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.
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.
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 smart organic wine list makes a new tapas bar a happening place in Beijing, Mike Peters reports.
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.
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.
American economist Robert Engle gave Chinese officials some ideas on how to make China's financial sector more efficient.
Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar and several other awards for best supporting actress in The Help, was named Woman of the Year on Wednesday by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
When Tseng Yu-chien was 5 years old, his teacher called his parents to school because he sang Happy Birthday out of tune.
The surprising turn of Chinese superstar Jiang Wen in the latest Star Wars movie has sparked a lot of audience interest, and also some unintended controversy.
In 2008, Matthew Knowles was sad when his sports career at Clemson Tigers Football, his university team, ended due to a knee injury. But a call from Southwest China's Guizhou province became a turning point for the Carolina native.
In a mass migration to a remote planet, a passenger accidentally wakes up 90 years earlier, discovering he will have to spend the rest of his life alone in a 120-year, nonstop journey.
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