For the first time in its 171-year history, Australia's prestigious wine producer Penfolds presented a complete annual wine collection outside Australia. The new global release, unveiled on Thursday in Shanghai, consists of five vintages across 20 appellations and provenances, led by the 2011 vintage of the flagship Grange.
Box-office trickery can take many forms. Jazzing up attendance by paying for empty seats may embellish a report card, but it risks creating a bubble in the long term. China's film business is booming. By the end of the National Day holiday week in October, the year's total box office was 35 billion yuan ($5.56 billion), higher than the cumulative takings of 2014, which stood at 29.6 billion.
The songs of Huun Huur Tu are derived from the chants of horseback riders of the Tuva Republic, a member of the Russian Federation, located in southern Siberia along the border with Mongolia.
The African country is striving to charm Chinese with streamlined visa procedures and promotions. Yang Feiyue discovers the nation's appeal in Fez and Rabat. Yang Feiyue
Kenya is hoping that the recent introduction of direct flights from the Chinese mainland to the East African nation and increased marketing of the country as a tourist destination will draw more visitors from China, a senior tourism official in the country says.
The Maldives has topped a list of Chinese tourists' 20 favorite island destinations.
Horse-riding fans in China are increasingly taking to barrel racing, attracted mainly because of its cool cowboy outfits. Yang Feiyue reports.
As the cold sets in, fur is once again under the spotlight.
As Ningxia's best wines celebrate a decade of attention-getting quality this year, Mike Peters stops in for the year's last pickings.
Chinese pianist Lang Lang records his new album at the Palace of Versailles, Chen Nan reports.
Sporting a cap with a red star on it, French veteran winemaker Bruno Paumard is among the most eye-catching individuals in Wuhai - one of the few Caucasians living in the small northern Chinese city.
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