The 60-year-old practice couldn't continue 'even for a day', said the judge who ruled in favor of women. Associated Press reports in New Delhi.
A record opening-day debut for a Bollywood movie that happens to be directed by a woman is shaking up the men's-only club of moviemakers in the list of India's highest grossing movies.
After having not published a book for more than a decade, legendary Hong Kong writer Leung Fung-yee has finally offered her fans a new title - via her first historical novel.
Ai Jing's book Struggle, which hit bookshelves in Beijing on Nov 2, gives voice to her transformation from a pop singer-songwriter to a contemporary artist in 1998 after the release of her album, Made In China.
A new course stimulates a long-running debate, as experts argue whether or not universities can train successful authors. Xing Yi reports.
Creative writing programs, which teach the craft of writing novels, poetry and other literary forms, originated in the United States in the 1930s. More universities in China have adopted them in recent years - most recently Peking University and Beijing Normal University. Tongji University has announced plans to start a similar program next year.
Brilliant, taciturn, droll, intimidating - Robert De Niro is regarded as one of the greatest American actors of all time and among the most private.
As China's economy continues to develop, people focus more on improving their living standards. In Huzhou, a city in the northern part of East China's Zhejiang province, residents enjoy a good living environment.
Region boasts stunning scenery, mountains, beaches and more
Shangcheng district is the core area of Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province. During the later period of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), when the emperors named Hangzhou the country's capital, the emperor's palace was located in today's Shangcheng district.
Capitalizing on the growing presence of Chinese engineering companies in Africa over the past five years, CJ Smart Cargo Group has grown from a fledging shipping agency that got its start in Qingdao, Shandong province, into a global logistics enterprise weaving its own network on the African continent.
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