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Nips, tucks, implants a career move

Feature | The Interview
2009-4-5

CHOI Jin Soon has found a way to get ahead on the job: more hair. In December, the salesman at a South Korean food company spent 4 million won (US$2,930), a little more than his monthly pay, to graft 3,560 hair follicles...

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Full-rental lifestyle flies in face of traditional desire to own

Feature | The Interview
2009-3-23

RENTING is nothing new. Many people rent/lease houses, cars, costumes, tuxedos, professional equipment like cameras and projectors. But now rental has been taken to a whole new level, a "full-rental lifestyle." Now...

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Champion of charity

Feature | The Interview
2009-3-22

JORDANIAN-AMERICAN Majdi Abulaban has won many honors in recognition of both his contributions to commerce in running China's largest auto electrical parts manufacturer and for his support of local charity causes....

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Adventurer found himself in world of make believe

Feature | The Interview
2008-8-26

FRENCHMAN Frederic Lavignasse has spent a lifetime exploring weird and wonderful pursuits that eventually transformed him from a pig farmer in Africa to a computer games guru in Shanghai, writes Sam Riley Frederic...

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Hospitality a well-honed art

Feature | The Interview
2008-1-24

M on the Bund has enjoyed nine successful years in Shanghai, thanks no doubt to the vision of proprietor Michelle Garnaut, writes Aubrey Buckingham. IT is a wonder at times how people can deal with reporters. Sure,...

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Loquacious about all things herbaceous

Feature | The Interview
2008-1-17

English entrepreneur James Westwood has filled a niche in the market, supplying local restaurants and hotels with fresh herbs and vegetables. He tells Aubrey Buckingham how he did it. The difference between a decent...

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Former Miss Hong Kong: Not just a pretty face

Feature | The Interview
2008-1-9

Two former Miss Hong Kongs and four runners-up pose for charity in a Xintiandi photo exhibit - and one of the "lensmen" behind the camera is the 1977 Miss Hong Kong, writes Fei Lai. The title "Miss Hong Kong" doesn't...

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Chinese characters may aid IQ score

Feature | The Interview
2007-12-24

In the early 1990s, many Chinese schools adopted IQ tests to rank students. Some even divided students into classes according to their IQ scores, putting those deemed more intelligent onto a faster track. A controversial...

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Peace, man

Feature | The Interview
2007-12-15

Flash! You might not realize this, but world figures want world peace. At least that's what they say in letters to a retired ordinary Shanghainese who has been pushing peace for 22 years, writes Zhang Qian. Chen...

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Basketball's 'Supernatural Man'

Feature | The Interview
2007-9-10

The "Flying Man" Michael Jordan has left the basketball courts, and into his place steps Kobe Bryant, potentially the greatest player of all time. On his trip to Shanghai, Bryant talks with Yao Minji. Even today,...

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Paralyzed ex-athlete still heroine

Feature | The Interview
2007-7-2

Sang Lan raised her arms shoulder high, the gestures growing more animated as she talked about next year's Olympic Games in Beijing. She carried the torch three years ago for the Athens Games. It could be even...

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Adam Sandler: From comedy to 9/11

Feature | The Interview
2007-4-3

Adam Sandler arrives at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills alone, having chosen to chauffeur his own US$50,000 Cadillac DTS instead of using the limousine service typically offered to Hollywood stars. With...

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Martin Scorsese: I'm glad it took this long

Feature | The Interview
2007-3-27

At last, Martin Scorsese, one of the greatest film directors of all time, received the Oscar for Best Director. He had gone home empty-handed six other times. And this year he won for "The Departed," which also won...

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Forest Whitaker: We can create a new reality

Feature | The Interview
2007-3-20

Long before the red carpet was unrolled in front of the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles for the 79th Academy Awards presentation, Forest Whitaker was the favorite to win the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of former...

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Helen Mirren:I really underplayed the Queen

Feature | The Interview
2007-3-13

Helen Mirren, 61, winner of the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen," shares some of her thoughts about portraying the Queen who, she says, "never performs." Q: Is your...