HOME THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2004





LIFE
BECAUSE it's just once in a lifetime, that's why a bridal gown is always the most fabulous garment for most women. The purest colour, a romantic cut, exquisite jewellery ... that's a picture that might appear in every woman's dream.
 
Fashion
  • Goddesses for a day
    BECAUSE it's just once in a lifetime, that's why a bridal gown is always the most fabulous garment for most women. The purest colour, a romantic cut, exquisite jewellery ... that's a picture that might appear in every woman's dream.
  • Sleek plus chic equals a brighter spring
    THE famous US fashion brand Joan and David presented its 2004 spring/summer collections on the roof of the Shanghai Art Museum last week, offering Shanghai shoppers a trendy alternative to classic styles with a new look set in brighter colours for the coming season.
Health
  • Unhealthy lifestyles blamed for cancer
    THE Shanghai Cancer Institute recently announced the latest rankings for the incidence of various types of cancer in the city which showed that 80 per cent of cases were closely related to the lifestyles of patients.
  • Bizarre therapy
    LONDON - It may sound revolting but scientists say drinking a concoction containing thousands of pig-worm eggs could protect people against bowel disease.
  • TV habits linked to attention deficit
    CHICAGO - The more television children watch between the ages of one and three, the greater their risk of having attention problems when they reach seven, US researchers have found.
  • Highest youth suicide rate
    LONDON - Researchers said recently that suicide accounts for one-half to three-quarters of all deaths in young women and a quarter of deaths in young men in southern India - the highest in the world.
  • BRIEFS
    Online training
Travel
  • Red Army staging ground rich in cultural heritage
    A DILAPIDATED mud-brick house that looks abandoned sits in the middle of Aoshang Village in Donggu Town of Ji'an in East China's Jiangxi Province. The front door was locked and the doorway was blocked by an old mud-covered tractor.
Feature
  • Vacationers wedded to Club Med
    AFTER an extremely busy year, Mike Li, chief financial officer of a consult-ing company, wants to have a totally relaxed seven-day-vacation in Phuket, Thailand.
  • Spiritual spin
    IS this a sign of the times or what? The British edition of "Cosmopolitan the glossy bible of sex and shopping for the single girl, has launched a new monthly column on spirituality.
  • Ricci's books have tie-in with ancient culture
    ITALIAN Stefano Ricci, known as the "King of Ties", said he has fulfilled half of his ambition to publish two major books on culture when he launched his first book - "Luxor in Egypt" in Shanghai recently.
What's on
  • DVD review
    House of Snad and Fog
  • Listings
    Exhibition
  • Polygamy ends in political scandal
    A NEW version of thecomedy, "Love On a Two-Way Street", opens for a seven-night run next month in the Lyceum Theatre.
  • Famous children's tale is reborn
    THE Shanghai Puppet Troupe, one of the top five puppert theatre companies around the country, will stage a new version of the puppet show Nata Nao Hai (translated as "Nata plays in the Sea") at the Shanghai Grand Theatre next weekend.
  • Pioneer artist from Spain
    SPANISH artist Jaume Queralt's paintings are on exhibition in the Urban Planning Exhibition Centre, the first showing of his work in Asia.

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