Q & A >> Salim Al Jabri, Oman beach volleyball team official

It seems that you want to have a local mobile phone number. Have you got it? And how is the service at the telecommunications desk?

Birthdays

Athletes born on Nov 15

Medal hopes high for new events at the Asiad

From the press

Formidable China threatens to spike

From the blogs

Head coach of the Chinese synchronized swimming team

Around Guangzhou

ATTRACTIONS

HK pitch packs punch

Fok hopes bid will foster sports development and benefit people

Diving queen's 'king' looks to BMX success

Guangzhou - Kenneth Fok, deputy-head of Hong Kong's delegation at the Asian Games, is perhaps better known as the boyfriend of China's "diving queen," Guo Jingjing.

STYLE on film

ballet dancers jump, pirouette and return to ground with an elegant twist. The next minute, a man sits, needle in hand, sewing a leather bag. The eclectic frames are from the short video An Italian Dream, co-produced by the luxury label Tod's and the Teatro alla Scala (the Scala Theater). Directed by Matthias Zentner and choreographed by Gianluca Schiavoni, the film showcases the traditional culture of Italy.

Footloose and fancy-free shoes

These fashion selections will keep you snug and snappy as the cold weather settles in. Gan Tian has the list.

CHESTNUTS ROASTING ...

When yellow-orange hues color the trees in the city, it signals the time for delicious sugar-roasted chestnuts. All over Beijing now, the smoky scents advertise the proliferation of places selling chestnuts, and some of stalls are time-honored favorites. Just a few meters away from touristy Nanluogu Xiang is the capital's most celebrated roasted chestnut stall ?Qiulixiang. Its Old Beijing pedigree lends a vintage flair to the stall, emphasized by its intricately carved wooden panels and red-tiled roof.

A night out at the movies with coffee

It is Tuesday night and 15 young people are squeezed into Caf Chabrol, a cozy coffee bar located at 93 Jing'an Villa, a minute's walk from Westgate Mall, one of the most dazzling shopping centers in downtown Shanghai.