Haute Couture Ambition

For a while now, Chinese magnates have been investing overseas in everything from castles to wineries. And now there is one more thing to add to that list: haute couture.

Wearable devices can help you deal with UV exposure

Wearable devices have just ventured into a new area: beauty.

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Fish quest

It is said that about one-third of Shanghai people have origins in Ningbo, a coastal city in Zhejiang province. I am one of them - my grandfather moved his family from Ningbo to Shanghai in the 1940s, when the two cities already enjoyed an easy connection by water.

Put on your sunglasses for 'sexy' pinot noir

A Chinese duck has changed Karen MacNeil's perspective on cabernet sauvignon forever.

Culinary stars converging on Beijing for Italian food feast

Next week, Beijing fans of Italian food may think they've stumbled onto the set of Who's Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?. Like in that 1978 film, a star chef with a grand accent can be found in every direction if you're eating in one of the capital's top Italian restaurants.

Beyond counting sheep

Sleep problems are common, especially in a fast-paced society where people are stressed about work.

Anger therapy booming in City of Angels

Bernard Minor spent 26 years behind bars for murdering a drug dealer who owed him $400. Now, the ex-con spends his days teaching others to keep their rage in check, one of the swelling ranks of America's anger therapists.

Rocking Fatherhood covers ear infections, egg poaching and more

Before parenthood, Chris Kornelis rocked it as a music writer for Seattle Weekly. Two kids later, he's still making a living as a writer, a freelancer, and recently added a new book to his resume, a how-to guide for dads-to-be who want to stay cool.

Banking on help from Hollywood

Zheng Jun, one of China's rockers from mid-1990s, says he's now an "animation expert".

Fans in for treat as producers move to exploit opportunity

World of Warcraft fan Yan Feng has had a replica of Frost-mourne, one of the online game's most powerful weapons, in his Beijing apartment for years.

Quality vs money

China is the world's second-largest market for films but money alone isn't doing it, two new reports on the industry point out.