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A waiter dressed in a traditional Qing dynasty costume demonstrates pouring tea into a cup at Taiji Tea House in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. China has a tea history of about 5,000 years.

A model presents a creation as part of the Ultra collection during the Paris International lingerie show January 24, 2008.

Netherlands launched the world's first mobile phone display foldable 3G

Netherlands Polymer Vision has introduced a foldable screen phones. This 5-inch screen is the world is one of the first foldable displays. When the user to read news, blog or e-mail, we can open the screen. Spent may be formed after the display, so the phone on the same general size as large as a mobile phone.

A child makes a Rangoli, a traditional pattern made from coloured powders, during the religious Hindu festival of "Makar Sankranti" which marks the start of spring, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad January 15, 2008. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder (INDIA)

Nature-inspired costumes call on preservation of Earth

Students wear nature-inspired costumes during the CARACOL festival in Makati's financial district of Manila Jan. 20, 2008. The festival was held to encourage the preservation and conservation of the Earth.