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  • Chinese digital publishing racing ahead

    2010-11-19 15:12

    More than 150 publishers, distributors, and other players of the digital publishing industry from more than 10 countries convened in Beijing on Tuesday for Digital Publishing Asia Pacific 2010, to share their insights into the trends and hot topics in digital publishing.

  • French publisher's boon for Google library

    2010-11-19 15:11

    Google said on Wednesday that it had reached a deal with the publisher Hachette Livre, which has broken ranks with its French rivals and agreed to allow Google to scan thousands of out-of-print books for its digital library project.

  • Promise of the Bambook

    2010-11-19 15:05

    The newest Chinese e-reader on the market by Shanda group hopes to leverage its formidable online literature resources. Mei Jia reports.

  • Minding her languages

    2010-11-17 16:01

    A Hong Kong-raised author writes in English, but tries to infuse her works with Chinese phrases, Kelly Chung Dawson reports.

  • Newsstand Roundup

    2010-11-15 14:49

    The Economist | Nov 13, 2010 Merapi, the next Vesuvius?

  • HK magazine to showcase China's English literature scene

    2010-11-12 09:33

    Hong Kong-based English literary journal Cha will give readers a taste of the growing English literary scene in China with the publication of its "China Issue" in June 2011.

  • Snapshots of the silver screen

    2010-11-12 09:31

    A rare peek at the evolution of Chinese cinema over 105 years reveals more than a few classics.

  • Prize-winning Canadian novel already a rare book

    2010-11-12 09:21

    Book lovers seeking a copy of the winner of Canada's premier literary award are out of luck, unless they're ready to settle for an electronic version.

  • Obama's childhood memories flood back in Jakarta

    2010-11-10 09:02

    More than 40 years have passed since U.S. President Barack Obama came to Indonesia for the first time, but the memories of his former childhood home came flooding back during a state visit to Jakarta on Tuesday.

  • French author Houellebecq wins coveted Goncourt prize

    2010-11-09 09:09

    Michel Houellebecq, France's leading fiction provocateur, took home the prestigious Goncourt prize on Monday after years of dominating the French literary scene without a nod from the award committee.

  • Life's a journey

    2010-11-05 09:21

    No one, it seems, has read from cover-to-cover Zhang Wei's ponderous 10-volume book on four generations of a family caught in the throes of change. But critics have been unstinting in their praise. Yang Guang reports.

  • Book offers insider's guide to nation's security policies

    2010-10-29 10:22

    Xiong Guangkai's The International Situation and Security Strategy provides a military angle to examine the current state of international affairs and its prospects based on the requirements of China's diplomacy in the new era.

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