Personal security services take off in China
With personal wealth surging in China, people are finding a need for high-end professional security services. In developed cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, where entrepreneurs, businessmen, film stars and other high-net-worth celebrities abound, demand for personal bodyguards has spiked…
Southeast Asia hit by dengue outbreak
Big increases reported in Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia It is an annual ritual throughout Southeast Asia: As the rainy season starts and the humidity spikes, the mosquitoes come out. And they come with various diseases, including dengue which…
In Beijing you Mexi-can
Click:hanfu dress male female Chef Marcus Medina and his brother Martin Medina have been treating you to top-class Mexican fare since 2012. Forty years ago, Mexican chef Marcus Medina and his brother Martin Medina opened a burrito shop in New…
Improper repair blamed in fatal leak on cargo ship
A carbon dioxide leak on a ship that killed 10 people in Shandong province was likely caused by improper repair procedures, local authorities said on Sunday. The gas leaked as work was being done on the fire prevention system of…
Blind ambition
After facing his own hardships because of blindness, Mu Mengjie has dedicated the last 20 years to improving opportunities for others with impaired sight “If you have a sunny heart, there is no fear of darkness.” This motto is posted…
12 celebrities reveal their favorite foods on TV show
Twelve Chinese celebrities are part of a food TV show called Taste of China where they share their favorite Chinese dishes and recall their paths to stardom. The 12-episode show, produced and aired by China Central Television, with each episode…
Li: Tax, fee cuts help stimulate vitality
Premier calls for full implementation of measures to consolidate growth Premier Li Keqiang called for full implementation of tax cuts and fee reductions to better stimulate market vitality and consolidate economic growth during an inspection trip in Shandong province on…
Raw jade sales enter the livestreaming era
The market in Ruili, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, is the first and only place nationwide that offers online auctions selling and trading raw jade through livestreaming. Raw jade, which is mined in mountainous areas, usually comes in the form of…
Angel Talk
Chinese fashion darling Angel Chen has made a huge splash on the global scene – and the burgeoning designer continues to shine Acclaimed Chinese fashion designer Angel Chen is distinguished by her colorful approach to style and her aesthetic sensibility…
From Forbidden City to people’s museum
Palace Museum witnesses changing China. When Reginald Johnston, a British scholar, first walked into the Forbidden City in the spring of 1919, the vast walled enclosure in the heart of Beijing was “in the strictest sense ‘forbidden’ to all the…