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WHEN word got around the Shanghai food community that Charles Belin was planning to open a Thai restaurant, he received plenty of comments echoing the same sentiment: "Shanghai already has Thai restaurants," he was told, repeatedly. "Twenty-three of them."
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- Thai, with a twist
WHEN word got around the Shanghai food community that Charles Belin was planning to open a Thai restaurant, he received plenty of comments echoing the same sentiment: "Shanghai already has Thai restaurants," he was told, repeatedly. "Twenty-three of them."
- Christmas crazy
THE Christmas festive season seems to begin earlier and earlier every year in Shanghai, with more places embracing everything to do with Santa, Rudolph, and mince pies with holly-covered arms.
- Growing Sino-Italian ties
ITALIAN President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi expressed his resolve to strengthen Sino-Italian commercial ties, at a business forum held in Shanghai.
- Club sensation
BRITAIN'S world famous DJ, Sasha, played at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, inspiring those attending the Chivas 18 party in one of the China's most technologically advanced museums with his electronic music.
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| Fashion |
- A legend gets leggier
DENIM always plays a role on the T-stage and the changes to be expected next year are not fundamental. Figure-hugging femininity will remain the decisive element in the denim collection for woman in the coming season, according to Levi's?, a denim wear brand.
- Nuanced femininity
ASSOCIATED with delicate and exquisite design, French label Guy Laroche has reaffirmed its classy image with the launch of its 2004 fall/winter collection in Shanghai, infusing classic elegance with refreshing chic. The new collection combines feminine and masculine items, displaying a spirit of romantic luxury through artistically tailored figure-hugging bodices.
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| Health |
- Promising new drugs
DURING the past week, exciting news came from the pipelines of drug giants Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer and Seveire. Several new drugs in their trial stages show promise in treating tuberculosis, high blood pressure and leukaemia.
- Transplant milestone
A 19-year-old man is recovering well after a dual transplant of liver and small intestine, performed at Ruijin Hospital on October 21.
- Fast dianostic test for bird flu
HONG KONG - Scientists from China's Shantou University and Xiamen University and the University of Hong Kong said in a joint statement that their new rapid diagnostic kits can confirm H5N1 infections in humans within two hours.
- City honours medical staff
THE city honoured 50 elite medical staff with awards December 10 for their dedication to their work, their advanced medical skills and care for their patients.
- Contraceptive skin-care
GYNECOLOGISTS advise local young women not to take oral contraceptives, commonly known as "the pill", for beauty purposes. The abuse or improper intake of such pills can have a harmful long-term effect on their fertility.
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- Soaking in a tropical paradise
FOR a long, long time, I have dreamt of a holiday destination that is a tropical paradise: safe, hospitable, romantic, and exotic. When last month I had the opportunity to visit the impressive Pangkor Laut Resort - an internationally acclaimed destination off the west coast of Malaysia in the Straits of Malacca - I knew I had found "the" place.
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| What's on |
- Exhibitions
Impressionism
- Stage
Shanghai Grand Theatre
- Master Mehta
UNDER the baton of world-renowned conductor Zubin Mehta, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will present the New Year's Concert at Shanghai Exhibition Centre on December 29.
- Pictures from strange worlds
NEW works by three Chinese artists, Wang Guangyi, Zeng Hao and Zhang Xiaogang are currently being exhibited at Three on the Bund.
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