For Catharina Lindeberg-Bernhardsson, a table setting isn't just about placing a vase of flowers on a dining table. Everything found in nature can be turned into an embellishment - from colorful cabbages and boxes of seed potatoes to a bed of moss.
The global popularity of Chinese food offers a lesson to the makers of baijiu, China's distinctive white spirit, says former Croatian ambassador to China Ante Simonic.
Professor Ma Huiqin is a well-known figure in Chinese wine circles. The expert from China Agricultural University in Beijing hosts regular grape and wine workshops, and she has a formal position with the Ningxia Bureau of Grape Industry Development.
Colin Mackerras was pursuing his master's degree at Cambridge University when he learned that foreign-language teachers were needed in China in the 1960s. He decided to give it a try despite the different geopolitical conditions back then.
A collection of personal items including handwritten notes and jewelry that belonged to film star Marilyn Monroe will go up for auction in November at Julien's Auctions.
As Ahmed Magdy from Ain Shams University finishes his 7-minute performance fusing traditional Chinese comedy with trendy Chinese pop music, the grand hall of Cairo University echoes with thunderous applause.
Lu Chuan has been making films for the past 17 years but the changes he has encountered at work in the last few years have been huge.
The country's largest online broadcasting platform held a two-day seminar in Beijing called iQiyi World last week to offer a view of the company's ambitions in TV dramas and films.
Two years ago, Zhang Wei made his name by directing The Factory Boss, a plot based on true stories that tells of the rise and fall of made-in-China products through the perspective of a sweatshop owner. Two years later, the director has again grabbed media attention by turning his camera toward autistic children with The Destiny.
With almost enough star wattage to forget the grim anti-terror measures in place, the Cannes film festival opened on Wednesday with Woody Allen's Cafe Society, starring Kristen Stewart.
Xu Haofeng appeared at peace rather than excited the moment he won the best picture award at the 23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival on Sunday.
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