Chinese Tea

13 Dec 2012

Two terraces - one where rows of tea trees grow on Mount Jingmai in Yunnan province, the other in the wine-producing region of Saint-Emilion near Bordeaux, France. About 8,700 kilometres apart,...

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Briefs, December 12, 2012

12 Dec 2012

North Korea has removed a long-range rocket from its launch pad for repair, South Korean media reported yesterday, a day after Pyongyang extended the widely criticised mission's launch window.

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Cheap, cheerful and tasty

18 Jul 2012

Like its sun-dappled, tree-lined streets, Hangzhou's cuisine is light and fresh.

Here are three places to try Hangzhou's local cuisine while you are visiting the city.

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Amanfayun, Hangzhou

4 Dec 2011

What is it? Luxury hotel group Aman has got its hands on a village near Hangzhou and turned it into a five-star resort - in a good way.

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Health bites

11 Oct 2011

From iPhone to cell phone

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Time for a tea break

19 Jul 2011

Longjing green tea is the consumable symbol of all that makes Hangzhou wonderful: pure water, fertile land and a tradition of being cultured. Longjing, or Dragon Well, is the premier green tea...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Put the kettle on for good health

Green tea helps your body fight disease and other damage

The importance of tea in Asia is well summarised in a Chinese proverb: 'Better to be deprived of food for three days, than...

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hot property

American-style coffee culture has pervaded Hong Kong in recent years, but for most local people, the hot drink of choice remains tea. Known as cha in Cantonese, the brew eventually became known...

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Medi watch

Reaping the fruits of cancer battlers

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Leaf Tea Travel Kit

What is it? A chic way to guarantee the perfect cup of tea while travelling. The Leaf Tea Travel Kit is a stylish pure wool 'envelope' measuring 13cm x 13cm x 3cm and weighing 150 grams, designed...

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Teatime stampede for Yunnan farmers

After struggling for more than two hours to make it up a steep, narrow and slippery path, the convoy of tea merchants finally arrives in Xinzhai village, an isolated community near Yunnan's...

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After the boom comes a bust, industry fears

Puer tea speculation is destroying the industry in Yunnan and the poorest peasants will be the hardest hit once the bubble bursts, analysts say.

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