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Star power publishing

[2014-07-23 07:19]

When singer-actor Jimmy Lin from Taiwan attended a promotional event for his autobiography Have Patience for Time, in June, thousands of people crammed into the bookstore to meet their idol and buy his book.

Writer finds she's a natural in the wilderness

[2014-07-23 07:24]

How to See Deer. This is the title of Zhou Wei's book. But she doesn't provide any clues on how to spot the animal. What her newly published book does do is remind city dwellers of the beauty of nature.

Reading into the future

[2014-07-23 07:19]

With one simple scan, teacher Gladys Lau fed into her handset information about an exhibition featuring Hong Kong's literature and writers at the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was held from July 16 to 22.

Rare Western books on display

[2014-07-23 07:19]

Dozens of old and rare Western books will be on display at Beijing's National Museum of Classic Books from Aug 1 for groups and Sept 9 for individuals.

Chinese journal reaches English audience

[2014-07-23 07:19]

Foreign readers may soon be able to read an influential Chinese academic journal on literature, history and philosophy in English online.

Machines in the mirror

[2014-07-23 07:19]

A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan.

'Take your clothes off, be like me!' says joking robot

[2014-07-23 07:19]

A wise-cracking humanoid robot called Pepper whose makers claim can read people's emotions was unveiled in Tokyo last month.

Drones take flight into a world of possibilities

[2014-07-23 07:19]

Like a well-trained dog, the HEXO+ follows you faithfully wherever you go. But it doesn't walk beside you-it's airborne.

Between two worlds

[2014-07-22 07:30]

Wearing an Aboriginal necklace, a man strikes a typical kung fu greeting pose. He is wearing four flags on his back like wings. They are the flag of China, the banner of the King of Scots and the national flags of New Zealand and Spain.

Chinese men and Cinderella tell many tales

[2014-07-22 07:30]

Gary Lee and Sandra Hill are also presenting their art works in the exhibition YibanYiban, alongside Jason Wing, at Guangzhou's Redtory Art & Design Factory.

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

[2014-07-22 07:30]

Beijing

UN files list horrendous cases

[2014-07-22 07:30]

From Adolf Hitler down to petty bureaucrats who staffed the Nazi death camps, thou-sands of perpetrators of World War II war crimes were eventually written up in vast reams of investigative files-files that now, for the first time, can be viewed in their entirety by the public.

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