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FOR the first time denim, which has always been thought of as a tough, masculine fabric, can now be seen to be as soft and slinky as silk.
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| Life Style |
- Miss Ireland is crowned Miss World
NINETEEN-year-old Miss Ireland, Rosanna Davison, daughter of singer Chris de Burgh, was crowned Miss World 2003 last Saturday on the peaceful, sub-tropical island of Hainan in Southern China.
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| Fashion |
- delicacy & distinction
FOR the first time denim, which has always been thought of as a tough, masculine fabric, can now be seen to be as soft and slinky as silk.
- New faces for changing times
MOVADO, together with its latest spokeswoman Karen Mok, recently presented the "Art of Time" exhibition in Shanghai, displaying a rare collection of antique watches created in the 20th century. At the same time, its latest collection of Museum Automatic and new Esperanza time-pieces was also introduced.
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- Foot massage takes steps
HAVE you ever tried having a food massage? Whose services would you prefer - those of masseurs from hospitals or of beautiful young masseuses from massage houses?
- Stopping HIV infection
IN December China joined the Viramune Donation Programme for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission. The German pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim announced that it would freely donate its drug Viramune to prevent babies being born with the disease.
- New scanner may find cancer earlier
WASHINGTON - A new scanner that uses gamma rays to see changes in live cells may find breast cancer even earlier than standard mammograms, US researchers said last week. If shown to work in large groups of women, it may help doctors catch and treat breast cancer at its earliest stages - when it is easiest to treat. It would also be a more comfortable option for women, who now must suffer having their breasts pressed between cold, hard plates for mammograms.
- Caution on attention deficit drugs
WASHINGTON - Drugs given to children to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could have long-term effects on their growing brains, studies on rats suggest.
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- Dancing between cultures
THE noted dancer Jin Xing steps out into the limelight of the world stage with her latest production entitled, "Shanghai Tango".
- Biography
1978: Jin Xing joins the Qianjin Song and Dance Troupe in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, at nine after winning the permission of his parents after fasting for two days.
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- Counting on 'miracle crop'
WITH about half an acre of land in China's top corn-producing province, Zhang Shufen and her husband can count themselves lucky. For the vast army of rural workers in the world's most populous country, life is tough and the future uncertain.
- Air safeguard
"WE're police officers. Hands on top of your heads - do it now! Turn away from the aisle!" the man shouted as he rushed up the aisle of the jumbo jet after shooting a would-be hijacker.
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| What's on |
- The Sopranos (Seasons I to IV)
Creator: David Chase
- EXHIBITIONS
Cloudy to sunny
- Ballets for Christmas
THE Christmas show season is the time regular theatre-goers expect to enjoy at least one of their favourite ballets, such as the "Nutcracker".
- Music of peace
THE Century Orchestra from Osaka in Japan will present two concerts in Shanghai this Christmas season to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Peace Treaty between China and Japan.
- The cabbage is king
XU Xiaoyan started her series of paintings of cabbage four years ago.
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