Company unveils red celery
2010-10-19 08:57:57
A Florida-based produce company is looking to titillate the eye and the taste buds by offering a new red-colored celery to give a "colorful crunch" to salads and dips.
Japan recruits foreigners to improve its travel advice
2010-10-19 08:57:47
Japan is planning to recruit dozens of foreigners to visit the country and give advice on how to make things more travel-friendly for non-Japanese speaking visitors even as it aims for higher tourist numbers.
German "heatball" wheeze outwits EU light bulb ban
2010-10-18 09:04:29
A German entrepreneur is bypassing a European Union ban on light bulbs of more than 60 watts by marketing his own brand as mini heaters.
Stranded the middle of nowhere, with Miss World
2010-10-18 09:24:52
I've always been a bit leery of leaving Beijing during the Golden Weeks.
The Gulou gets a reprieve
2010-10-18 09:24:52
Several years ago, many of the Dashilar's historic hutong neighborhoods were torn down to make way for redevelopment.
Staying warm without frozen accounts
2010-10-18 09:24:52
As temperatures drop, heating bills are set to skyrocket. METRO's Todd Balazovic gets expert advice on how to heat your home while keeping your wallet -and the environment -happy.
McDonald's to host "McWeddings" in Hong Kong: report
2010-10-18 09:21:24
Fast food giant McDonald's Corp is finding a new role for itself in Hong Kong -- as a wedding planner.
Altered images depict horrors of pollution
2010-10-18 09:21:02
A Hungarian economist turned artist is using digitally manipulated photographs that create almost apocalyptic imagery from real life to promote environmental awareness.
Income of young Japanese women tops that of men
2010-10-18 09:20:49
Not only can young Japanese women look forward to a longer life than their male peers, now they also make more money.
Australian Catholics honor nun as first saint
2010-10-18 09:04:21
Thousands of Australians poured onto the streets and into churches on Sunday to mark the impending canonization of a feisty nun who died a century ago as the country's first Roman Catholic saint.
With artificial intelligence,Google car drives itself
2010-10-17 12:38:18
Google has been working secret, though in plain view of other drivers, on vehicles that can drive themselves.
