LIFESTYLE

BEIJING: A Chinese city is searching for a foreign traveler to become a “modern Marco Polo,” with a 40,000 euro ($ 52,000) salary on offer to the winner, a tourism official said yesterd

People who have quit smoking have a lower chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke than current smokers, even if they put on a few extra kilos in the process, according to an international stud

By day, Janet Stephens cuts and colors at a hair salon. By night, she is an amateur archaeologist, meticulously recreating hairstyles dating back to the times of Roman antiquity.

Seven months after NASA’s rover Curiosity landed on Mars to assess if the planet most like Earth had the ingredients for life, scientists have their answer: Yes.

SAO PAULO: This gives new meaning to punching in at work: Doctors at a Brazilian hospital covered for absentee colleagues by using fake silicone fingers with their prints to fool biometric machines.

TOKYO: A book with pages the size of the eye of a needle has been printed in Japan, the publishing company said yesterday, with each tiny page showing a microscopic flower.

SINGAPORE: Two rival groups are straining to be declared Singapore’s official body for tug of war, a report said yesterday, in a tangled tale heaving with controversy.

The organizing committee responsible for The Peace and Sport Dubai Forum 2013 was handed the certificate for the largest buttons mosaic in the world.

Binge eating means eating a large amount of food really quickly when you are not hungry. Binge eaters often carry on eating past the stage of feeling full.

The business lunch on offer at Noodles is perfect for those who have a one-hour break and wanted to spend it at a luxury restaurant and eat premium Chinese.