New York-based Mexican chef Richard Sandoval brings his rendition of South American gastropub fare to Toro in Hong Kong. Rebecca Lo munches on some of the best churros this side of the Pacific. I love anything that does double duty. Reversible bags, vests that can be worn upside down and Transformer-like furnishings can all be…
Apple unveiled a thinner iPad Thursday with a faster processor and a better camera as it tries to drive excitement for tablets amid slowing demand. The company also released an update to its Mac operating system and introduced a high-resolution iMac model that might appeal to heavy watchers of television over the Internet. The new…
A large portion of sleep-related deaths occur when infants are placed on sofas, and certain behaviors are linked to those deaths, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. While previous research had shown that couches were particularly hazardous for infants, the new study published on Monday identified significant factors linked to infant…
New Democrats are asking the federal government to be more transparent about the steps being taken to prevent an Ebola outbreak in Canada and to produce a vaccine for the deadly virus. NDP health critic Libby Davies has written Health Minister Rona Ambrose, arguing that Canadians need to be kept well informed in order to…
Chinese Ambassador in Canada, H.E. Luo Zhaohui, held a press conference at the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver for his B.C. trip on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. This is Luo’s third visit to British Columbia. At the conference, He emphasized the importance of strengthening the cooperation between China and Canada. Luo…
Vancouver Art Gallery unveils landmark exhibition “The Forbidden City”: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors Almost 200 rare treasures from Beijing’s Palace Museum—some never before seen outside China—lead audiences through a realm of wealth and power October 9, 2014, Vancouver, BC – After much anticipation, The Forbidden City: Inside the Court of China’s Emperors will…
The famous Olympic rickshaw rider Chen Guanming met the people in Metro Vancouver for the first time on the afternoon of Friday, October 10, 2014. The meeting was organized and supported by Northwest Benevolent Association of Vancouver. At the meeting, Chen Guanming expressed his gratitude to the attendees, and repeatedly stated that cycling across the…
A new study has found that Canada is still paying far more than other industrialized countries for generic drugs, despite recent efforts by the provinces and territories to cuts costs by bulk-buying six particularly costly medications. The study by the University of Ottawa and the Bruyere Research Institute says the price tags on the six…
About one in 10 mobile phone subscribers in the United States is now using an Apple iPhone, said a new survey released on Friday. Latest survey results from research firm comScore showed that for the three-month period ending in October, Apple remained the No. 4 handset maker in the U.S. with its share of mobile…
Tianyige is the country’s oldest surviving library and is set to become a top scenic spot. Pay a visit before it gets too crowded, suggests Sun Yuanqing. Tianyige, located in the coastal city of Ningbo in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, is believed to be the country’s oldest surviving library. Within the next two years, it…
A giant robotic horse with a menacing dragon’s head will do battle with a 37-ton mechanical spider in Beijing. Deng Zhangyu previews the tremendous creature feature. A massive mechanical beast with a smoke-breathing dragon’s head and a horse’s body will fight a 37-ton spider robot in Beijing’s Olympic Park from Oct 17 to 19. The…
New Zealand researchers said Monday they have discovered new vaccine technology for the treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases. The discovery in the field of immunotherapy, which harnesses the body’s own ability to fight diseases, was an extension of work to develop cancer vaccines at Wellington’s Victoria University. “Cancer and asthma both involve the…
Gubei Water Town, billed as the Wuzhen county of the North, is located at Gubeikou in Beijing’s suburban Miyun district, at the foot of the Simatai Great Wall. With a history of more than a thousand years, the water town, which covers an area of 9 square kilometers, has been revitalized with new attractions. Boutique…
There are many ways to explore Australia, but a spirit of adventure will take you to places and vista points unfamiliar to most who toe the tourist line, Raymond Zhou discovers. You can see more sights with a package tour, but you’ll be rewarded with a more unforgettable experience if you get more adventurous. When…
Experts are racing against time to keep alive the world’s last pictographic writing form—that of the Dongba shamans of China’s ethnic Naxi group. Wang Kaihao reports. If a picture’s worth a thousand words, the world’s last pictographic language says volumes about the traditional Naxi culture. But experts fear this historical portrait of the Chinese ethnicity…
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