Maestro on podium
2009-04-24 09:41:47
China Philharmonic Orchestra's concert tomorrow night will feature a violin solo by 79-year-old American violinist and conductor Joseph Silverstein.
Spotlight on youth
2009-04-24 09:41:38
The younger generation will take center stage at the ninth Meet In Beijing Arts Festival, which starts next week.
Life is a battlefield
2009-04-23 09:04:56
Wu Zongwei works in a government intelligence department and knows how to get ahead. His boss has told him and his colleagues to watch television.
New Dan Brown novel coming in September
2009-04-21 10:08:57
The book world has a stimulus plan: a new Dan Brown novel.
Fourth Impression counts
2009-04-21 09:25:49
What has director Zhang Yimou been doing since his spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Beijing Olympics? He's been making a new film.
Movies you cannot miss
2009-04-20 09:27:38
So, you have enrolled in language lessons and sworn you will master Putonghua for that authentic China experience (Sigh! Easier said than done).
'Empire of the Sun' author Ballard dies at 78
2009-04-20 08:42:28
Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel "Empire Of The Sun," which drew on his childhood detention in a Japanese prison camp in China, died Sunday, his agent said. He was 78.
Campus with patriotism
2009-04-17 09:53:29
The play My National Southwestern Associated University will be staged at Peking University Centenary Hall next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Magicians to warm up Beijing's magical days
2009-04-15 17:22:55
Five internationally acclaimed close-up magicians and illusionists are set to wow Beijing audiences this weekend.
Nights at the opera
2009-04-13 09:42:28
The NCPA opening show will be Puccini's Tosca, produced by the NCPA, and will be followed by another Puccini masterpiece, La Boheme.
Seven days:April 11-17
2009-04-13 10:22:00
What's on in Beijing, from April 11 to 17, stage, concert and exhibitions.
A river runs its course
2009-04-13 10:20:18
The Red River links the northern Vietnamese province of Lao Cai with Hekou county in China's Yunnan province. It is also the inspiration for the film, Red River, by Chinese director Zhang Jiarui.