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Cool And Friendly

Italian luxury brand Bulgari offers an emotional experience in China's capital, Chen Jie reports.

Four Seasons delivers fine dining, with art on the side

Ham and beer may be common items on many Chinese menus, but what about ham and floriculture? Ham and oil painting? Ham and Affogato?

AccorHotels adapts new growth strategy

With an explosive number of high-end hotels opening in China, the country's luxury hospitality market is approaching saturation, increasing the competition between famous brands.

Abe still vulnerable despite vote victory

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's dominance of the political scene will probably carry on after his ruling camp won a two-thirds "supermajority" in Sunday's lower house election, local analysts said.

No dog's life for elderly animals

SINGAPORE - Kima the cheetah lies unconscious on an operating table while blood samples are taken and a monitor beeps in the background, being treated not for the results of a savage attack, but for the ravages of old age.

Professionals in need to avoid 'disaster'

LONDON - Africa needs 11 million more doctors, nurses and teachers by 2030 to prevent a "social and economic disaster" that could propel millions to migrate, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Shrews it or lose it: A critter's shrinking skull

WASHINGTON - It is not the taming of the shrew, but rather the shrinking of the shrew.

Files offer new details on JFK assassination

BOSTON - More than half a century after US president John F. Kennedy was struck down by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas, the United States was due on Thursday to release the final files on the investigation into the killing that rattled a nation.

New screenings for US-bound travelers

All 325,000 passengers onboard 2,100 daily flights will be affected

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Forum offers timely reminder on ties

Cooperation between the two most important countries in the world is integral to confronting challenges ranging from trade to security, the president of the National Committee on US-China Relations said at the annual China Town Hall meetings on Tuesday.