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Robot makers positive amid rising labor costs

[2015-03-21 07:37]

A leading industry player, Harbin Boshi Automation Co Ltd aims to boost China's robot industry through independent innovation.

An olympic park anchors renewal

[2015-03-14 08:12]

Before London snagged the 2012 Olympic Games, Stratford - due east of Hackney, on the banks of the Lea River - was among the poorest areas of the capital, renowned mostly for its industrial pylons and its "fridge mountain," an imposing fortress of discarded appliances, along its waterfront.

Across water, land and air, high-tech Han show wows audiences

[2015-03-14 08:12]

Combining performance, waterworks machinery and intelligent control, the Han show in Wuhan, Hubei province, has been dubbed the most "high-tech" show in the world and wows audience as it challenges the limits of human performance.

Black beauty

[2015-03-14 08:12]

The view from the train window was breathtaking. I was enchanted - and I had not even arrived at my destination, the Black Forest region in Germany.

Luxury in the forest

[2015-03-14 08:12]

For a luxury spa experience, many hotels in the region provide private professional pampering. At the shore of the Lake Titisee, for example, Seehotel Wiesler attracts many visitors, not only for its roasted venison, but also the San Vino Spa.

Black Forest Card

[2015-03-14 08:12]

If you stay for two nights or more in the Black Forest, as most individual tourists do, you can get a Black Forest Card from any one of the more than 280 holiday accommodation properties.

A Love Letter to a Smelly Fruit

[2015-03-07 07:57]

When my friend Bob Halliday thinks about durians, the tropical fruit that some say smells like garbage, he not only salivates with delighted anticipation, but he also "foams like a geyser".

Turning apples into wine at Lake Chelan in the US

[2015-03-07 07:57]

When the apple market collapsed about 15 years ago in the region around Lake Chelan in central Washington state, a handful of farmers decided to make the transition from apples to grapes. Though the apple market has recovered, there has been no turning back for these erstwhile orchardists. Along the shores of Lake Chelan, wineries have been popping up as quickly as bubbles in a newly uncorked bottle of Champagne.

Sichuan with a twist

[2015-03-07 07:57]

In Beijing's growing gastronomic scene, there never seems to be a shortage of fine dining options for Mediterranean cuisines. But if you are looking for a posh dining spot highlighting Sichuan cuisine, Transit is the place to go.

Eat Beat

[2015-03-07 07:57]

Women's Day special

Lead low I like, high I dislike

[2015-02-28 08:04]

Joy Bryant, an actress and former fashion model, said, "I kind of do high-low style a lot."

Best bets

[2015-02-28 08:04]

NCPA Opera Commission Rickshaw Boy in Beijing

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