VOice Of Debate

Singaporean star confident despite mixed reception at TV singing show, she tells Chen Nan.

Actress gains confidence in role of pop diva

Yaya DaCosta had to dig deep to reach the confidence radiated by Whitney Houston at her peak, especially on stage.

A few good ingredients

Restaurateur Sue Zhou knows every farmer who supplies her kitchen and visits their fields regularly. Mike Peters reports.

Would-be chef starts with offerings in private kitchen

When Beijing resident Cheng Gong saw a dark-blue tablecloth with a pattern of white fish in Wuzhen, an ancient town and tourism destination in East China's Zhejiang province, he bought it without a second thought.

Bird's nest goes grand

Finding fresh magic in Aida

'If this is the first production of the opera you've seen," boasts maestro Zubin Mehta of his imminent staging of Aida, "you will be disappointed when you see any other productions anywhere in the future."

Timeless Crucible themes familiar in China

The Crucible had such a faithful revival that not only was the cast pretty much the same as that of a decade ago - the last time it was presented in China - but one has a feeling that a significant portion of the audience were repeat attendees.

A tale of two cities

While China's Nanjing and Italy's Florence are geographically distant, both are beautiful and historical travel destinations. Du Xiaoying reports.

Explore 3 NYC Chinatowns: In Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan

Chinatown has long been a popular destination for tourists in Lower Manhattan. But visitors willing to explore the city's outer boroughs might consider a subway ride to neighborhoods in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, or Flushing, Queens, which are also home to large Asian populations and bustling commercial strips dotted with restaurants and shops.

Winter taking shape in Changchun

Santas, pandas and Ninja Turtles don't walk into a bar.

Rubbing shoulders with world celebrities at Wuxi's wax museum

Seeing The Hulk at the entrance of PinLa Star Wax Model Producing Pavilion was deja vu - it reminded me of my visit five years ago to the New York Madame Tussauds, the world-renowned wax museum where visitors are also greeted by the green giant.

At a Paris Flea Market, Tips for Treasure Hunters

St.-Ouen. The name made me shudder. Whenever visitors asked me to take them to that vast set of flea markets just north of the Paris city line, I did my best to divert them elsewhere.