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HICH historic Shanghai building boasts gourmet restaurants, world-class boutiques and stunning views? If you guessed Three on the Bund, Shanghai’s popular luxury waterfront complex, you’d be off ?by 15. Bund 18 celebrated the end of an arduous two-year restoration process ?paving the way for the full opening of its retail outlets and eateries ?with a cocktail reception last weekend.
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- Bund appeal
WHICH historic Shanghai building boasts gourmet restaurants, world-class boutiques and stunning views? If you guessed Three on the Bund, Shanghai’s popular luxury waterfront complex, you’d be off ?by 15. Bund 18 celebrated the end of an arduous two-year restoration process ?paving the way for the full opening of its retail outlets and eateries with a cocktail reception last weekend.
- Falour from the past
Trends in dining in Shanghai are just like fashion, coming and going at an incredible rate.
- City of lights, history and movie stars
THE Merchant Ivory production, “The White Countess,?is due to finish filming in Shanghai soon in a production that rolled the city back to its 1930s heyday. It is due for worldwide release next September.
- Yesterday meets tomorrow
THE city’s historic buildings are always an attraction to expats. Aiming to further understand the protection of old houses, the British Chamber of Commerce Shanghai held a casual seminar recently.
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- Fur, the love of winter
FOR most women, fur is more than just a feeling, it is a reflection of their personalities.
- On Pedder launches own line
ACCESSORIES company On Pedder is unveiling its own line of shoes and handbags this season, under the Pedder label.
- Fashion and tradition
EIGHT leather goods dealers from Spain demonstrated their strong desire to co-operate with local enterprises in an exhibition co-organized by the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Leather Goods and the Economic & Commercial Office of Spain in Shanghai.
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- Parasite threat
THE city’s Institute of Parasitic Disease Quarantine has recently found a victim of liver flukes ?a rare parasitic disease from eating raw fish. Parasite professionals advise locals not to eat raw aquatic products and meat which may be hosts of life-threatening parasites.
- Care for children's health
ONLY a decade ago, injection was the most common method of treating children’s fevers. But parents didn’t know about the side effects such as muscle contraction in the hip ?a reaction that could lead to life-long disability.
- An apple a day does keep doctor away
WASHINGTON ?An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, thanks to strong antioxidants that fight cell damage. Rat brain cells exposed to the antioxidant ?in this case quercetin ?resisted damage much better than those not treated, the team at Cornell University in New York found.
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- Soaking up the rich history of Mount Mianshan
JUDGING from the open mouthed gapes I drew as I wandered through the entrance at Mount Mianshan, few Westerners visit the site. I have an inkling that the lack of “laowai?has something to do with the mountain’s little or no mention in Western guide books. But it should be there, up in lights, for Mount Mianshan is something to behold.
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- Passion at campus par-tea
ENERGY and enthusiasm were at their peak when college students had their first music party in the Lipton Multi Purpose Space (MPS) cafeteria.
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| What's on |
- Listings
Shanghai Biennale
- Listings
Shanghai Grand Theatre
- New designs, old crafts
AWAKENING, the French Influence on Chinese Art, is an exhibition featuring inventive works by Chinese and French artists.
- Railyway museum
Shanghai Railway Museum is a reservoir of documents and objects recording the history and development of the railway system in East China, especially in Shanghai.
- Master remembered
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