who had to drop out of junior middle school, would not have had such a smooth going in his job hunt amid the feverish scramble for jobs in May.

Life Expat

Global village

Beijing

Soldier of diplomacy from the land of cheese and chocolate

Andrea Jacomelli is part of a phenomenon known as the "fifth Switzerland". The Beijing-based international affairs expert is part of the 10 percent of Swiss who live abroad. But despite having spent the past 11 years traveling the world, Jacomelli's loyalties lie firmly with his Central European homeland.

Expetriates

When Birgit Eberlein and her family traded their Berlin home for a Beijing one, they had one outstanding dilemma: how to bring along Buddy, their beloved family pet. "The idea to take him was to make the children happy and that was really important as a family to take him with us," she says.

Sports

Amateur video shows Kobe in different light

LOS ANGELES: A amateur video of Kobe Bryant badmouthing the Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum is being made available to internet users on a pay-per-view basis.