China

• 1 Globetrotting Gwyneth shares her Chinese adventures with fans
  When she dropped in on the Venice Film Festival in September, Gwyneth Paltrow kept fans updated with all the fabulous goings on. So followers of her website GOOP got see their heroine...

• 2 Beijing's Forbidden City: the kingdom of 'The Last Emperor'
  The great Forbidden City of China lived up to its name for five and a half centuries. Originally the imperial residence where no one could enter or leave without the emperor's permission, from 1420 it...

• 3 Hong Kong, where occident and orient mix and blend
  There are many great views of the cosmopolis of Hong Kong: looking down on it as it spreads out before you as you stand at the top of Victoria Peak, peering over the edge as you sip a cocktail on one of...

• 4 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
  Nowhere are the ancient festivities of Chinese New Year celebrated with such gusto and fervour as in the ultra-modern city of Hong Kong where the three main days of celebration will bring everything to...

• 5 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
  Nowhere are the ancient festivities of Chinese New Year celebrated with such gusto and fervour as in the ultra-modern city of Hong Kong where the three main days of celebration will bring everything to...

• 6 Five stars and low cost: a winning combination
  It used to be that five-star hotels were reserved for the rich and famous. But now just about anyone can afford to enjoy the fine service and facilities at some of the world's best hotels. Here are four...

• 7 Destinations to see in the New Year in style
  Skiing in the French Pyrenees What better way to welcome in the New Year than with a few days of skiing, snowboarding and all kinds of other winter sports at Piau Engaly on the north face of the French...

• 8 Royal photo album: Victoria and her prince enchanted by China's magnificent heritage
  Of course, they have plenty more years of touring ahead. But on their second official visit together - the first was to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in France - Crown Princess...

• 9 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy – dazzling and 'dazzled' on her first official trip to China
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni Sarkozy, arrived in China on Wednesday on a trip aiming to improve relations between France and the Asian country after a year and...

• 10 The Chinese tiger starts to roar
  Everything will be brought to a halt in Hong Kong for the three main days of Chinese New Year. The Chinese calendar is lunar-based, and the date of New Year changes from year to year; coincidentally, in...

• 11 Contemporary splendour at the InterContinental Hong Kong
  To enjoy the best view of Hong Kong, you have two options: either take the legendary Peak Tram funicular railway up to the top of Victoria Peak, or stand at the edge of theIntercontinental's spectacular...