All Articles tagged lifestyle
Taiwan’s elderly suffer as family values change
TAIPEI, March 11, 2012 (AFP) – With four grown-up children, ample savings and her own house, Lee Hua thought she could live out her golden years in modest comfort. Now, the 77-year-old collects recyclable garbage to make ends meet. In …
Lifestyle changes can help prevent 30% of cancers: WHO
GENEVA, February 3, 2012 (AFP) - More than 30 percent of cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes, the World Health Organization said Friday, on the eve of
Western brands aim for China’s ‘Dragon’ riches
HONG KONG, January 20, 2012 (AFP) - It's meant to bring riches and power befitting an emperor, but if Western luxury brands have their way the Year of
Android-powered watches get Internet savvy
LAS VEGAS, January 12, 2012 (AFP) - The Internet was strapped to wrists at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday in the form of Android-powered "smart watches" that
Internet lets US export consumer lifestyle
SAN FRANCISCO, December 21, 2011 (AFP) - As gift-buying frenzy mounts in the days before Christmas, US retailers are exporting the country's shopping culture along with once hard-to-get
More evidence that coffee cuts skin cancer risk
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2011 (AFP) - More evidence that coffee, particularly among female drinkers, has a positive effect against the most common form of skin cancer worldwide was
Work less and eat more chocolate, say heart experts
PARIS, August 29, 2011 (AFP) - Eat dark chocolate, watch funny movies, avoid stressful jobs, and pedal hard when biking are all ingredients in the recipe for a
Tokyo, the megacity that works
TOKYO - On a satellite image of the Earth at night, there is no brighter spot. Greater Tokyo, home to an astonishing 35 million people, is by far
Flashy fashion grows as India’s rich flaunt wealth
NEW DELHI - In booming India, being rich is not enough. For the moneyed classes, it's increasingly about flaunting their wealth in ways typical of the nouveaux riches
Mongolians develop a taste for luxury
ULAN BATOR - In the 13th century, Mongol emperor Kublai Khan and his harem sported silk gowns, fur cloaks and jewel-encrusted head ornaments at their home -- the
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