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The long, careful journey of pianist who started late

[2014-12-05 08:01]

Behind every successful Chinese pianist, there's always a devoted parent. Such mothers and fathers are role models to people who dream of their children becoming star musicians someday. But obviously, only children with an interest in the piano and ample talent will make it to the top.

Secret's out with a splash

[2014-12-05 08:01]

Top models wearing gold wings and diamond-encrusted bras strutted the London catwalk on Tuesday in the first Victoria's Secret annual lingerie show to be held in the British capital.

Golden year for Chinese cinema

[2014-12-04 07:13]

This year was by many measures the best yet for Chinese cinema, although obstacles are expected alongside opportunities in 2015, insiders say.

Fanning the flames of a burning hot market for movies

[2014-12-04 07:13]

The billowing publicity surrounding a forthcoming romantic comedy reaffirms the role fans can play in blowing away the box office.

Interstellar proves a star in China

[2014-12-04 07:13]

Interstellar continued to lead China's box office, taking 144 million yuan ($23.4 million) in the week ending Nov 30.

Show me the money!

[2014-12-04 07:13]

John Woo's romantic epic The Crossing: Part 1, set against the backdrop of civil war and the sinking of the Chinese ship Taiping, opened to a warm box-office welcome on Tuesday.

South Korean movie set for China market test

[2014-12-04 07:13]

The Admiral: Roaring Currents, a South Korean war epic that's likely to hit Chinese theaters on Dec 12, is an ambitious project aimed at making South Korean movies more appealing to Chinese moviegoers following a decade of slump in performance.

From wizard to Godot, actor plays fun roles in long career

[2014-12-04 07:13]

Veteran stage and film actor Ian McKellen says children want to say "hello" to him in the street because he plays the wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, but he knows they know he's not the real thing.

A shot of hope for US shows

[2014-12-04 07:13]

Chinese online giant Tencent Video's recent deal with HBO, to exclusively stream about 10 of the network's TV productions starting next year, has provoked mixed feelings in China's online world, where expectations of watching US TV serials had fallen.

Griffin to 'take no prisoners' on Fashion Police

[2014-12-04 07:13]

Kathy Griffin will be terrorizing the fashion crowd as the new host of Fashion Police, replacing the late Joan Rivers when the show returns to E! in January.

Forever young, new Peter Pan is live and aloft

[2014-12-04 07:13]

The boy who refused to grow up: It sounds like men today in this youth-obsessed culture. But nearly a century before his name found its way into pop psychology, Peter Pan was born as the high-flying hero of a play by Scottish writer James M Barrie.

Digital daze

[2014-12-03 07:11]

With the rise in popularity of smartphones and tablets, Chinese are reading more on their palms.

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