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Solitary refinements

[2018-07-25 07:37]

At 7 am, He Yujia, a 32-year-old freelancer from Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, gets out of bed. She immediately goes to her study, and sits in her Okamura chair to translate a book for two hours before breakfast, and after that, for another six to 12 hours.

On a ring and a prayer: the quest to translate Tolkien's classic

[2018-07-25 07:37]

For readers on the Chinese mainland, the name of Teng Jia-wan, a translator from Taiwan, is closely related to British writer JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, whose latest Chinese version was released in 2013 to a good reception from readers and critics.

R.O.S.E. blooms in China

[2018-07-25 07:37]

Just two months after being crowned champion of Hunan TV's reality show, Singer, and hot on the heels of her first studio release in four years, British pop star Jessie J is all set to embark on a 12-city Chinese tour.

Four new Pokemon games on the way

[2018-07-25 07:37]

Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, Game Freak and Niantic have new Pokemon experiences coming to mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch system. One of them, Pokemon Quest, is available now for free on Switch and is coming soon to iOS and Android devices.

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[2018-07-25 07:37]

Art

A taste of culture

[2018-07-25 07:37]

On Thursday night, laughter reverberates in a classroom at the North China University of Technology, where dozens of foreign teenagers sit in rows, learning to play the hulusi, a traditional musical instrument of the Dai ethnic group in China.

Colleges develop diatom-like nanostructure

[2018-07-25 07:37]

WASHINGTON - American and Chinese scientists have designed a diatom-like nanostructure that is inspired by the tiny, unicellular creature with multiple range of forms and producing close to a quarter of the oxygen on Earth.

Gap year is a good idea for some

[2018-07-25 07:37]

Every year, more students and parents talk to me about the pros and cons of a gap year experience.

HKU president assumes office

[2018-07-25 07:37]

HONG KONG - The 16th president and vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang, assumed office on July 17.

PAINTER WITH A PULSE

[2018-07-24 08:10]

While Qi Baishi (1864-1957) is a household name in China, an exhibition of his paintings was last held at the Palace Museum in Beijing, or the Forbidden City, 64 years ago.

Museum of Cycladic Art a fine first stop on a tour of Athens

[2018-07-24 08:10]

Like every summer, Athens makes an ideal historical starting point for tourists before they set off to explore the white-washed houses and sunsets of the Cyclades islands.

SEEING RED

[2018-07-24 08:10]

A group of people dressed in the uniform of the Chinese Red Army are marching down the street. One of the "officers", Dong Yafei, proudly walks in step with a red flag draped on his shoulder.

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