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Shaolin opens another door

[2016-02-25 08:23]

Young Iranians are fans of kung fu and Chinese are fascinated by 'mysterious' Iran. Now, a film coproduction gives both sides more to bond over. Xu Fan reports.

Valiant bid to revive love for slacking genre

[2016-02-25 08:23]

While romantic films received a poor reception in China last year, a recent hit may point to signs of a revival of the genre, which was once a big-screen favorite.

Bigger picture

[2016-02-25 08:23]

The UK film industry is looking at China for future alliances, a top BAFTA official tells Wang Kaihao.

PR agencies spending big on Oscar aspirants

[2016-02-25 08:23]

For Hollywood actors and their teams seeking an Oscar, the work of promoting the film can be as exhausting as actually shooting it.

Designers flock to LA for red carpet

[2016-02-25 08:23]

Celebrities may have flocked to the front rows of the recent London Fashion Week shows, but some designers are swapping the runway for Hollywood's awards season red carpets as the fashion world seeks new ways to draw attention.

New look at an Arab hero

[2016-02-24 08:04]

In his latest work, writer John Man focuses on a general who is probably as relevant today as he was nearly a thousand years ago, when the Silk Road linked China to the Islamic world. Andrew Moody reports.

A history of change in the words of those who lived it

[2016-02-24 08:04]

For readers like Zhang Qin, born in the 1990s, it's news that in 1978 there was a movement against flared trousers.

Bangladeshi fair highlights love of books in digital era

[2016-02-24 08:04]

With less than a week left until the end of Bangladesh's largest month-long annual book fair, thousands of people from all age groups are still flocking daily to the event. The overwhelming popularity of the fair suggests that people here still have a deep love for books - with paper, ink and covers - rather than their modern-day digital counterparts.

The time to save

[2016-02-24 08:04]

More Chinese are taking advantage of reduced travel costs between the Spring Festival and the March pickup. Yang Feiyue reports.

Cities around the world party with large-scale light festivals

[2016-02-24 08:04]

Move over, holiday lights. Large-scale light installations that blend contemporary art and technology are taking off as a trend, lighting up the night from New Orleans and Baltimore to Sydney and London.

Still painfully funny

[2016-02-24 08:04]

Russell Peters shows his Chinese audiences why he is among the world's highest-paid comedians. Alywin Chew reports in Shanghai.

Fair kicks off city's season of Shakespeare

[2016-02-24 08:04]

A creative fair was held at the Shanghai Grand Theater at the weekend as part of activities to mark the 400th death anniversary of master playwright William Shakespeare.

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