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Passion for ballet's graceful moves takes off

[2016-09-16 09:49]

An exhausted 28-year old Hu Yulei stretches after having finished a ballet routine with her classmates at the Morning Star Ballet Academy in the Sanlitun area in central Beijing.

French classical wear dancing up a storm on the mainland

[2016-09-16 09:49]

The expansion of ballet studios in China is encouraging French ballet clothes manufacturers to introduce their premium designs to a booming market with the help of local distributors.

Imported, affordable, heady

[2016-09-15 08:17]

Demand for affordable imported wine is on the rise in China and driving US exports.

Mainlanders chase overseas foods in HK

[2016-09-15 08:17]

Japanese brand Calbee's breakfast cereal with dried fruit and nuts has been on the must-buy list of mainland shoppers in Hong Kong.

Liquid gold, in a nutshell

[2016-09-15 08:17]

Colas, sugary drinks and other much-maligned beverages of their ilk are feeling the heat not just of the summer but from the rise of new-age packaged liquids that are natural, healthful, harmless or vitamin-fortified.

Dissecting the written word

[2016-09-14 07:10]

When a friend, a middle-aged Chinese man from Xi'an, heard that I was going to meet Cecilia Lindqvist in Beijing last month, he told me to thank her because both his children grew up reading Characters Kingdom.

Some of the other winners

[2016-09-14 07:10]

South Korean translator Kim Tae-Sung, one of the 19 recipients of the 10th Special Book Award of China, who was recently honored at the Great Hall of the People, says he was a rebel at university when he started learning Chinese.

Reads of the week

[2016-09-14 07:10]

Field Guide to Natural History and Wildlife of Nujiang-Gaoligong Mountains

Country living

[2016-09-14 07:10]

Green fields and white-walled farmhouses with black-shingled rooftops color Wucun's agrarian allure.

Giant cruise ship makes historic voyage in melting Arctic

[2016-09-14 07:10]

The giant luxury cruise liner was anchored just off Nome, too hulking to use the Bering Sea community's docks on its inaugural visit.

City of memories

[2016-09-14 07:10]

Old photos of a city are always interesting to look at as they freeze time and capture history for those who come later to visit or live.

Young US author's Beautiful Country touching tale of China

[2016-09-14 07:10]

Twelve years ago, 14-year-old John Randolph Thornton was sent to China for a year's study by his father, John Thornton, a banker and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University.

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