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Cruises are about much more than sailing on rivers and seas

[2016-02-13 08:12]

Underwater sightseeing in a glass submarine, shopping with a chef for dinner ingredients and volunteering with locals: These are some of the new options this season for cruise passengers.

Pop-up books in China

[2016-02-12 08:14]

From Ming to Alice, publisher creates works of art for domestic readers

Ronshin's original creations

[2016-02-12 08:14]

Pop-up and other special-effect books were first created in the 13th century by academics in Britain to illustrate scientific knowledge, said Guan Zhongping, a Beijing-based specialty book collector.

Japanese actor creates promising career behind the camera

[2016-02-12 08:14]

Shinji Kuroki, 32, a Japanese actor who started his career in China a decade ago, is transforming his career and no longer playing Japanese Imperial Army soldiers on Chinese screens.

Move sought for oldest elephant may be too late

[2016-02-06 08:22]

In the humble zoo, among the small cages of owls, guinea pigs and raccoons, Japan's oldest elephant stands in a concrete pen about the size of half of a basketball court.

'Reparative' therapy finds a haven in Israel

[2016-02-06 08:22]

A leading American Jewish group promoting therapy it claims could turn gays to heterosexuals was ordered shut in December by a New Jersey court, amid growing efforts in the United States to curb the generally discredited practice. But therapists with ties to the shuttered group say they have found a haven for their work in Israel.