Winter

China's crop harvests brace for winter snap

8 Jan 2013

The coldest winter in 28 years in China, the world's largest wheat producer, may hamper the developing winter crop, according to the official China National Grain and Oils Information Centre.

Thousands stuck in Kunming airport as China freezes

6 Jan 2013

Thousands of angry passengers were stranded after heavy fog delayed flights at a Chinese airport early on Saturday, as the country was shivered through its coldest weather in almost three decades...

The snow maiden

11 Jun 2012

Deep in the dark forests that cover northern Russia lived an old woodcutter and his wife. The couple were sometimes sad because they did not have children. A child would have brought warmth and...

Traditional dishes tantalise the taste buds

23 May 2012

Ningbo cuisine is part of the Zhejiang style of preparing dishes. It deals primarily with seafood, skilled manipulation of rice and achieving a fresh, salty flavour while avoiding too much oil or...

In the flesh

13 Nov 2011

One of the most delicious winter squash dishes I've tasted was also one of the simplest: the chef had cut the vegetable in half lengthwise, scooped out and discarded the seeds and fibres at the...

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Hill dwellers left with little hope after cruel winter

Cut off from life's necessities by the worst blizzards in half a century, villagers in mountainous Lianzhou , Guangdong, have little to look forward to.

Storm havoc reveals gaping weaknesses

The full extent of the damage wrought by the extreme weather on the mainland is only just becoming apparent. The immediate challenge is to ensure that those who successfully braved the poor...

Snowstorms taking toll on mainland profits

The fierce storms battering the mainland are also slowing operations and cutting into the profitability of key industries such as airlines and the steel sector, according to reports by analysts...

City Seen

The chestnuts are roasting in a wok on the footpath and Jack Frost is hardly nipping anyone's nose, but there's still an occasional Yuletide carol sung by a choir and one or two people dressed...

Canada: where one wakes to the scent of bacon, which tops the classic eggs Benedict, a typical part of the Canadian Christmas brunch

Compromise is an apt word when it comes to celebrating Christmas in Canada. With a vast array of cultures spread throughout the country, most families have to find a comfortable middle ground...

Call for ice hockey girls to join the fun

Meanwhile, in the other SAR ...

It's rough, it's tough and it's cold, but if you ask Noel Lio, it is great fun.

The 15-year-old is part of the Mystiks Macau women's ice...