Museum struggles for more space

It is one of the greatest and most visited art museums in the world, and the only one in an old railway station.

Henan to host the country's first biennale on ceramics with 800 items

Long known for its porcelain ware produced in the kilns of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Central China's Henan province is now set to hold a ceramics biennale.

Too close to call

Within half an hour on Nov 30, I went on a personal roller coaster between feeling mildly good about myself to feeling duped.

African students learn kung fu and Chinese in Tianjin

Last year, when Makina Eunice Agmes graduated in international law from university in Uganda, she realized she needed to learn more to get a satisfactory job in the field.

Relax at a Taoist refuge

It was like time travel when we set foot at the Oriental Salt Lake Resort.

Watch whales from a beach town where kings were born

The beach town of Lahaina in western Maui was once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, a place where kings were born. It became a key port at the height of the 19th century whaling boom.

Tommy Hilfiger says you can be too popular

Sometimes, there is such a thing as being too popular, Tommy Hilfiger says, explaining that after his label's crazy romp in the 1990s, he had to reinvent the brand.

Campus critters are nuts for Penn State's 'Squirrel Girl'

Penn State students know her as the Squirrel Whisperer, or even Squirrel Girl. Which suits Mary Krupa just fine.

Eco-fashion hot in Guizhou

remote villages of Southwest China. Kelvin Chan reports.

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Brand grows along with business lifestyle

The brand Montblanc has been known in China for its writing tools and leather goods. But, the German company also produces jewelry, fragrances, eyewear and luxury watches.

Dali homecoming

Like author Zhang Mei, I am fascinated by Chief Li, the ethnic Bai leader of the Stone Dragon Village. It's a tiny place, with about a thousand folks tucked into the mountains near Dali in Yunnan province.