Renowned food company Wufangzhai wants to boost productivity and efficiency by using machines to wrap its famed dumplings, igniting debate about whether technology is making humans redundant.
"It's a drink that captures the essence of the Silk Road," says Beijing's barman Badr Benjelloun about one of his favorite cocktails, From Kashgar with Love. What's in it? Spanish gin, fresh-squeezed apple juice, crushed date, grapefruit bitters and freshly roasted cumin. The Moroccan native is well-versed in the lore of the Silk Road - his country dispatched Ibn Battuta to explore the world, and in 1345 he arrived at Quanzhou in China's Fujian province. Benjelloun has embraced the culture of the era in the food and the live music of his restaurant and bar, Caravan.
Former US president Richard Nixon was surprised when Chinese folk artist Meng Xin performed rhythmic storytelling with a pair of ox scapulas when the former US leader visited Beijing in 1993.
NEW YORK - It's been 150 years since the birth of the United States' best-known architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
Chinese Bridge has drawn nearly 1 million contestants in the past decade as the largest Chinese-language competition for foreign students in China.
Chinese auto manufacturers are expected to build smart plants in the near future, though they remain one generation behind the world's leading carmakers in deploying Industry 4.0 technology.
Carmakers' good days will soon be gone as their margins are narrowing while the ownership of data is predicted to become the future source of profits.
DETROIT - Big automakers are rushing to launch self-driving cars as early as 2021, but the industry's major players are moving slowly when it comes to widespread deployment of a less expensive crash prevention technology that regulators say could prevent thousands of deaths and injuries every year.
Retirement for most senior citizens in China involves playing mahjong, taking care of their grandchildren and just shooting the breeze with peers at the neighborhood park.
Having young models front luxury brand campaigns seems to have become the passe thing to do these days, with a growing number of older personalities, some of whom can even be considered geriatric, claiming the spotlight.
The first Sino-Kazakh coproduction, Composer, based on the life of musician Xian Xinghai, has begun filming in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.
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