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Madame makeover

2011-12-30 07:42

There is war-war, there is jaw-jaw, there is ping-pong and there are beauty contests.

Hit role

2011-12-16 11:30

Foreign kungfu fan punches his way on to silver screen.

Yak-to-back success

2011-12-16 07:47

The main players in an unlikely new China upmarket clothing venture include yaks from the Tibetan Plateau, a British ex-army officer, a former American aid worker and the sole member of the Ghanian ski team.

Grassroots love

2011-12-02 11:49

Kind-hearted couple helps Chinese orphans find their way in the world.

Clicks and roses

2011-12-02 11:49

Dating website queen rises from the factory floor to a $70 million fortune.

Brewing a new batch

2011-11-25 11:45

The craving for more relaxing, alternative lifestyles has many perking up to become baristas.

Let's dance

2011-11-25 11:45

Instructor steps up the pace for ball season.

For art sake

2011-11-18 11:52

Contemporary artists have a wealthy Belgian benefactor.

The renaissance man

2011-11-18 11:52

Home decor mogul wants to make a cultural splash across international waters.

World beater

2011-11-11 11:17

China is a rising force in the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.

Budding business

2011-11-11 11:11

French florist's career blooms under Shanghai's economic sunlight.

Landscape power

2011-11-04 11:48

Expat artist taps into technology to capture special memories of monuments.

The big cheese

2011-11-04 11:48

Chinese pioneer finds that cheese pleases expat palates.

The bear essentials

2011-10-28 11:44

Kung Fu Panda production designer says China visit inspired new ideas for the second film.

Honey maker is a money maker

2011-10-28 11:44

Profit is not a dirty word for Alia Malik, who is turning a penny or three as she helps the less fortunate.

A chef's natural fusion

2011-10-21 11:49

Bavaria native perceives similarities in German and Chinese diners.

Testing the waters

2011-10-21 11:49

Tim Lovell, a golf course designer from Australia, is creating paths less traveled on golf courses in China.

Wing-ing it

2011-10-14 11:33

Briton takes the Chinese martial art of wing chun and applies it to his way of life

Different school of thought

2011-10-14 11:33

With only a 2,300 euros budget and a few friends in support, Jeremie Rossignol followed his dream and started his own business in a traditional courtyard house in one of Beijing's classic hutong.

Man on a mission

2011-10-07 11:31

Swedish fitness guru warms up Beijing marathon competitors with his unique style of exercise

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