Say goodbye to 2015 at a restaurant table with friends or family. Here are just a few options where good food and plenty of bubbly await for the occasion - make reservations early, or check your own favorite restaurant to see what's on offer.
Mila Harju, the HR manager at the Western Academy of Beijing, is better-known to the local community as the queen of Christmas gingerbread. She's been making the holiday sweet for a decade, generating more than 5,000 yuan ($780) this year for charity causes that improve living conditions for rural women and girls in China. Mike Peters catches up with the baking maven for the full story.
In the past decade, 72-year-old American neurophysiologist Mark Hallett has flown regularly to China to work with his Chinese counterparts to expand and improve treatments of movement disorders and Parkinson's disease.
China is seeking to attract more foreign talent during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) as well as to create a better environment for foreigners seeking opportunities in China, according to Zhang Jianguo, director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.
History buffs regard Sima Qian as a master for his records of China's early history spanning 3,000 years, despite their unwillingness to face one "embarrassing" fact: The writer was castrated.
China's rapidly growing movie market has long been thirsty for qualified directors. Now the shortage may ease slightly thanks to a program which aims to find new talent.
For movie enthusiasts curious about next year's blockbusters, China's Film Co Ltd, the country's largest producer and distributor, recently offered an answer: Up to 33 new titles will be released or shot in the Year of Monkey.
In 2004, a freshman at the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts walked along the bustling Sanlitun area, a popular shopping district, like any first-time visitor in Beijing. As Li Zhuoqun waited in a long line at a bus stop, however, two young people caught her attention.
Karen Mok arrived in Beijing on Dec 8, the same day that the local government issued the first red alert for air pollution. Schools and construction sites were closed, and the number of cars on the road was restricted.
How can opera thrive in the modern era of instant and free entertainment? The solution, say two leading US artists, is to expose people when they least expect it.
Chinese writer Yan Lianke is a humorous man. Like his novels, his conversation is often witty and is full of plans that sound absurd at first but are real and sad when you digest them.
Deborah Brautigam has that rare distinction of being regarded as the leading expert in her field.
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