Sergey Brilev, a TV anchor who is a household name in Russia, has made a career out of interviewing world leaders.
The Renaissance art and sculptures at the Palazzo Barberini in the ancient city of Rome inspired many in the 16th century. Its stunning and epoch-making beauty has also transcended hundreds of years to leave an impact today.
Premier Li Keqiang is wrapping up his weeklong tour to three European countries - Germany, Russia and Italy.
Xu Jiang, president of the China Academy of Art, remembers vividly that in the rainy eve of the 2004 Spring Festival, Xi Jinping, then the Party chief of Zhejiang province, visited the construction site of the Zhejiang Art Museum, which would open in 2008.
A mother from Hunan province went to Beijing and worked as a street cleaner to earn money so she could repay money stolen by her son, according to Beijing Times.
The Taiwan compatriots' choice of social system and lifestyle is respected by us (the mainland), ... and we hope Taiwan will respect the choice and pursuit of the 1.3 billion people of the mainland."
Li Guochuan, an 81-year-old woman from Xiamen, Fujian province, does more than 100 push-ups in five minutes each morning, easily outclassing many young men in China, according to Xinhua News Agency. She also volunteers to teach neighboring people interested in exercise to promote good health.
Photo: The Lego versions of Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the Hollywood blockbuster Titanic. Morgan Spence, 15, from Scotland, spent three weeks putting together a video of scenes he re-created from Hollywood classics such as Dirty Dancing, Singing in the Rain and Pulp Fiction.
No big greeting hugs, no animals from the bush, practice good hygiene - Chinese companies in Africa are on high alert for the deadly Ebola virus and are taking strict precautions to protect employees from infection.
Liu Chunming almost died after a car crash in July in Taihe, a remote county in Jiangxi province, but he survived serious abdominal injuries thanks to specialist doctors who directed his treatment from 1,000 kilometers away.
The top official in coal-rich Datong city in Shanxi province is being investigated on suspicion of graft, as the country ramps up its efforts to clean up government.
The country's top anti-graft body has required the Guangdong Provincial Party Commission of Discipline Inspection to further investigate a retired senior official from the province's Party Organization Department on suspicion of serious violations of Party discipline and laws.
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