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Fight smog at dinner?

Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe - and to love mackerel.

Sweets to entice the Easter bunny

Sunday's religious holiday is a feast day in the most delicious sense. Easter, in fact, may be the biggest brunch day of the year. Here in China, your favorite posh hotel or Western restaurant will surely offer a nice brunch spread or Easter afternoon tea. Beijing's Conrad hotel does both, with brunch on Sunday and afternoon tea through April 19. The latter is 198 yuan ($29) per person plus service charge, and it includes a cup of coffee or tea with chocolate eggs and bunnies, traditional Easter cakes and beautiful meringues that will entice sweet-toothed nibblers of any age.

Marmite may be brain food, study says

PARIS - In a world bitterly divided into pro - and anti-Marmite factions, lovers of the tangy British spread have found support from an unexpected quarter: brain science.

Story of change

James Stent insists China is not heading for a banking or financial crisis any time soon. The 71-year-old veteran banker says those who argue this underestimate the ability of China's financial managers to deal with the current pressing issues.

U Htin Kyaw unveils father's book in China

Min Thu Wun's Affinity with China - a book in Chinese and Burmese - was unveiled by the President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw in Beijing on Sunday.

Jiangsu anti-graft official's new work draws from real cases

When he was just another young man from the countryside, his girlfriend, an urban woman, betrayed him after he failed the college entrance examination.

Visual feast ahead

The Chinese capital will soon see a flood of internationally acclaimed movies and global film talent thanks to the upcoming Seventh Beijing International Film Festival from April 16 to 23.

Chinese directors set to pick best domestic film

Which domestic film is the best in the eyes of Chinese directors? The answer will be revealed at the upcoming Eighth China Film Directors' Guild Awards.

Spy stories get new lease of life on the small screen

From conspiracies to action, television series based on spy stories have long been a popular genre on China's small screen.

Revival of creativity

Over the past decade, Wang Shu has been nurturing Chinese architects, on an idyllic land on the outskirts of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.

Zhu Pei brings modern Chinese architecture to Berlin

Named one of the "five greatest architects under 50" by the Huffington Post, Zhu Pei is credited with offering solutions to the challenges of ongoing urbanization in China.