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THE word Spa comes from the Latin, "Solus-Par-Aqua Solus means healthy, Par means through and Aqua is water. So Spa means making one healthy through water.
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- Taking the sting out of sunburn
THE word Spa comes from the Latin, "Solus-Par-Aqua Solus means healthy, Par means through and Aqua is water. So Spa means making one healthy through water.
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| Health |
- Defence against dampness
WHAT will the plum rain season bring us in the following weeks? Changeable weather, intermittent drizzle, scorching heat or ruined plans for going out? Yes, these are all annoying possibilities we must face.
- Medical connection
AN academic affiliation agreement has been signed between Shanghai Second Medical University (SSMU) and the University of Nebraska Medical Centre (UNMC), agreeing to undertake joint efforts in the areas of academic exchange and biomedical research on Tuesday.
- Briefs
Disease barrier
- New breast cancer drug saves lives
WASHINGTON - A new class of breast cancer drug that women can take after the standard five years of tamoxifen therapy saves lives as well as preventing the return of tumors, according to Canadian researchers last week.
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- The lake of a thousand delights
ALTHOUGH Hangzhou is ranked among the top scenic spots of East China, Chun'an County, less than three hours away by bus, is also famous for its Thousand Island (Qiandao) Lake.
- Residences preserve extravagances of olden times
SHANXI Province was once famous for its wealthy merchants and today their luxurious residences remain as mementos of past commercial glories.
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- Glorious trip home
WHEN dark-haired, blue-eyed and fair skinned Mary Isabel Fraser visited her sister in Yichang on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in 1903 and returned to New Zealand in 1904 with some seeds, she didn't realize that she would start a blossoming industry in kiwifruit.
- Zegna accelerates China market race
PAOLO Zegna, chief executive of Ermenegildo Zegna, is now spending more time in Asia, especially China.
- Jobless journeys
XIAO Min, an overseas returned student in Shanghai, clearly feels that her ambitions to build a successful career in her hometown is like a bubble that is about to burst.
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- DVD review
Cold mountain
- Stage
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre
- Feeling for nature's colours
AFTER finishing an oil sketch of a still life in the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China, Ran Maokui fell to his knees and kowtowed thrice to the mountains.
- A hot-blooded Dracula flies in
DRACULA, the masterpiece of the renowned Irish writer Bram Stoker, has been interpreted in various art forms - on the stage, in movies and in dance - since the novel's first came out in 1897. Now, the Canadian Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) will startle local audiences with their stunning ballet version.
- New images from ancient Ireland
"VIEWS from an Island" is the last event in the Irish Festival being held in Beijing and Shanghai.
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