Dou Xiao braces himself for car stunts in new film

2011-09-27 11:28:49

Mainland actor Dou Xiao, who rose to stardom by playing the lead in Zhang Yimou's last film Under the Hawthorn Tree, starts a new journey.

Teen actress to play lead in Starry Starry Night

2011-09-27 11:24:17

Huayi Brothers, the largest private media company on the mainland, will release Starry Starry Night.

In the mood for movies

2011-09-27 11:20:39

British cinephile hosts an online show to help Western audiences understand Chinese films.

When women rule the roost

2011-09-27 09:28:18

In the old days, when a Mosuo girl turned 13, her family provided her with a windowed room on the second floor of the house.

CCTV sale of 2012 advertisement slots opens

2011-09-27 11:25:33

China Central Television (CCTV) has begun the sale of its advertising slots for 2012.

An end to matriarchy?

2011-09-27 09:20:24

The traditional way of life in Yongning township's only remaining traditional Mosuo village faces a fight for survival.

Colin Powell leadership book due out in 2012

2011-09-26 11:30:33

Colin Powell's new book, "It Workef for Me: Lessons in Leadership and Life" is a story of success.

Turkey: Boston museum returns top of Hercules

2011-09-26 11:27:33

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts returned a piece of a Hercules statue to Turkey after two decades of negotiations.

Single migrant women face high abortion risk

2011-09-26 10:35:58

Young unmarried migrant women are facing a high risk of induced abortions and experts urged that they have better access to reproductive health education.

'Sharpen up' acupuncture study

2011-09-26 10:34:32

Although it is home to traditional Chinese medicine, China must do much more to improve its academic research capacity for acupuncture.

Back to the Bronze Age

2011-09-26 10:03:05

While most Chinese people try to cultivate a paler hue of skin color, some are starting to go for the sun-kissed look.

Heaven scent

2011-09-26 10:01:12

Chinese people have used xiang nang, or scented sachets, for about 3,000 years.