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THE rays of the sun during the summer months cause damagenot only to the skin but also to the hair, speeding up ageing. Sun damage to the hair can manifest itself as faded hair colour and as brittle, dry hair.
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- France's day of glory
OVER 1,000 people, including about 800 French residents, took part in a party to celebrate the national day of France at the Sofitel Jinjiang Oriental in Pudong on July 14.
- Exotic antique furniture
ANTIQUE Chinese furniture has long been very popular among expatriates looking for an attractive bargain in town.
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- Stress on tresses
THE rays of the sun during the summer months cause damagenot only to the skin but also to the hair, speeding up ageing. Sun damage to the hair can manifest itself as faded hair colour and as brittle, dry hair.
- New lauches of Sony-Ericsson
SONY Ericsson last week announced six new phones, two new Bluetooth headsets and an innovative Desk Speaker Stand in Shanghai in a bid to further strengthen its leading position in mobile phones and Bluetooth headsets.
- 'Passionate hairdressing'
MATRIX, the professional hairstyle label from the US, holds a party on the theme of "passionate hairdressing" in Xintiandi, just before its entry into the domestic market this September. Matrix hairdresser Daniel Roldan presented his latest design at the party. "There is no limit to beauty. I hope all the models find a perfect profile with a totally new hairstyle," said the stylist. "What I want to provide is a way for everyone to have a self-confident and optimistic life.""
- Skin experiences icy nourishment
THE Germany-based Deynique presented its three major skincare treatments to a Chinese audience recently. The treatments are available from all outlets of Beauty Farm.
- 'Show Yourself champions'
After a month of competition, Remix - a four young man group - won the Shanghai Area championship of the Netease Show Yourself Competition. With hot singing and dancing, the four young men won the most enthusiastic applause along with 10,000 yuan (US$1,200) in prize money.
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- Drug giants to fight AIDS in poor countries
FRANKFURT - GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim last Monday agreed on an accelerated development programme for a co-packaging of anti-AIDS drugs Viramune and Combivir to go to poor countries. The two companies have initiated contact with the US Food and Drug Administration on development of the co-package programme.
- Fish diet cuts risk
of heart rhythm disorder
- Infant blindness boosts musical ability
LONDON - Infants who go blind at a very young age develop musical abilities that are measurably better than those who lose their sight later in life or retain full vision, according to a new study.
- Contrversy sticks to Teflon
AS concern grows over the safety of Teflon-coated pots and frying pans, China's product quality watchdog said the country did not have the technology to test the cooking utensils and could not give a definitive answer on whether they posed a danger to health. The giant multinational company DuPont has been accused of making and selling products containing the chemical Synthetic Chemical Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) which is used in the production of Teflon and which is said to pose a potential threat to health.
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| Travel |
- Land of boundless horizons
A VAST green carpet of steppe decorated with white pearls this is the view presented by the enormous Inner Mongolian grasslands, dotted with white tents, called yurts, where tourists and some Mongolians still live.
- Jinxi--hostoric water town and resting place of a favourite concubine
ON the border between Jiangsu Province and Shanghai, stands the historic town of Jinxi - a place which awakens long-forgotten memories of how life was lived in the water towns on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
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- Teen queens of screen
MEAN girls, teen girls, clean girls a new gaggle of girls are, like, totally "in" this summer, relegating old favourites Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to, like, "so yesterday" status in the lucrative US 'Tween" movie market.
- US city's lights-out policy is for the birds
TURNING out the lights of city skyscrapers is helping to save the lives of thousands of birds migrating across North American cities to their spring breeding grounds.
- Earthquake fears
AUSTRALIA is shaken by about 200 tremors each year, but most register only about 3 on the Richter scale and usually occur in the outback, scaring a few birds and kangaroos.
- Diversified crazy contests fill short Finnish summers
BRITISH academic Ian Walker is about to learn a bizarre Finnish tradition the hard way as he prepares to hoist his girlfriend Sarah Hardingham onto his shoulders.
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| What's on |
- DVD
The Third Man
- Listings
Stage
- Comic melancholy
VER 100 original cartoon images by Taiwanese cartoonist Jimmy Liao are on exhibition in the Shanghai Library.
- When pictures told the story
A PERMANENT exhibition of lianhuanhua works by He Youzhi is now on show in the Shanghai Art Museum.
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