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Chinese kite maker keeps a lost art flying

[2017-05-06 07:14]

Many Chinese would think nothing of spending 200 yuan ($29) on a big meal or watching a Hollywood blockbuster.

China, Argentina discover common passion for tango

[2017-05-06 07:14]

China and Argentina are finding new common ground in a joint love for tango, the seductive and confrontational Argentinean dance that is finding new fertile ground in China. Xinhua spent some time in Argentina with a Sino-Argentinean couple, Shelly Hou and Juan Berthier, who have begun gathering students in Buenos Aires.

Meaning for ordinary lives

[2017-05-05 06:42]

Japanese film director Hirokazu Koreeda was recently in the Chinese capital for the Beijing International Film Festival, at which eight of his films were shown.

Chinese literature shines at Abu Dhabi book fair

[2017-05-05 06:42]

DUBAI - The seven-day Abu Dhabi book fair that ended on Tuesday gave readers in the United Arab Emirates and beyond a closer look at Chinese literature. China was the official "guest of honor" country at the 27th Abu Dhabi book fair.

Publishing house offers Eastern wisdom to Arabic speakers

[2017-05-05 06:42]

YINCHUAN - A publishing company based in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in Northwest China is excited about taking Chinese culture to Arabic speakers.

The toast of israel

[2017-05-05 06:42]

Rich in ancient culture, the Mediterranean nation is eager to bring its award-winning wines to a Chinese market intrigued by the biblical land. Mike Peters reports.

Tough cookies brave heights at Hong Kong bun festival

[2017-05-05 06:42]

HONG KONG - Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Wednesday for one of its most colorful festivals, a whirlwind of music and costume culminating in a dramatic climb up a precipitous "bun tower".

Eat beat

[2017-05-05 06:42]

Beijing

On course

[2017-05-05 06:42]

Sun Bangli's fame has been growing over the past two decades. Some items made in his factory were included in gifts to Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov during President Xi Jinping's visit to that country in 2014.

Soprano to sing French art songs in Chinese cities

[2017-05-05 06:42]

More than a decade ago, soprano Zhang Liping became the first Chinese-born singer to play a lead role with the New York Metropolitan Opera in Giacomo Puccini's Madame Butterfly.

US circus squad aims to keep inner city teens off the streets

[2017-05-05 06:42]

TRENTON, New Jersey - A group of would-be circus performers in New Jersey's capital city are using unicycles, acrobatics and spinning plates to bridge the divide between poverty and privilege.

Breaking out of the mold

[2017-05-04 06:53]

Thanks to hits such as The Great Hypnotist and Miss Granny, Leste Chen is one of the most commercially successful Taiwan directors in the Chinese mainland market.

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