On offer: Vietnam's homestyle fare

For Vietnamese food lovers - who form a substantial portion of foodies in Beijing - a new Vietnamese casual dining restaurant has just popped up in the Chinese capital.

Mexico's ancient beverage of pulque makes a comeback

Mexicans have been brewing pulque from the juice of cactus-like maguey plants for centuries, but the viscous, beer-like beverage fell out of favor starting in the 1970s as pulque got a bad reputation as a peasant's drink. The number of producers, consumers and bars known as "pulquerias" dwindled.

To Audrey with love: A designer's tribute

One of the fashion world's greatest platonic love stories almost never came to pass, when in the 1950s French couturier Hubert de Givenchy at first refused a request to design for Audrey Hepburn.

Pirelli's new 'feminist' calendar sexes up the wrinkles

Pirelli unveiled its feminist-friendly 2017 calendar last Tuesday with a galaxy of Hollywood stars daring to show their wrinkles and crow's feet to the camera.

Zone hopes for local livability to attract investors

Area focuses on advantageous industry for expansion, Tang Zhihao reports.

ifang improves residents' lives with projects

The Weifang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone has carried out a broad range of 41 projects to improve residents' well-being, bringing them real benefits.

New govt services more convenient

Han Peng, a resident of the Weifang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, got his business license from a storage box in the zone's government service center at noon on Oct 28, when all service staff members were off duty.

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Students get stress-buster

Dozens of students at Tsinghua University were practicing yoga in a stadium, with demonstrations by a yoga teacher onstage.

From yogis to barre lovers, 10 gift ideas for gym rats

Because golf balls and yoga mats are so predictable. From spinners to CrossFitters and all the barre lovers in between, here's a look at 10 gift ideas to keep every sweaty body in your life moving and motivated

Remember your pets when gift time comes

Pets are people, too - at least when it comes to holiday gifts.

Directors and stars reveal what they'd buy for a film buff

1 Damien Chazelle: The Whiplash and La La Land director reached back to his own filmmaking roots and recommended a Bolex camera, like the kind he used to make movies on. "To me, that's about returning to the basics. You just put a camera on your shoulder, you go out on the street, there's no sound, you just film whatever you see," Chazelle says. "Yeah, you can do it on your phone now, but I love the analog, I love the old fashioned, rusty old cameras. Maybe no one else does but I'd give them that." Vintage Bolex cameras can run around $400 on eBay.