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Fierce competition ahead

[2018-08-09 07:34]

As the summer approaches its end in parts of China, the battle for eyeballs at cinema theaters is getting hotter with 50 new movies set to hit screens in August, up 61 percent since July.

Documentary week shows interest in real-life stories

[2018-08-09 07:34]

When the second Beijing Documentary Week kicked off at the China Millennium Monument last week, 97-year-old translator Xu Yuanchong arrived in a wheelchair.

Tom Cruise movie continues to lead North America rankings

[2018-08-09 07:34]

LOS ANGELES - Paramount's action film Mission: Impossible - Fallout continued to lead North American box office with an estimated $35 million in takings for the second weekend in a row.

Cheers for spirit of science

[2018-08-09 07:34]

Former Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos was famous for his powerful free kick. Perhaps his most famous goal came in a game against France on June 3, 1997, when he scored by curling the ball so heavily that a ballboy on the touchline instinctively ducked to avoid it.

Film focuses on heroic efforts of one man to fight drought

[2018-08-09 07:34]

More than 100 people walk near the edge of a cliff, and some of them are extremely frightened.

Qing era art set to wow US

[2018-08-09 07:34]

NEW YORK - An exhibition to explore the role of empresses in China's last dynasty - the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) - will be on view from Aug 18 in the Untied States.

Court of appeal

[2018-08-08 07:31]

Chinese-American basketball player, Jeremy Lin has added a new string to his bow, landing his first role in a Chinese reality show, Dunk of China.

Sharing a capital idea

[2018-08-08 07:31]

Zhu Zuxi, an 80-year-old scholar of historical geography, asked several teenagers, "What do you think about Beijing?" at the opening ceremony of a summer program initiated by the Capital Museum and the China Children and Teenagers' Fund.

Volunteers teach teens about history in a novel program

[2018-08-08 07:31]

In a celebration event of the Capital Museum's summer program in late July, 50 young participants bowed to 18 museum guides, who have helped them broaden their horizons during the three-week program.

Turning design into a game

[2018-08-08 07:31]

Peng Xiangbin started his first job as a graphic designer in Beijing at the end of July, after moving to the capital a few days earlier. What helped Peng, a fresh graduate from Heilongjiang University, land the job after a week of job-hunting were two logo design projects that impressed the interviewers.

Pack all these hot picks for the beach

[2018-08-08 07:31]

Ah. Sunscreen-scented days and nights spent cuddling over a good book, a soundtrack of ocean waves and kids' laughter playing in the background. Nothing beats a summer road trip to the beach - a much-anticipated outing for so many families that can only be enhanced by tossing a few choice travel goods into the back of the car.

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