- People's Daily - 9/8/2010 2:39 AM

China's largest dairy producer Bright Food Group Co. Ltd announced it will sign a cooperative agreement with one of Japan's largest sogo shosha, or general trading company, Mitsui &Co. Ltd, aiming to develop the food industry in both countries, according to reports Monday.

- Brisbane Times - 9/8/2010 5:15 PM

Captain Lucas Neill cautiously optimistic the Socceroos will be peaking at January's Asian Cup following encouraging start to Holger Osieck's reign.

- Asia News Network - 9/9/2010 4:06 AM

Foreign models party like rock stars for three months while on assignment in Shanghai but claim "China is the sweatshop of modeling". Matt Hodges looks behind the bright lights. In a residential com .....

- Interactive Investor - 9/9/2010 7:01 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Music, books and games retailer HMV Group ( HMV.L ) reported a 10.6 percent fall in sales for the first quarter on Thursday as the soccer World Cup distracted customers from DVDs and books.

- British Vogue - 9/7/2010 10:32 AM

People are telling me all the time how well I look and I do. My eyes are so bright and clear, my skin is positively glowing and I have lost 5lbs in two weeks, which isn’t nothing. I also have a lot more energy, and although I am not exercising I am thinking about how I might start.

- MyCentralJersey.com - 9/9/2010 4:15 AM

PISCATAWAY — A football sails high in the air, hovering unpredictably, before darting back down to earth. All the while Mason Robinson positions himself under it, never taking his eyes off the ball, even though he can feel the footsteps of multiple high-speed defenders bearing down on him.

- Asia News Network - 9/9/2010 3:52 AM

Foreign models take to the catwalk at the China (Dalian) International Costume Festival held recently in Dalian, Liaoning province. Chen Hao / For China Daily

- The Temasek Review - 9/9/2010 8:37 AM

By Mah Bow Tan, National Development Minister Ever since I first mentioned that we are planning for a population of 6.5 million people, many Singaporeans have reacted with concern, some with alarm, at the thought of more people living and working in Singapore. They ask: Why do we need so many people? Will there be enough jobs [...]

- City Pulse - 9/8/2010 4:18 PM

Canadian author Emma Donoghue has written one of the more unusual books you will ever read.

- CNN - 9/7/2010 2:52 PM

Eyes closed as ice-cold water laps at the shore, one woman is transported to her bayou porch. Staring out at an enormous iceberg, some laugh, convinced it could pass for a Mardi Gras float. Inside a visitor's center, they see a decades-old photograph of an oil-slicked bird and agree: It looks just like the ones back home.