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They call them “New Growth” or “Next Generation” industries which have taken over from the industrial sector and is what now what helps fuel China’s economy. A new documentary by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) China: The Great Dragon, takes a...

Blankets, pillows, beanbags and cups of hot chocolate with extra-large marshmallows. Don’t forget the candles, which provide an almost evanescent backlight to the room with shades of apricot and amber. The distant howl of the wind is muffled by...

Before you begin you must first get the pronunciation of this word correct, for you will go on to read it an obscene number of times throughout this article; hygge or hyoogah not hygee. hygge/ˈhʊɡ ga//ˈh(j)uːɡ:gə/ In his hit book The Little...

16 autumns ago, sparked the beginning of what is now known as The Hanfu Movement. It was, in fact, the autumn of 2001 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit where world leaders Vladimir Putin, George .W. Bush and...

One touch on the Pixiu head, one’s life will be worry free. Pixiu facing bank, one’s life will have ample money to spend. Luck comes with a Pixiu on hand, home prosperous with a Pixiu on stand. ...

Xue Hua ran through the field, a blur of pigtails and laughter. Her little hands cupped around a red flower. Green eyes that haunted me every time I looked into them blinked up innocently. “Mama, look! Pretty flower.” The...

The animals came in six by six, hoorah hoorah. The animals came in six by six, hoorah hoorah. The animals came in six by six, the qilin, dragon, turtle and phoenix... It is well known that...

Let’s talk about salt baby, let’s talk about you and me, let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that can be, let’s talk about salt! Salt sodium is one of the biggest...