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Porchetta makes a stylish party, Provence-style

[2016-05-10 08:40]

Chef Jarrod Verbiak is nothing if not patient. Perhaps the quietest of Beijing's highest-flying foreign chefs, Verbiak is happy to invest three full days to prepare a new signature dish for his menu at Bistrot B: Porchetta.

Global chain's latest mainland eatery keeps popular fare coming

[2016-05-10 08:40]

Since entering the Chinese mainland in 2010, the global South Korean restaurant chain Bibigo has won many fans in the country, and the company has recently opened an eighth mainland branch, at Beijing's China Central Place.

Scripting a new record

[2016-05-10 08:40]

A letter that a famed scholar wrote about 1,000 years ago will be auctioned in Beijing on Sunday. The letter, which has 124 characters, is expected to yield hundreds of thousands of yuan, giving it a very high value on a per-character basis.

Looking beyond the treasures

[2016-05-10 08:40]

The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, wants to prove it's not only one of the country's top exhibition venues for cultural relics but also a leading institution for academic studies.

A week full of big bids

[2016-05-10 08:40]

The highly anticipated art-auction season arrived on Sunday with a specially curated sale that included a sculpture of a kneeling Hitler by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, which fetched a record price for the artist, and a ball suspended in a water tank by Jeff Koons.

Focus on fame

[2016-05-09 07:53]

For decades, Pang Xiaowei has been shooting black-and-white portraits for thousands of celebrities in China.

Lauper finds her twang on new album

[2016-05-09 07:53]

Pop singer, songwriter and Broadway musical composer Cyndi Lauper added a little country twang to her signature Queens accent.

Festival drama peels layers of character who isn't there

[2016-05-09 07:53]

Heroes' Square (Heldenplatz), as presented by Lithuanian National Drama Theatre at the Third Tianjin Caoyu International Theater Festival, is a polarizing piece that mesmerized some and bored others.

A breath of mountain air

[2016-05-09 07:53]

Situated on a mountain top and approachable only after more than an hour's drive along zigzagging mountain roads from the nearest town, Muyang village is a favorite destination for visitors.

Magic ensues when a modern marvel meets a natural wonder

[2016-05-09 07:53]

Sandouping town in Yichang of Hubei province is a rare example of a man-made wonder with natural beauty.

Oil spill tests on ice prove Arctic quests risky

[2016-05-07 07:40]

Stopping environmental catastrophe could require cleanup crews to face total darkness, extreme storms and dangerous sea currents

Parrot species in US cities may rival that in native Mexico

[2016-05-07 07:40]

US researchers are launching studies on Mexico's red-crowned parrot - a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the pet trade that the population may now rival that in its native country.

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