Follow Your OWN Rules

Chinese designers should now aspire for individualism like Western designers do, Ma Yanli, a former supermodel tells Andrew Moody and Yan Dongjie.

Wearable technology on the rise in China

With the technology-themed Met Gala red carpet held in New York earlier this week, "smart tech" has become a buzzword in the fashion industry.

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Chasing perfection in the kitchen

Being a celebrity chef is nice, Britain's Jason Atherton tells Xu Junqian, but spending more time in his kitchens from London to Shanghai is what keeps him on his game.

Jianbing team ready to take egg pancakes abroad

Most fast-talking guys from the US state of Florida are selling beachfront condominiums or time shares.

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Lending ahand

A private facility is doing its bit to help as autism afflicts a growing number of children in China. Wang Zhen in Beijing and Liu Mingtai in Jilin report.

Chinese obstetrician battles cancer with Tunisia on hermind

When speaking of Guo Luping, a doctor who saved the lives of his wife and son during childbirth a few years ago, Yan Xiaojun, a man from Xinyu city, in East China's Jiangxi province, can't help but feel sad.

Caribbean flavors shine at capital culture fest

The history of the Caribbean is one of migrations and with that came a fusion of cultures, traditions and flavors. That's why Caribbean cuisine represents a rich fusion of cooking traditions and flavors of the indigenous peoples as well as centuries of migrants from Africa, India, China, Europe and the Middle East, according to organizers of last weekend's Caribbean Food and Cultural Festival in Beijing.

Economic fallout as Thailand looks after the elderly

Thai civil servant Supapan Pullbangyung spends just under half of her salary on caring for her 75-year-old father, who suffers from diabetes and dementia.

Creating magic on screen

With two Oscar-nominated films and a hit animation movie in China under his belt, Mark Osborne can easily stay in his comfort zone.

Song of Phoenix to hit screens 2 years after director's death

Two years after prominent filmmaker Wu Tianming's death, his last directorial work will debut in the country's cinemas on Friday.