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  • Battling back against the cold in nine ways

    2010-11-02 07:51

    The weather might be uncharacteristically warm for November but anyone who has lived in Beijing for more than a year knows it won't last for long.

  • Filling a hunger to help out the needy

    2010-11-01 07:57

    A total of 330 people, 46 hosts and 32 restaurants are joining forces to raise cash for three Beijing-based charities and that's just for starters, Todd Balazovic discovers.

  • Int'l design trio connect for exclusive fashion show

    2010-10-28 08:21

    Although it doesn't get anywhere near the same degree of exposure as "Made in China", "Created in China" is fast becoming the phrase of choice for Beijing trendsetters.

  • S. Korean stone spa makes winter warm

    2010-10-27 08:15

    Just when you thought it couldn't get any drier in Beijing, Wu Wencong discovers a stone spa with a definite edge

  • Carving out a wild night of festive fear

    2010-10-25 07:55

    With Halloween creeping up, some Beijingers are looking to go bump in the night. METRO digs into different ways to let loose your dark side on All Saints' Day.

  • Swedish designers want 'new identity'

    2010-10-21 08:29

    Gone are the days when Swedes were linked only to buxom blond beauties and chunky meatballs. For the fashion-conscious in Beijing, the Nordic nation is now better known as the birthplace of elegant simplicity, a reputation carved out by ultra-popular furniture brand IKEA and high-street clothing store H&M.

  • A cocktail of luxury and elegance

    2010-10-21 08:29

    Although he prefers not to discuss most of them publicly, Hai Yan is a man of many talents.

  • Stretches

    2010-10-20 08:23

    There might only be days to go before the event but there is still plenty of time to make sure everyone has a chance to last the length.

  • Ready, steady, go!

    2010-10-20 08:23

    As the 2010 Beijing Marathon closes in fast and runners are at their marks, Tiffany Tan learns how not to get cold feet

  • Authentic Sichuan dishes with a twist

    2010-10-18 08:30

    With soft rock drifting across a Western-styled restaurant, "genuine?southwestern Chinese cuisine is certainly not what it used to be, Eileen Wen Mooney discovers

  • Staying warm without frozen accounts

    2010-10-18 08:30

    Meteorologists are predicting this to be one of China's coldest winters, but heating the home doesn't have to cost a fortune.

  • I'd really like to fly away and escape the cold

    2010-10-14 07:59

    Ever since I got back from my holiday in Shenzhen I have not felt like moving.

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