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Xidan strides onto the catwalk

Xidan, a business area well known in Beijing as a shopping paradise, is aiming to become an international fashion hub in the near future.

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An all-white adventure

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Coffee comes with a taste of the future

Steeped in medieval European mystique, Gypsy culture and the occult, tarot cards are certainly not something one would expect to be popular in China. However, just as Westerners may be drawn to the foreign allure of the I Ching and fengshui, young Chinese are becoming more curious about this Western divination tool.

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Beyond the Sacred

With tourism in nearby Siem Reap developing at an exponential rate over the past 20 years, the city now boasts a solid infrastructure of services and facilities to keep up with the increase in visitors. Luxury hotels are as ubiquitous as backpacker hostels; championship golf courses and horseback riding are welcome distractions and art and cultural sites abound beyond the walls of Angkor.

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Faces of Taiwan

You cannot escape the presence of tourists from the Chinese mainland at all the most prominent tourist landmarks. Busloads of eager visitors often overwhelm with their strident presence at the must-see, must-do routes of Sun Moon Lake, Alishan and the Museum of Taipei.

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Louisville Slugger

The town baseball team's name, the Louisville Bats, is synonymous with the mighty wood that Babe Ruth and many others used to smack home runs into history. So why is the team mascot a fuzzy flying mammal?

It's that time: Run for the roses in Kentucky

The world's eyes are on Louisville this weekend for Sunday's "Run for the Roses," also known as the Kentucky Derby and "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports". About 10,000 people watched the first race in 1875 - today, the Kentucky Derby draws an annual average of 150,000 visitors: locals, out-of-towners, celebrities, presidents (Richard Nixon in 1969) and the horsier members of royal families.