While searching for relief from migraines and general malaise, a friend recently consulted a nutritionist who told her, matter-of-factly, that because she has Type O blood, she should be eating lots of meat and eliminating gluten, dairy and many grains. A Chinese medicine doctor she consulted confirmed the advice, saying, basically: Duh.For someone who had hoped to go vegetarian ― and who is among the 45 percent of people in the U.S. with Type O blood ― the news was surprising.But was it true?Th

HONG KONG (AFP) ― Like the rags she turned into clothes for her siblings in Hong Kong, Chinese-American designer Vivienne Tam has lifted the Made-in-China label out of the discount bins and onto the world’s catwalks.Many artists claim to blend Eastern and Western styles, but few have done it better than Tam.Her China-infused work has graced the likes of Julia Roberts, Beyonce and Madonna, and last year Forbes magazine named her among the 25 Top Chinese-Americans in Business.Looking back at the s

PARIS (AFP) ― Loulou de la Falaise, who created jewelry and hats for fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, died Saturday at the age of 63, the Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Berge Foundation announced.Born in Britain, Louise Vava Lucia Henriette de la Falaise was the daughter of an Irish mother, Maxime Birley, who modeled for Elsa Schiaparelli, and a French father, Alain de la Falaise. After growing up in London and New York, she became a fashion writer, photographic model and designer, and met Saint

NEW YORK (AP) ― There’s fall and spring, winter and summer ― and there’s boot season. For many fashion fans, that’s the best time of year.Time to break out the cowboy boots and jeans, riding boots and leggings and maybe your best black work trousers and those cute high-heel booties you bought last year.They’re all easy, almost no-fail pairings. Finding the right skirt to go with boots, however, is more likely to trip you up, especially this particular season when it seems anything goes with heml

SHANGHAI (AP) ― The PGA Tour no longer is looking for new tournaments in Asia as it considers revamping the schedule so that a new season would start in the fall after the FedEx Cup is over.PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said Sunday that if players approve the idea of a fall start to the season, then it would be easy to give the HSBC Champions equal status as the other three World Golf Championships. That would include making prize money official.That would give the PGA Tour two Asia stops ―

NEW YORK (AP) _ Rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena dropped out of Sunday's New York City Marathon at the 11-mile mark.Pena entered Sunday's 26.2-mile event again following a difficult year that included a hospitalization in Santiago for psychological problems and reported drug and alcohol issues.He f

TOKYO (AP) -- The Chinese skipper of a fishing boat has been arrested in waters off southwestern Japan after fleeing the coast guard and being chased down, Japanese authorities said.Zhang Tianxiong was arrested Sunday about 60 kilometers off Japan’s Goto islands in the East China Sea on charges of refusing inspection and fleeing authorities, the coast guard said.According to the coast guard, Zhang, from Fujian province in eastern China, refused an inspection after his 135-ton boat was sailing th

SAN DIEGO (AP) ― The Green Bay Packers are still undefeated, thanks to both Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers.Rodgers was at his best, throwing lasers, long balls and touchdown passes to four receivers as the Packers held on through a wild finish to beat the banged-up San Diego Chargers 45-38 on Sunday.The defending Super Bowl champion Packers (8-0) remain the NFL’s only undefeated team. The Chargers (4-4) are staggering, having lost three straight games.Rodgers completed 21 of 26 passes for 247 y

Tottenham sinks Fulham to stay level on points with fourth-place ChelseaBARCELONA (AP) ― Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick and winger Angel Di Maria set up three goals to steer Spanish leader Real Madrid to a 7-1 win over 10-man Osasuna on Sunday.Madrid’s seventh consecutive league win lifted it three points ahead of defending champion Barcelona, which tied Athletic Bilbao 2-2. Valencia is four points back.Di Maria set up goals by Ronaldo, Pepe and fellow Argentina international Gonzalo Higua

South Korea is still facing a high level of inflation despite easing price hikes in recent months, the top economic policymaker said Monday, calling for more efforts to tackle structural problems to guarantee longer-term price stability.“The overall inflation level remains high and the real burden that ordinary people are feeling in their life has yet to be reduced significantly,” Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan told an anti-inflation meeting.South Korea’s consumer prices rose 3.9 percent last mon

South Korean stocks finished 0.48 percent lower on Monday as investor sentiment was hurt by lingering uncertainty about the European debt situation, analysts said. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.After opening 4.54 points higher, the benchmark KOSPI lost 9.31 points to 1,919.1. Trading volume was moderate at 342.9 million shares worth 1.09 trillion won ($957.8 million) with losers slightly leading gainers 415 to 400.“Europe’s sovereign debt issue still exerts great influence on t