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Peking duck takes to Taiwan waters
As political tensions ease and trade ties boom, the Chinese mainland is taking on a new challenge - to win over Taiwan with its culinary clout. |
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Dream comes true
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of China, the China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe (CDPPAT) presented My Dream last week, moving thousands of fans with their dancing and singing. |
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Hong Kong: the life and soul of the party
It surprised me to hear my friend Katie complain about Hong Kong. "People here don't read," she said, "they only care about money and shopping." I was drinking with Katie and her two friends at a small bar hidden in a side alley off Hollywood Boulevard. All three were born in Hong Kong but grew up in Canada. |
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Reality check
For Xu Lijun, a businesswoman in Beijing, contemporary Chinese art was once something far out of her reach. |
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Pricing it right for the masses
Art galleries in metropolises like Beijing and Shanghai are trying to break down the contemporary art market into segments to make it more affordable. |
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Gaining a global outlook
Feng Jia, a graduate student majoring in journalism from Nanjing University, works at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, a place she has dreamed of for years. |
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Collection forum
Art collectors, museum directors and art historians from around the world will gather in Beijing in October for a special forum. |
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Torch Festival
The annual Torch Festival will begin on Aug 15 in Liangshan, Sichuan province, showcasing the "fire" culture of the Yi and other ethnic groups. Xichang, capital of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, is gearing up for a gala night of torches. |
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Real-life G. I. Joe
The moment Chan Wing-hang arrives, you known it's him. Wearing an olive-colored T-shirt and army camouflage trousers, he was a few minutes late for the interview, which, in the case of a combat soldier, would have been all but unforgivable. |
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English posed a challenge, says Empire of Silver star
Fame came to Hao Lei early: Just a year after graduating from high school in 1997, she landed the lead role in the mainland TV series Don't Cry Seventeen. |
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