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Keepin' it clean

[2014-06-04 07:00]

E-publishing has meant new content is available on a daily basis for ferocious readers, but for Web-lit editors like Li Xiaoliang, the rapid pace of publishing means he must check hundreds of e-books a day to ensure they are free of "pornography" and other illegal content.

Translators share tips on how to convey meaning

[2014-06-04 07:00]

Experts debated how to upgrade the quality of translation at the three-day Translation and Communication of Chinese Culture Forum at Beijing Language and Culture University that closed recently.

Author Green no fan of 'teen whispering'

[2014-06-04 07:00]

When The Fault in Our Stars landed on bookshelves more than two years ago, John Green had no enthusiasm for a screen version of his story featuring teens with cancer.

In search of light

[2014-06-04 07:00]

Film scholar Wu Di remembers a tap on his shoulder, 20 years ago. A fellow researcher from the Beijing Film Academy asked him: "Hey, brother, where have you been making money lately?" Wu was startled. He hadn't seen the person at the academy for a while, at a time when making a fortune had suddenly become a common vision, even among intellectuals in Chinese cinema.

Hit Chinese sci-fi novel out soon in English

[2014-06-04 07:00]

The English version of a best-seller by China's most popular science fiction writer is expected to hit shelves in the United States in October, China Educational Publications Import and Export Corp Ltd announced last week.

US man sends his superheroes to auction

[2014-06-04 07:00]

The first glimpses of the iconic heroes Superman, Batman and the Flash are part of a rare comic-book collection a Kentucky man is auctioning off to the highest bidders.

A serious mind behind Chinese leader

[2014-06-04 07:00]

Before Cheng Hong accompanied her husband on an official visit to Africa last month, the wife of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was little known among ordinary Chinese.

Chengdu Report: Oral health museum shines light on medical history

[2014-06-04 07:00]

A free oral health education museum is due to open next to the West China Hospital of Stomatology in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, in October.

Tracing Grandpa's dream

[2014-06-03 07:12]

In 1872, residents in the American city of Hartford, Connecticut were undoubtedly startled to see a group of Chinese boys, wearing silk robes and pigtails, arrive to begin study at local schools and to live with host families.

Other facts of the educational mission

[2014-06-03 07:12]

At 19, Yung Wing followed an American priest to the United States in 1847 and became the first Chinese to graduate from a US university - Yale in 1854. He proposed in 1868 to send young Chinese to study in the US.

American kids enjoy early Chinese learning

[2014-06-03 07:12]

In a US classroom decorated with paintings of Chinese folk tales and characters, a dozen children are performing popular songs in Mandarin, such as Daddy, Where Are We Going and Stars in the Sky.

Still steppin' lively

[2014-06-03 07:12]

Wang Baorong, 71, is wearing a military-style shirt, shorts and fishnet stockings. Two months ago, the septuagenarian joined a dance team and she's never been happier.

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