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The soaring "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack's three Oscar nominations and Golden ...

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Italian couturier Giorgio Armani looked east with a rich, cinematographic ...

Qing Dynasty Bronzes Focus of French Legal Battle

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What better way for a fashion icon to mark her ...

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Fashion for spring is back in black. Black never went ...

Bi-Racial Asian American Becomes Japanese Enka Star

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Japanese Couple Wins World Tango Competition

A Japanese couple outdanced the Argentines and more to win ...

Chinese Gays Step Quietly Toward Official Tolerance

Despite facing previous shutdowns, Cui Zi’en and other organizers successfully ...

Makana's Slack Key Guitar Resonates with Aloha Spirit

Makana attributes this integrated style to the early Hawaiian guitarists' ...

China Plans New Terracotta Warrior Dig

Plans include a third excavation of the Terracotta Army near ...

Scenes from Hong Kong's Annual Dragon Boat Races

Dragon Boat racing has been a Chinese tradition for about ...

Koreans Least Obese, Japanese Watch Most TV

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Google Earth Causes Uproar with Maps of Old Japan

When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its ...

Korean Boy Band Takes Persona Tour Across Asia

5-man Korean boy band SS501 (pronounced Double-S 5-0-1) will perform ...

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Consumers of California wine easily can tell a red cabernet ...

Muslim Hindu Punk Rock Band Bridges Deep Contradictions

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Bollywood Ice Dance Wins Indian Fans for Davis & White

Bollywood has produced another blockbuster. Meryl Davis and Charlie White's ...

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Indian Americans Face Conflicts of Cultural Perception

To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way ...

Designer Ice Adds Cool New Dimension to Cocktails

Erik Adkins spends a lot of time on ice. As ...

U-2 Adapts to Changing Social, Music Climate

Even while maintaining its status as one of the few ...

Young Designers Raise Eyebrows in Shanghai

Some startling creations by China’s top fashion graduates and students ...

Banned Chinese Director Tian Introduces New Film

In this Oct. 15, 2006 file photo Tian presents 'Wu ...

Viet Musicians Challenged by Tough Asian American Master

The conductor of the New York Philharmonic wielded his baton ...

Bahl Fantasy Hats Spice Up India Couture Week

Designer Varun Bahl explored the dreamlike possibilities of fantasy hats ...

Nepalese Experience Chinese Culture at Festival

China inaugurated a 6-day festival Saturday in Katmandu to expose ...

Lagerfeld Simplifies, McQueen Evolves in Paris

From Karl Lagerfeld's take on "The Simple Life," with a ...

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Issey Miyake Unleashes Profusion of Crayon Colors

Japanese label Issey Miyake sent out a spinning wheel of ...

Lie Sang Bong Brings Fresh Elegance to Paris

Designer Lie Sang Bong brought a breath of fresh air ...

China's Lady Dai Superbly Preserved at 2,150

Lady Dai was a Chinese nobleman's wife in her mid-50s ...