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Shanghai event showcases China's progress in ballet

[2018-08-17 07:45]

The recently concluded 6th Shanghai International Ballet Competition showcased the progress that Chinese ballet has achieved over the past few decades.

Local heroes

[2018-08-16 07:34]

While most of the stories that Marvel has told during its 79 years center around larger-than-life superheroes, the company's long-standing principle - which reflects that of founder Stan Lee - is that the settings and characters in the Marvel universe, for the most part, should reflect the world outside fans' windows.

Shark thriller stands out in sea of new releases

[2018-08-16 07:34]

NEW YORK - Adding to Hollywood's sizzling summer, the shark thriller The Meg opened well above expectations with an estimated $44.5 million in ticket sales, while Spike Lee had his best debut in a decade.

The Italian job

[2018-08-16 07:34]

For many fans of Hong Kong cinema, Tony Leung Chiu-wai was born to be an actor whose "eyes can speak".

Zhang Yimou to receive top honor

[2018-08-16 07:34]

ROME - Celebrated Chinese director Zhang Yimou will receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award at this year's Venice Film Festival, organizers announced recently.

Chip labor

[2018-08-15 07:29]

The little robotic waiter wheels up to the table, raises its glass lid to reveal a steaming plate of local Shanghai-style crayfish and announces in low, mechanical tones, "Enjoy your meal."

China's AI industry set to post 75% growth

[2018-08-15 07:29]

BEIJING - The market value of China's artificial intelligence industry reached 23.7 billion yuan (about $3.5 billion) in 2017, with the growth rate expected to reach 75 percent in 2018, according to a recent report.

Prince of fantasy

[2018-08-15 07:29]

It is difficult to define which genre he belongs to - scifi, historical, adventure, fantasy, or even others. All these elements are usually found intertwined throughout his works.

Musical makeovers

[2018-08-15 07:29]

In June 2017, one year after they graduated from the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, Hubei province, the pop duo Landlord's Cats - comprising two 24-year-old female members: singer-songwriter Wang Xinyi and guitarist Wu Peiling - released a song online called Next Stop, Chashanliu, which was inspired by their campus life.

Fans have fond memories of Western pop series

[2018-08-15 08:01]

In 1995, then 12-year-old Wang Guan received a parting gift from his music teacher when he graduated from primary school. It was a cassette called Now That's What I Call Music (Asia series), which was a compilation album comprising 16 English pop songs.

Playlist

[2018-08-15 07:29]

Music

Strength in numbers

[2018-08-15 07:29]

It's Friday, and 500 primary school and junior high school students sit in a hall in Xianghe county, North China's Hebei province, each using a pencil to fill in the empty squares of a grid that is divided into nine blocks of nine squares each.

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