"Can you cook breakfast?" That's the question Korean mothers routinely ask before marrying off their sons to the future daughter-in-law - a subtle yardstick for judging the girl's wife hood.
Chef Jackie Fong brings a repertoire of Cantonese delicacies to the newly renovated Chinese restaurant in Beijing's Renaissance Capital Hotel. The most satisfying mouthfuls at a recent menu tasting may have been poured from a teapot: double-boiled conch and black truffle soup (260 yuan or $39 per person). Hong Kong native Fong says the real thing is hard to find in Beijing because it takes hours to make properly. Variations on the savory theme include fish maw and black truffle; and crocodile meat, fritillary bulbs and double coconut.
Got a live carp in your bathtub? Planning on losing a day to food prep for the October Jewish holidays?
German physicist Peter Grunberg, who won the Nobel Prize in 2007 along with fellow French-born scientist Albert Fert for their work in the field of magnetism, has always urged Chinese researchers to target "simple but important discoveries".
The Long March isn't just a Chinese story. It's a universal legacy.
It was once a gynecology ward in a hospital in southern Paris. Now, it is 26-year-old Margot's art studio.
For years a Golden Week was a time to celebrate a box-office bonanza, but the National Day holiday is seeing its gilt edge fade.
Every day as Peng Yibo works on a film or television series set, the 10-year-old is never far from his father's sight.
Steven Spielberg is often perceived as a symbol of Hollywood - both for those who love it and those who revile it.
Ma Yun, aka Jack Ma, is again showing his ambition to be part of the world movie business.
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