Who nose what's beautiful when it comes to plastic surgery

2011-06-15 08:14:29

In the cozy beauty salon the masseuse casually asked me, "Can I touch your nose?" I was quite surprised but answered, "Of course!"

Nurse tough stuff

2011-06-14 08:05:35

Despite suffering four diseases, 23 scars and 17 brushes with death in one of Tibet's most ferocious environments, Peng Yan remains committed to her work.

Political debates take center stage at the dinner table

2011-06-14 08:05:35

Recently in New York City, three staged readings offered a barebones glimpse into a translated play from the National Center for the Performing Arts in China.

What's new

2011-06-14 08:05:35

Zeng Yike, a contestant on the popular TV competition Happy Girls, will soon embark on an acting career.

Restored for posterity

2011-06-14 08:05:35

A restoration of the 1940 biopic of Confucius by the director Fei Mu, thought to have been lost, means the film can now take its rightful place in history.

China and Singapore wrap up film deals

2011-06-14 08:05:35

China's Zonbo Media has signed a contract with Singapore's Homerun Asia to make a $15 million remake of the French literary classic Dangerous Liaisons.

Lin Chi-ling on love and luxury goods

2011-06-14 08:05:35

Marrying well is better than marrying wealth, says Taiwan model/actress Lin Chi-ling, whose latest big screen role, nevertheless, is that of a material girl.

Why Daissy is a Colombian flower who helped me bloom in US

2011-06-14 08:05:35

"Try this on," Daissy Owen says, tossing another T-shirt over the WalMart changing room door.

J. Lo leaves her 'diva'behind

2011-06-12 08:43:29

She arrived like a modern-day Cleopatra, smiling and waving down at her adoring masses from the top deck of a trolley, her tresses fluttering in the wind.

Extensions' popularity lures hair thieves

2011-06-12 08:43:29

In the past few months, thieves in quest of human hair have killed a beauty shop supplier in Michigan and carried out heists across America.

Student life's a Party

2011-06-13 08:53:53

Student enrollment in the Communist Party of China is increasing, though political advancement is just one of the many reasons why they join up.

New blood for the 'reds'

2011-06-13 08:53:53

Zhang Minyu, a postgraduate and Party branch secretary at Peking University, says regular activities unite students and Party life is more diverse than it used to be.