Fusion Muslim chic hits Europe's streets

PARIS/ROTTERDAM: Clad in skinny jeans, wrap dresses and carefully sculpted headscarves, a generation of young Muslim women is making its mark on Europe's urban street culture, and influencing mainstream fashion.

Life Travel

10 tips for visiting Vancouver

NEW YORK: Unlike New Yorkers, Vancouverites don't grow up knowing they live in the best city on Earth; that is something they discover.

Blast from the past

PEENEMUENDE, Germany: The site where German scientists developed the notorious V2 rocket during World War II has become one of the country's most popular tourist attractions.

A taste of Asia in coastal Canada

Fusion is the operative word in restaurant-rich Vancouver.

Life Health

Secret to a sound sleep is elementary

Feng Shui is important in Taoism because it emphasizes the relationship between the environment and good health. Taoists believe that bad bedroom decoration can lead to poor sleep.

Handy Way to good health

More and more people are attracted to the health values of the old indigenous Chinese religion of Taoism today. Four years ago, Wang Chengya opened Beijing's first Taoist health club, which now already became a thriving hub for stressed-out city siders.

The yin and yang technique encourages harmony and balance with nature

In ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the Taoism were inseparably bound up in each other. Many Taoists were doctors, and nearly all doctors were Taoists.

A dose of TCM was just what the good doctor ordered

GUANGZHOU: When Jesse started suffering from a backache from the long hours he was spending in the office, he knew he might develop permanent problems if he didn't act soon.

Life Art

Brewing culture

On a big white screen in front of a hall decorated with traditional Chinese lanterns, tables and chairs, the Monkey King springs into the air and attacks the demon with his golden cudgel. To the accompaniment of local opera music and drumbeats, the demon retorts with a mouthful of fire.