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...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...