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Red Amnesia debuts in Venice

[2014-09-05 08:59]

Chuangru zhe, or Red Amnesia, by Chinese director Wang Xiaoshuai, aroused reflection on China as the film competing for the Golden Lion was officially presented at the Venice film festival.

Delicacies for autumn feasts

[2014-09-05 06:14]

Sudden showers, falling leaves and a cooling city again awaken appetites dulled by the heat of summer. It’s autumn, and time to celebrate good food and good company with some delicious seasonal specialties. Pauline D. Loh and Xu Junqian ferret out the best dishes for the occasion.

Children make mooncakes for festival

[2014-09-05 14:02]

Children make mooncakes during a community activity celebrating the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, Sept 4, 2014. The festival falls on Sept 8 this year.

Deng's 1979 US visit captured on film

[2014-09-04 07:37]

China's legendary late leader Deng Xiaoping's famous visit to the United States in 1979 will be shown in a new documentary scheduled to be released around the country next spring.

Video websites eyeing big screen

[2014-09-04 07:42]

As the main sponsor of this year's Venice Film Festival, China's iQiyi is licensed to stream 23 nominations from previous festivals, including award-winning Italian films that will run exclusively on its website.

China's kungfu shrine eyes media expansion

[2014-09-03 10:41]

China's high-profile Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan province is recruiting a media director and an editor as part of its drive to spread kung fu and Buddhist culture worldwide using social media.

Demand for Chinese literature surges

[2014-09-03 07:26]

The 21st Beijing International Book Fair, which held from Aug 27 to 31, witnessed a rise in foreign demand for contemporary Chinese literature but authors here say more needs to be done.

Xuan Zang's alma mater in India reopens

[2014-09-02 11:05]

Nalanda University in Bihar, India, where Xuan Zang, an eminent Chinese Buddhist monk studied Buddhist doctrine, reopened on Monday, about 800 years after it was razed by invaders.

Joan Chen talks about good film in Venice

[2014-09-02 11:19]

The film which makes Chinese American actress Joan Chen feel "a bit different" when she walks out of a theater is the one that she will vote for at the ongoing Venice film festival.

Fans mourn Salinger's Chinese translator

[2014-09-01 13:17]

Sun Zhongxu, the Chinese translator of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and George Orwell's 1984, committed suicide on Thursday after he sought treatment for depression in Guangdong province.

Chinese relics to shine in British Museum

[2014-09-01 07:04]

The British Museum in London will host a major exhibition of 15th-century Chinese artwork, including paintings, sculptures and porcelain, depicting the heyday of the Ming Dynasty.

Acting as a foster mother is challenging

[2014-08-31 11:30]

It was a surprise for fans to see Zhao, one of the most famous actresses in China, who portrays a rustic rural mother with a simple mind in a new movie presented at the ongoing Venice film festival.

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