Asian parents pick lucky lunar year for "piglets"
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BEIJING/SEOUL  - A baby boom is about to hit parts of Asia, as couples try to ensure their newborns get a happy, wealthy life by starting off in the Year of the Pig.
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A study of the DNA of wild and domestic pigs sheds light on human migration to the Pacific, say researchers.
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Researchers surveyed parents of 277 children and found only a quarter of them recognised when their offspring were overweight. Where children were obese, a third of mothers and 57% of fathers thought they
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Animal carers in Hong Kong said Wednesday pet lovers who had bought piglets in hopes of some Year of the Pig luck may have been conned by shop owners who actually sold them rodents instead.
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Your parents are getting older. Here's how you can help them.
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Bird flu forced chicken off Dinh Tuyet Anh's altar last year, but she will make up for it this Lunar New Year with two birds at her family feast. It's a trend across many parts of Asia, where poultry sales are booming ahead of the region's biggest holiday.
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BEIJING, Feb. 28 The Year of the Pig has turned into the year of the baby.
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NEW YORK  - Children whose parents enjoyed a long life, living well into their 80s, seem to have healthier hearts in middle age compared with children whose parents did not live this long. Moreover, the heart advantage persists over time, which should help them follow in their parents' footsteps.
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Forget about graphs, charts and economic forecasts. Wary investors in Asia are turning to feng shui masters to tell them which way the markets will head in the Chinese Year of the Rat.
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Parents put their lives on hold, and dig deep into their pockets.
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CHURIN, Peru - Peru's celebration of the guinea pig included contests for the biggest, the best-dressed - and the tastiest.
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Lunar New Year has started with a bang as China's 1.3 billion population ushered in the Year of the Pig with food, drink and massive firework displays.
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BEIJING _ Pan Ning is 25 and spends a lot of time at home on his computer, but his mother couldn't be happier. After all, Pan attends to a thriving business.  Like hundreds of thousands of Chinese, Pan has become an online vendor.
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A pig genetically modified in China to make it glow has given birth to fluorescent piglets, proving such changes can be inherited, state media said Wednesday.
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Xiao Wang works in a massive factory in southern China that makes Apple iPods. But lately, he's been spending his time preparing for the Lunar New Year, cooking feasts with fatty slices of pork carved from a pig's head.
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In a culture increasingly focused on personal wealth, many Chinese look to traditional fortunetelling tools to enrich them.
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By Ellen Whyte  WHEN the family is gathered together to celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend, young adults looking for a little postprandial rest away from noisy junior members might want to venture into online treasure hunt.