Klaus Filter, 83, a German designer of rowing shells, helped transform a local workshop into a global company. Liu Xiangrui reports in Fuyang, Zhejiang province.
It was already 8 pm on Jan 3 when Sodargye, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, returned to his hotel from AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, where he had just finished two days of delivering dharma lectures to more than 11,000 people.
Eight years after the first Kung Fu Panda movie made waves globally, Po, the title hero, makes an effort to be less American and more Chinese in the latest sequel of the franchise. Xu Fan reports.
Most Chinese are familiar with the name Zhang Xueliang because of the Xi'an Incident, which changed the course of Chinese history but made the military leader lose freedom for the rest of his life.
More awards are being given to masterminds who use natural fabrics and more sustainable methodologies, Xu Junqian reports in Hong Kong.
Nicolas Favard, a French jewelry designer, was wearing two asymmetric earrings on a December day - one bulky and the other, a slimmer one with a stud.
He may be 60, but Kurax Rejep, an Uygur choreographer who has just spent five years preparing a guide for dancers, is moving on to his next project - a book. Chen Nan reports.
Pop singer and songwriter Chang Yu-sheng is remembered through a new musical production that will be staged at Shanghai Culture Square from Feb 27-28.
While Chinese writer Lao She (1899-1966) is known as an accomplished novelist and playwright, few know about his contribution to Quju, a traditional opera, which is believed to be the only local opera in Beijing.
Smartphones are advancing China's outbound tourism boom. Li Jing and Yang Feiyue report.
The Ascott Ltd, CapitaLand's wholly owned serviced-residence business unit, will make its global network of serviced residences available on Alitrip, an online travel service platform under Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.
Rare images from Taiwan of contributions made by common Chinese in the resistance against the Japanese invasion are part of book out in March, Yang Yang reports.
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