Before Tsui Hark's new film came out at year's end, I, like many critics, was expecting a fiasco. How likely could it be that a filmmaker reared in a freewheeling capitalist system would be able to adapt a "revolutionary" work? The values would clash violently, I presumed.
The old Hangzhou residence of former Taiwan leader Chiang Ching-kuo, son of former Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek, may soon be made into a McDonald's coffeehouse, arousing controversy.
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The camera focuses on an office with an en suite bedroom. Dozens of colored bags are piled on the floor. The lens zooms in, picking out numerous cartons of high-end cigarettes, tea, a range of snacks and other foods, and various bottles of expensive alcohol.
Maintaining the authenticity of Dianshi Wenzheng, or Questioning Officials on TV, and ensuring that the audience sees the officials' immediate reactions and suggestions, is a constant battle.
The wife of a street vendor who was executed in 2013 for killing two chengguan, or urban patrol officers, in Shenyang, Liaoning province, has started a new life by moving to Beijing and opening an online store.
A 61-year-old man in Changchun surnamed Zhao claimed 170 yuan ($27.50) taken from a trouser pocket while he was having sex with a prostitute for 30 yuan.
People who know about leaking roofs are the ones who stay under such a roof. But the people who know the faults of governance are the ones working in rural lands, staying aloof from the government. "That's why you are here."
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has reportedly dismissed all officials, including the head of Pyongyang's Supreme Guard Command, considered responsible for a DPRK army deserter crossing the border last month and killing four Chinese nationals while trying to commit robbery. The suspected DPRK army deserter died later of the injuries suffered during his capture, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Jan 7.
The squabble between China's e-commerce giant Alibaba and the State's market regulator, caused by a product quality report, points to improved market environment and governance.
Commentators have found certain parallels between China's "Silk Road Economic Belt" and "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" initiatives and the Marshall Plan, indicating that China would use them to spread its influence across Asia and other regions as the United States did in post-World War II Europe.
The Defense Ministry said on Thursday that China and Japan have agreed to launch a sea and air crisis management mechanism at an early date.
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