HOME THURSDAY JUNE 23, 2005





LIFE
THERE is no specific statistic to prove this statement, but anybody who has visited a golf course frequently over the past two years will tell you that a golfing boom is sweeping this East China metropolis.
 
Life Style
  • On course for success
    THERE is no specific statistic to prove this statement, but anybody who has visited a golf course frequently over the past two years will tell you that a golfing boom is sweeping this East China metropolis.
Fashion
  • Summer skin survival
    SUMMER is coming, the temperature is rising, and before you have even fully wakened, your body has already started to feel the heat and humidity. Just remembering your umbrella or taking a shower every day is far from enough to keep your skin healthy and supple.
  • Add dazzle to nails
    BE your own heroine, follow your own adventure, let imagination and creativity be your guide! This is the declaration of the 2005 Anna Sui Summer Holiday Makeup Collection. It presents an extravagant array of nail items to help you create countless magical and fantasy looks.
Health
  • Diabetes rate doubles
    DIABETES, a growing problem among Chinese adults, is also worsening among overweight children.
  • Reminder on food safety
    THE Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration Bureau (SFDA) issued its fourth proclamation this week, reminding the public as well as the catering industry to prevent bacterial food poisoning this summer.
  • New ways to predict, prevent Alzheimer¡¯s
    WASHINGTON ¡ª Painless brain scans and simple blood tests may offer ways to predict who has the highest risk of Alzheimer¡¯s disease, and it may be possible to lower risks by drinking juice daily, researchers said recently.
  • Brief
Travel
  • Putuoshan, island of heaven
    PUTUOSHAN is a tiny island with big contrasts. It¡¯s a shrine for some and a weekend getaway for others. It can be breathtaking, relaxing or infinitely frustrating ¡ª more likely it¡¯s a combination of all three. But regardless of how you tackle Putuoshan, you¡¯re in for a worthwhile weekend escape from Shanghai¡¯s flat congested streets.
Feature
  • Awakened ¡®woman power
    The United States has Condoleezza Rice and former high-profile CEO Carly Fiorina, China has Vice-Premier Wu Yi and steel magnate Xie Qihua, and Japan has ... Kazuko Hosoki, a celebrity fortune teller.
  • Rise in Japanese teen sex ignites debate
    SIXTEEN-year-old Monami Okubo sees nothing wrong with sex before marriage.
  • Stripping booms in New York
    STRIPPING in New York is no longer only about stuffing G-strings with US$1 bills in sleazy clubs but handing over US$3,000 tips to women who shed their gleaming evening gowns for a lap dance in lavish cabarets.
  • Pearl in painting unlocks secret of Raphael¡¯s love
    THE tiny pearl brooch seems an innocuous detail in Raphael¡¯s enigmatic ¡°Fornarina?portrait, but for one group of historians it unlocks a scandalous love affair kept secret for centuries.
What's on
  • Cultural communicants
    SEVEN British artists from the Royal Academy of Art have arrived in China for three to four week stays. Their perceptions of China and Oriental culture are reflected in a joint exhibition at the Shanghai Art Museum.
  • National creativity
    AN exhibition of wildlife paintings by British artist Chris Shields is the inaugural show at the Art House, a new gallery along Suzhou Creek.

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