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  • The green crusader of Xichang

    2009-10-05 09:50

    Every morning, Pu Jianyuan stands by the window, gazing at the lush forests covering the billowing mountains surrounding Xichang, Sichuan province. The 75-year-old has an endless stock of stories about the trees, which he planted from the airplane half a century ago.

  • A big talker

    2009-10-05 09:47

    Wang Xuming has many job titles - publisher, TV anchor, blogger. Since his first book hit the stands in August, he became a writer as well. Yet most people know him as the "spokesperson of the Ministry of Education (MOE)", a title he lost a year ago.

  • 11 years on, Midi holds it own

    2009-10-05 09:44

    Midi Music Festival may have to start sharpening its identity.

  • Miss Singapore World resigns after lingerie fraud

    2009-10-02 15:14

    Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie.

  • Giant candy store to open in gigantic mall

    2009-10-02 15:14

    A Dubai-based company is opening what it says will be the world's largest confectionary store in Dubai as it looks to tap demand from the Gulf Arab region's hunger for candy.

  • Miss Singapore World resigns after lingerie fraud

    2009-09-30 15:01

    Beauty queen Miss Singapore World has given up her crown after it emerged that she had stolen credit cards to go on a shopping spree for lingerie.

  • Flight of the bumblebee recreated by scientists

    2009-09-30 11:23

    Scientists armed with modern software and high-tech cameras say they have created a computer model that shows how bumblebees manage to defy the laws of aerodynamics.

  • Stockholm marks film festival with giant ice screen

    2009-09-30 10:38

    A full-sized movie screen made entirely of ice will be installed somewhere in Stockholm next month to celebrate the Nordic capital's 20th film festival in the freezing cold, organizers said on Tuesday.

  • Obese skunk 'put on vegetarian diet'

    2009-09-30 10:38

    An overweight skunk has been put on a strict vegetarian diet and exercise regime after tipping the scales at one stone.

  • 'Hitler' skull 'found to be female'

    2009-09-30 10:37

    A skull believed by many to be Adolf Hitler's is reportedly that of a woman.

  • Woman 'tries to steal chihuahua'

    2009-09-30 10:37

    A woman has been arrested in Australia for the attempted robbery of a chihuahua, it has been claimed.

  • Fashionistas furious over Berlusconi link

    2009-09-30 09:34

    Italian fashionistas on Wednesday hit back at foreign media reports that their latest creations were for "bimbos" inspired by the sex scandals surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life.

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