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Ford to reprise role in 5th film

[2016-03-17 08:48]

Harrison Ford will reprise his iconic role as the adventurous archaeologist in a fifth installment of the Indiana Jones series, the Walt Disney Company announced on Tuesday.

Mainland ready for musical from HK

[2016-03-17 08:48]

A Hong Kong stage adaptation of the Chinese folk tale of the "butterfly lovers" with a modern twist is coming to the mainland soon.

Big serving of Latin American fare

[2016-03-16 08:13]

The China-Latin America and Caribbean 2016 Year of Cultural Exchange will offer local audiences a closer look at the more colorful aspects of their cultures and help forge a deeper understanding between the regions. Chen Nan reports.

'Risk-taker' returns to thrill with young orchestra

[2016-03-16 08:13]

"Freshness" and "colorfulness" are two frequently used words by Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili during an interview she did recently at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Art Beat

[2016-03-16 08:13]

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Porto calls

[2016-03-16 08:13]

Portugal's wine city and the river valley from which its port pours sculpt the profile of a region shaped by grapes in every sense. Erik Nilsson explores its shores.

Art and design lure tourists to Naoshima

[2016-03-16 08:13]

I had just emerged from the gloom of a tree-lined approach, so the white stones that paved the courtyard seemed impossibly bright. Then, my eyes caught something unexpected: a flight of chunky glass steps, a very modern touch on a renovated shrine.

Nothing's exclusive

[2016-03-16 08:13]

French writer Agnes Desarthe says that, as a woman, it is her responsibility to break males' hold over literature, Yang Yang reports.

Bookworm festival opens with 'Obama's poet' in Beijing

[2016-03-16 08:13]

Hours after his plane landed in Beijing on Friday, Richard Blanco was reading three of his poems at the city's Bookworm store.

Remembering a bronze age queen

[2016-03-15 07:56]

She is a warrior. She is a queen.

Finding the magic in his grapes

[2016-03-15 07:56]

A Western meal is often served one course at a time, and you can match wines with them individually. But a Chinese meal can consist of myriad dishes, all served pretty much simultaneously. What to do?

Burberry restaurant feeds London's hungry fashionistas

[2016-03-15 07:56]

"It has a floral opening, with light spice notes of anise and fennel," says our sommelier. She is not the keeper of wine but the keeper of tea, and right now we're inhaling the aroma of a vintage tea picked from ancient tea trees in Yunnan province. This is no exotic tearoom in southern China, however - we've having a late afternoon meal at Thomas's, the chic restaurant at London's flagship Burberry store. Perched atop the tea tray - above the crustless triangles stuffed with cucumber, egg salad and smoked salmon - little fantasies of red and gold marzipan shine amid a row of sweets, a bow to the just-passed Chinese New Year.

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