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People's Planet

[2016-06-30 08:18]

Filmed in dozens of countries, Yann Arthus-Bertrand's latest work showcases the happiness, pain, stress and fears of people. Xu Fan reports.

Sci-fi classic's sequel smells of deja vu

[2016-06-30 08:18]

Aliens invading the Earth is dramatic stuff. But, something like this - which was novel for audiences decades ago - is failing to rouse viewers today. And to prove it, Fox's $165-million tentpole, Independence Day: Resurgence, grossed only 300 million yuan ($45 million) five days after it premiered on the Chinese mainland on Friday.

China and Luxembourg get together to take on Hollywood

[2016-06-30 08:18]

Chinese cinemas have long been dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, partly because of the existing quota for foreign films.

Memories of trees

[2016-06-30 08:18]

A new series tells the story of Zhou Enlai's life and times, including two Thai siblings who were in his care. Xu Fan reports.

Spielberg weaves magic out of Dahl's The BFG

[2016-06-30 08:18]

There's a secret about children that Steven Spielberg, Melissa Mathison and Roald Dahl have always known - that no matter how innocent, kids are as capable of understanding darkness as adults, and sometimes even more so. It's not that it's some completely unacknowledged truth, but it is one that rarely seems to permeate what we consider "children's entertainment" in any real way. It just makes adults too uncomfortable. It's also the reason why the under-10 set flocks to Dahl.

Shanghai sings the '60s' praises

[2016-06-29 08:39]

Summer is for music and outings. And Shanghai's annual Music in the Summer Air festival from July 2 to 15 will see performances by artists from around the world paying tribute to the "Swinging Sixties".

Portraying the Long March in a new light

[2016-06-29 08:39]

The Long March, a two-year tactical retreat of the Red Army to evade Kuomintang forces starting in 1934, will be staged as an opera at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing from July 1 to 6.

London bridge is calling now

[2016-06-29 08:39]

The Brexit has reignited Beijinger Zhang Ying's longing to return to the United Kingdom.

England swings hard in the summertime

[2016-06-29 08:39]

The antique map is gorgeous, though it's showing a little wear since it was engraved in 1778. I'd stopped in the Portobello Road market stall hoping to find an old Chinese map. Instead, I was grasping a poster-size work of cartography headlined "Boheme, Silesie, Moravie" - the now-Czech homeland of my late grandfather.

Pop, poems and porn

[2016-06-29 08:39]

Abilingual book of Michael Jackson's poetry and essays has been published in China - days after new controversy has exploded surrounding reports of the star's disturbing pornography collection.

Israeli writer wins top honor from Chinese college students

[2016-06-29 08:39]

Israeli author Amos Oz has long been a favored Nobel Prize contender and has received dozens of literary prizes around the world - including the 21 University Students International Literary Award, which he received in Beijing last week.

Turning art into business

[2016-06-28 07:36]

Self-made billionaire and art collector Wang Zhongjun, 56, is an ambitious man. The chairman of Huayi Brothers Media aims to profit not only from China's flourishing entertainment industry but also by trading in art.

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