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Smart connectivity drives auto tyros looking for China edge

[2017-01-23 06:58]

China-based automakers are racing to build new premium intelligent electric car plants in a bid to cash in on the country's burgeoning demand for smart connected vehicles.

Hainan wants bigger share of tourism pie

[2017-01-21 06:59]

Liu Jiping is selling bottled air from Hainan. And sales are brisk. He had just signed a deal for 100 bottles when I met him on the second day of the Hainan International Tourism Trade Expo in Sanya, which ran over Jan 12-15.

Lunar New Year 2017 events across the US

[2017-01-21 06:59]

Lunar New Year begins Jan 28, kicking off the year of the rooster. The holiday is observed in China, Vietnam and other Asian countries, but a number of US destinations from New York to Las Vegas also host celebrations. Events include parades featuring lion dancers, special holiday menus at Asian restaurants, cultural festivals and more.

A look at chairman mao andhis brothers

[2017-01-20 07:43]

A new book on chairman Mao Zedong and his two younger brothers by Mao's grandson Mao Xinyu, was released on Dec 26, the 123rd birthday of the late leader.

2017 set to be landmark year for Chinese poetry

[2017-01-20 07:43]

Many Chinese poets say that this year will be special for them, a view echoed by Wang Guoqin, a poet and critic who said "poetry is the light ahead in the dark tunnel of my life", after receiving the Creation Award of the Year at the Third Spring Festival Poetry Gala for his book Talking About Poetry From Zhishi Studio.

Sisyphe bookstore chain opens first store in Beijing

[2017-01-20 07:43]

More Chinese may be buying books online, but brick-and-mortar bookstores are still thriving. Sisyphe, one of the biggest private bookstore chains in China, opened its first branch in Beijing on Jan 13.

A glass of wine, naturally

[2017-01-20 07:43]

A smart organic wine list makes a new tapas bar a happening place in Beijing, Mike Peters reports.

Liqueur gets unique flavor with bamboo

[2017-01-20 07:43]

A manufacturer of Chinese liqueurs, Chen Chao wanders through the bamboo-covered mountains of southwestern China's Sichuan province to his "cellar", where he will check on this year's prize blend.

A cake fit for a king

[2017-01-20 07:43]

The Christian feast day of Epiphany, Jan 6, is when three kings from the East were said to have visited the newborn Christ child. Western pastry chefs have added their own tradition: la galette des rois (king cake). Originally, a little bean was hidden amid the sweetness of the puff pastry and frangipani, but since 1870, a figurine has been the treasure in the cake, and the person who finds the trinket in a slice becomes king or queen for the day.