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Modern makeover for charming lane house 

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2012-2-10

NIRINA and Olivier Josse's rented three-floor garden house down a peaceful lane on Yongfu Road has a serene scheme that feels both luxe and laid-back....

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'Final Fantasy' regains past glory 

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2012-2-10

THE "Final Fantasy" franchise, now in its 25th year, has one of the most enthusiastic fan bases in all of video games. And those fans made their voices heard after the 2009 release of "Final Fantasy XIII," which jettisoned...

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Lady loo queen flushed with success 

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2012-2-10

CHEN Chunhong, a poor farm girl who became a "green" entrepreneur, has invented a better toilet. The water conservationist has patented a tankless, low-flow loo that can flush with less than one liter of water....

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Allen 'still trying to make great film' 

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2012-2-10

THE chimes may have tolled midnight in Paris, but in Hollywood, it's the dawn of another career revival for Woody Allen after his biggest hit in decades and a new round of awards accolades. How much will the success...

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Small street is full of big surprises 

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2012-2-10

TAI'AN Road is a very short street between Huashan Road and Wukang Road in the middle of the former French concession. Although it is not so well known, this road can surprise with small places that almost seem like...

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Springing for sprouts, spicy herbs 

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2012-2-8

IT may be freezing cold, but according to Chinese solar terms, spring has arrived. That means it's time to change your regimen to get in tune with the rising yang (hot) energy in the universe. Eat sprouts and...

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Creepy, crawling skin? It's in your mind 

Feature | Health
2012-2-8

IMAGINE having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? In 2008, US federal health officials began...

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Preserving 'dramas' of dough 

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2012-2-7

ONCE upon a time, making dough sculpture was an honored handicraft and dozens of sculptors showed off their meticulous craftsmanship in the streets. They carried their flour, water and ingredients, plus samples and...

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Jakarta makes traffic in Shanghai look good 

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2012-2-6

BORN and bred in a metropolis like Shanghai, with more than 22 million residents, I find that traffic jams and rude unruly drivers are a way of life. But I was still giddy and bewildered by Jakarta's chaotic...

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Rooted in ancient rites of spring and pleasures of wine 

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2012-2-6

CARNIVAL comes from the Latin words carne meaning flesh and vale, meaning farewell. Thus, it's farewell to pleasures of the flesh until after Easter. The festival dates back to the ancient Greek spring rites and...

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Carnival means party time 

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2012-2-6

CARNIVAL literally means "farewell to the flesh," and it's the last glorious bash of food, wine and all kinds of revelry before the abstinence of Lent. Nie Xin reports on Rio and Shanghai. Before the 40 days of...

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Courtroom sketch artists fear end is near 

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2012-2-5

WITH more cameras being allowed into courtrooms across the United States, sketch artists say their ranks are thinning quickly and that the long-standing practice may one day vanish altogether. Michael Tarm reports ...

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with music 

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2012-2-5

CONCERT stages around Shanghai will be filled with numerous performances featuring romance and love for Valentine's Day. The list includes a multimedia piano concert, a classical concert, a jazz show and some pop...

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Crossover: classics, rock and jazz 

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2012-2-5

BEETHOVEN, Bach, Vivaldi and other masters get the jazz and rock treatment in two concerts by crossover violinists this month. British-born violinist Nigel Kennedy will first present his jazz-style classics on...

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Play about love and freedom 

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2012-2-5

CELEBRATED Taiwanese playwright Stan Lai this spring will stage his new drama "Menage a 13" about extra-marital love and all kinds of family and other complications. The show will make its Chinese mainland debut...

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The dying art of Tibetan calligraphy 

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2012-2-5

KALNOR is among the few people who still practice traditional Tibetan calligraphy with a bamboo stick on a wooden board. The 50-centimeter-long, 25-centimeter-wide birch board, known as jangshing in Tibetan, was...

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The not-so-funny side of farce 

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2012-2-5

SHANGHAI farce is another traditional art form struggling to survive as other types of entertainment have taken over. But Xu Wei speaks to a group of mostly amateurs trying to change this. Shanghai farce (huajixi),...

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Artist with a touch of erotic magic 

Feature | Art
2012-2-5

PAINTER Liu Yi believes it is an artist's job to "torture" himself when he closes the door to work, yet "startle" others when he opens the door to show off that creation. Liu has opened his door with a solo exhibition...

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Festival of lanterns and laughter 

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2012-2-4

THE Lantern Festival on Monday ends the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, and cities nationwide are ablaze with multicolored lanterns, children eyes are wide in wonder and people mingle in the street. Chen Ye reports. ...

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Famous strip hip and happening 

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2012-2-3

NANJING Road W. is one of the longest roads in Shanghai. It has a wide range of restaurants and bars as well as chain stores and independent boutiques. The atmosphere of the road also changes the further along you...