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Olympic torch Jenner held in 1984 on auction

[2015-07-10 07:30]

The 1984 Summer Olympic torch that Bruce Jenner carried through Lake Tahoe, Nevada, is going on auction where it could fetch $20,000 or more.

GPS helps the visually impaired cross French mountains

[2015-07-10 07:30]

Five hikers, all blind or partially sighted, crossed a mountain range in eastern France recently thanks to an innovative GPS system that developers hope can help millions of people with vision problems.

It's hollywood, silly!

[2015-07-09 08:42]

Despite a nearly 50 percent rise in Chinese box-office returns this year, local moviemakers aren't smiling. Xu Fan reports.

Self/less: When a dumb movie takes itself seriously

[2015-07-09 08:42]

Self/less, if you couldn't tell from the preposterous title, is a deeply silly movie that takes itself very, very seriously.

Son's screen tribute to dad in 50th year of series

[2015-07-09 08:42]

Adam Nimoy has found a way to spend countless hours with his late father Leonard Nimoy: He's creating a documentary for the actor who played Spock in the Star Trek franchise.

Battling stereotypes

[2015-07-09 08:42]

A new war epic aims to shake off the stereotypes of Chinese mainstream revolutionary films, according to its makers.

Zhang Yimou sues company for 15m yuan over distribution

[2015-07-09 08:42]

Chinese director Zhang Yimou has sued a production company that he has worked with for more than a decade, seeking 15 million yuan ($2.5 million) he says he is owed as his share of the distribution money of one of his movies.

Songs of place

[2015-07-08 07:56]

Wild Fire Music's tour showcases singer-songwriters inspired by the indigenous folk music of Taiwan, Chen Nan reports.

Thank God, it's Friday

[2015-07-08 07:56]

For music fans across the world, this Friday will mark the beginning of New Music Fridays, an aligned global release day for new music initiated by the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

Harpsichord sounds from 1500s' Italy now playing in US

[2015-07-08 07:56]

A harpsichord that entertained the elites of Italy in the mid-1500s has been restored by a South Dakota museum and will soon bring its sound to 21st-century ears.

Camper, the way to go

[2015-07-08 07:56]

More Chinese are taking recreational vehicles to tourist spots both inside and outside the country, and industry insiders say the trend will only grow. Yang Feiyue reports. Yang Bei took her family touring half the world last June in a recreational vehicle.

Fall from grace

[2015-07-08 07:56]

Novelist Zhou Daxin's latest offering is about an imaginary Chinese official whose death triggers both tears and joy. Xing Yi reports.

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