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...recent forays into international trade. Seafood is plentiful at the cafés strung along the sun-drenched beach. DUNHUANG Set amid dramatic white sand dunes in the northwestern province of Gansu, Dunhuang was once one of the main stops along the Silk Road. Nearby are some of the finest frescoes in all of China. Created between the 5th and 13th centuries A.D., these works of art, some of which show signs of Greek influence, depict everything from musical instruments to a dazzling pantheon of deities. If the caves get too stuffy, local guides can arrange for dune surfing...
...recent interview with TIME, he kept coming back to a determination to "set ambitious goals" for his country, and it needs them. For a place that is rich and comfortable, Canada punches well below its weight on the international stage. Its armed forces - once among the finest in the world - are now a bit of a joke, with equipment that keeps breaking down. With a reputation in the 1970s and 1980s for being one of the most generous of donors to the developing world, Canada has become among the stingiest...
...SIMPSONS HIT & RUN Who can find fun in video-game violence? Trust Springfield's finest...
...Andrew Shiraz 1999, among others. And though we're used to thinking of champagne as delicate, it's often the least of an airline's beverage problems. Apart from a few labels, it's rarely spoiled by travel, and Cathay Pacific has no problems dispatching some of the finest bubbly available for long-haul flights, among them Krug, Cuvee William Deutz 1995 and Billecart-Salmon...
...starting to win critical attention. Chiefly responsible for this is the young, talented local chef Ricky Cheung: how someone who has never trained in Europe can show such intuitive understanding of European food is anyone's guess, but Cheung pulls it off marvelously. His lobster bisque is possibly the finest you'll ever...