New middle class leads to rising tourism
2011-06-06 11:33:32
China, India and Brazil are poised to fuel an explosion in international tourism in the coming years.
Making beauty their business
2011-06-06 07:46:04
Self-styled experts help customers make the right choices in an overcrowded cosmetics market.
In the service of the gods
2011-06-02 08:02:28
Penpa is up at 6 am. Shivering in the icy morning winds in Lhasa, the 16-year-old lama cocoons himself in a baggy crimson sports sweater.
Massive renovations of temples bring TV to Jokhang
2011-06-02 08:02:28
The rhythmic tamping sounds accompanying the singing by workers stop worshippers and tourists flocking to Sera Monastery's Great Meeting Hall in northern Lhasa.
When East meets West in the home
2011-06-01 11:20:46
East is East and West is West, but the two cultures can find middle ground. Gan Tian talks to homeowners and designers who fused the styles successfully.
Journey of a trunk
2011-06-01 08:25:29
An ongoing exhibition presents fascinating aspects of the Louis Vuitton story.
All that glitters is silver
2011-05-31 07:40:39
It's boom time for a small village of 1,200 families in Yunnan province, thanks to its skilled noble metal craftsmen.
In Brazil, revenge of the nannies
2011-05-29 08:00:51
In a decade working as a nanny, Andreia Soares finally joined Brazil's middle class.
Mixed marriages, with more acceptance
2011-05-29 08:00:25
For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo: publicly crossing the color line for love.
Banish the day, train the tyrants
2011-05-29 08:03:13
From age 1 to age 13 years and 364 days, the children of the world have been pulling a fast one over their parents since 1949, when Children's Day was officially introduced.
Getting up, close and personal with nature
2011-05-30 07:52:27
Armed with a flashlight and a camera, Li Yunjie, an eighth grade student, emerges from a park late one evening with a bottle of cicada grubs.
