Blue

29 Jul 2012

Itano, Japan is home to roughly 15,000 people. One of the more notable to have once called the small island district home is Japanese musician Angela Aki.

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A blue city and a fake lava flow

24 Feb 2012

This week's top 10 album downloads on iTunes

1 Some Nights, Fun

2 21, Adele

3 Whitney - The Greatest Hits, Whitney Houston

4 Reign of Terror...

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Show your true colours

1 Feb 2012

Our lives are surrounded by colours. We look up to a blue or grey sky; we might choose a brown or red couch; or we might own a white or black cat.

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Colourful year ahead

6 Jan 2012

Colour specialist Pantone has predicted that tangerine tango, a spirited reddish orange, will be the colour of the year in 2012.

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Pastels

1 Jul 2011

Europeans, especially the Italians and French, have mastered the art of wearing pastel colours while looking elegant and every inch a man. Where else can you see men wearing rose, mandarin and...

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A sting in the tale of two Shanghais

25 Jun 2011

Two Shanghai court cases in the news this month serve to highlight the remarkable contrast between the haves and the have-nots in mainland society.

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Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Designer hopes to add splash of colour to fashion scene

Fashion designer Radha Nanda Rathke hopes lime green will become the next black.

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Colour Therapy

Turn up the heat this spring/summer with bright blues, greens and pinks that will set you apart from the crowd.

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Young and old buy into idea of pink, blue and purple-black lai see

Forget the old image of lai see, or red envelopes with greeting messages in front and a banknote inside. Modern lai see can be in gold, pink and even blue.

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Language evolution

Linguistic studies show that languages have evolved from having only two basic colour terms; everyone has words for black and white. If a third hue is named it is usually red. The fourth colour...

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The big blue

Refreshing and vivid in all its shades and moods, blue adds verve to any wardrobe. Mix dark blue with the subdued hues of autumn to create depth and a sense of calm, or wear bright aqua blues for...

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Layers of warmth

Colour can enhance a room, set a mood and even alter the sense of space. And feel free to be bold and beautiful with the hues

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