Since China's netsurfing population has snowballed to nearly 650 million, it's no surprise that the ongoing Shanghai International Film Festival is overflowing with "Internet" labels.
Yang Yuhuan, a Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) concubine, famed for her good looks and the attention she received from Emperor Xuanzong, is now the subject of a big-screen project.
Liao Jingwen, widow of famed painter Xu Beihong, devoted her life to his legacy, Lin Qi reports.
The innovative sounds of Linkin Park return to an eager audience in China this summer, Chen Nan reports.
Ming Wong frequently centers around the issue of cultural identity in his works. The Singaporean artist, 44, spent years studying in London and currently lives and works in Berlin.
The magic super group The Illusionists will - poof! - reappear on Broadway this fall.
Chinese tourists are poised to push Australians out of the top-spending spot among visitors to Kiwi country, as they are discovering a new zeal for discovering New Zealand.
Changsha resident Liu Dan is one of 20 Chinese out of 2,600 applicants to win a free 12-day tour from China to Russia.
There's something for everyone in the Spanish city of Valencia. Situated on the Mediterranean coast, there are several beaches, while the city itself is brimming with culture and beautiful architecture and not completely swamped by tourists.
Writers from China, Japan and South Korea recently met in Beijing and Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, to brainstorm on literature in the region and the world.
I remember Tie Ning (novelist and chairwoman of China Writers Association) telling the audience a story during the first East Asian literature forum in South Korea in 2008, when she said she once saw a sentence written in chalk on a wall in a small mountainous village. It read: "The sun rises and the sun sets. When will I become better?"
This is my second time in China. The first trip was in 1999, when I was a college student.
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