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June 21, 2002, Hong Kong. A very nice and hot Friday afternoon. Brazil faces England in the quarterfinals. Your friends are in Japan watching the game. Still, there are many places you can catch the game from Hong Kong. One of them is Times Square, one of Hong Kong's major shopping malls.

World Cup Fever - Hong Kong

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China Albert Wen

A Constellation of Asian Films at San Jose's Cinequest 2003

A former orphan who becomes a foster dad for 25 mischievous children... An abandoned daughter of ...

China Celeste Heiter

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Watching the Horses with Bill Clinton

I certainly don't expect Bill Clinton to show up on my vacation, but here he is at the Happy Vall...

China Joe Lavin

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Writers' festival offers insights into modern China

2009 International Literary Festival at the Beijing Bookworm.

China AFP/Karl Malakunas

Chop Suey

Recipe: Chop Suey

Its name means ‘mixed bits', and a typical Chop Suey consists of a stir-fry of meat such as chi...

China Celeste Heiter

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Micro Finance, Chinese Style

Women entrepreneurs in China get a helping hand...

China AFP/Allison Jackson

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rooster

To see the proper stroke order of Rooster, click the Start button. Click here to download a pract...

China Kong Lee

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The Memory Hole

Anyone who has dabbled in the reading or writing of history can only be chilled to the bone by th...

China Kenneth Champeon

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Top players see big growth in Asian snooker . . .

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In Search of Shaolin

The young boy sitting across from me is retching into a clear plastic bag that he clutches in tre...

China Nolan Webb

Bicycles on the streets of Shanghai, China.

Modern China pedals away from iconic bicycle

In Maoist China, the famed Flying Pigeon bicycle was a symbol of the egalitarian nation's "iron r...

China AFP/Francois Bougon

Recipe: Jiaozi - Dumpling

Makes 40 Dumplings The preparation of Jiaozis is a labour intensive effort. For festive occasions...

China Habeeb Salloum

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Monkey

To see the proper stroke order of Monkey, click the Start button. Click here to download a practi...

China Kong Lee

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Recipe: You Tiau - Chinese Crullers

A much simplified dish from the original version, these crullers can be eaten as appetizers or as...

China Habeeb Salloum

A Symphony of Cooking Utensils

Film Review: A Symphony of Cooking Utensils

Lucky in business, unlucky in love is Niu Hong’s fate in this old-school Chinese film, in which...

China Celeste Heiter

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Dog

To see the proper stroke order of Dog, click the Start button. Click here to download a practice ...

China Kong Lee

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Rice- a book review

Title: Rice Author: Su Tong Translator: Howard Goldblatt &nb...

China Ernie Yap

Two Nights in Shanghai

Three anxious knocks bring me to the door of the shared hostel room. Behind it is the perplexed-l...

China Nolan Webb

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Pairing Wine with Chinese Food

The heat is on for chefs and sommeliers to match wine with the wildly, deliciously diverse Canton...

China AFP/Suzanne Mustacich

Tiananmen Square. Beijing, China.

Insane Cab Rides and Imperial Splendor in Beijing

It's late April, and Beijing is certainly not the most popular vacation spot for Americans. The A...

China Joe Lavin

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