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.