Special Supplement: Brand building boosts port development

YANTAI: "Vehicle loading network", a load-unload approach invented by Longkou Port, was put into practice at the beginning of last month.

Opportunity rocks

Ever seen that film clip for the Guns 'N' Roses song Welcome to the Jungle? You know, the one where Axl Rose steps off the bus as a naive, innocent country boy looking to join a band in the big city? Well, that may happen regularly in Los Angeles, but it's unlikely that many expats head to China looking to spread their musical wings (unless they play in a concerto).

Special Supplement: The Keda Group recipe for success

Liu Shuangmin, 57, is the president of Dongying Keda Group, an enterprise with an annual production value of over 8 billion yuan. The prosperous group started out as a small-sized engineering team established by Liu more than 20 years ago in Dongying, East China's Shandong Province.

Life Travel

Secret tarts are still melting hearts

LISBON: The coffee machine hisses, dishes clatter, and a buzz of voices fills the room. It is early in the morning and Lisbon's Cafe Nicola is already busy: Businesspeople are poring over newspapers, retired people are sipping coffee.

Miss this volcanic paradise and you'll be spewing

LA FORTUNA, Costa Rica: Costa Rica offers a wealth of flora and fauna to visitors without forcing them to endure days of marching through thick jungle.

The great walk

A tear rolls slowly down Liu Yurong's cheek, her large, dark eyes betraying a quiet sorrow. "It is my birthday today," the 25-year-old says. A biting wind stings her face as she stands above a deep gorge beside the ancient Great Wall at Ningwuguan, North China's Shanxi Province.

Life Health

The beauty of tradition

Dozens of needles pierced Zhang Xing's belly. In just a few months, the young man's waistline has shrunk about 50 centimeters thanks to traditional acupuncture treatment.

Why stress is good for you

LONDON: Just put in a stressful 60-hour week? Some people would say that's a good thing - and not just your slave-driver boss. In fact, while almost three-quarters of employees admit to being stressed at work, more than half think that this is by no means a problem. Not only is stress at work conductive to quality performance, they say - it even aids relaxation once you've clocked off for the day.

Breast-fed children are smarter because of gene

LONDON: A very common gene can help explain why breast-fed babies tend to grow up to be more intelligent than those raised exclusively on bottled milk.

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