Ludwigs' treasures

Thomas Eller, a German artist who has lived in Beijing for three years, had a "strange yet sweet" feeling when he looked at some 50 works of modern and contemporary art displayed at the National Art Museum of China last week. They were donated to the museum by German art collector Irene Ludwig and her late husband, Peter Ludwig, more than two decades ago.

Real and virtual worlds meet in Chinese artist's new 3-D work

In his latest 3-D animation work, Chinese artist Qiu Anxiong shows a man in a black suit and an octopus-shaped mask fall through a city of skyscrapers. Will he die? No one can tell because the lines between reality and the virtual world have blurred.

All about taste

The Ebisu oyster was a last-minute menu addition by Richard Ekkebus, and his guest was agog: "This had been cooked in its shell at 67 degrees and was served with wilted tarragon, shallots, duck gizzard, pieds de moutons mushroom and vin jaune. It was truly a jaw-dropping dish that married European and Asian techniques."

Needle system for wine-opening now more affordable

How many bottles of wine would you like to have open at once?

Sweet taste of peace

New normal's many dimensions

The fate of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art is unclear as it is not known who will take it over from Belgian founder and collector Guy Ullens.

Photos of climate change on show

CHICAGO - For the last decade, American photographer James Balog has been on a mission to document climate change through his camera lens.

Chinese artists likely to attend US version of Documenta

Emerging Chinese artists will be invited to take part in an art event being held in the industrial city of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States in 2018, the organizers said during their visit to Beijing on Saturday.

Dispute could serve killer blow to Audi's dominance in China

Audi AG's dealers in China are refusing to accept deliveries of cars from the German premium carmaker in response to the company's recent criticism of them, in a move which analysts believe will further damage relations and impact on the marque's decades-long sales dominance in the country.

Ford warns bumpy reinvention may cut future profit in half

Ford Motor just fl ashed a warning to investors that it's hard to keep profits rolling in a slowing market while also trying to reinvent your company for an autonomous age.

Ride-hailing rules boost users' safety

China's online ride-hailing business has entered a more regulated phase in which platforms, vehicles and drivers are registered with local governments for better public security and passenger safety, despite the companies' past troubles.

Govt plans aim to regulate auto market

The Chinese auto market is set to get help from the central government to embrace healthier and more customer-oriented growth after a deceleration in car sales at the beginning of this year, industry analysts said.