Chinese flocked in large numbers to bookstores in Beijing on Saturday, despite the heavy rain.
BERLIN-"It is as if The Song of the Nibelungs in the form of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings had come upon us; Game of Thrones is kindergarten when compared with it."
It is a new way of storytelling in cinema, and three films from the Chinese mainland are set to compete for awards at the Venice festival. Xing Yi reports.
If Hollywood hears a wolf at the door, it may well be Chinese director-producer-star turned wolf-pack leader, Wu Jing, whose recent effort, Wolf Warrior II, has gobbled up the competition to become a genuine cultural phenomenon, not only in China but also for Hollywood.
Princess Agents has set a record for YouTube views - at over 230 million - making it the most-watched Chinese TV drama internationally, as overseas audiences have been showing a growing interest in the genre in recent years.
LONDON - Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage on Tuesday urged fans of the series to stop buying huskies because of their similarity to fearsome "direwolves", as many were being quickly abandoned.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Matthew Boyce feels like a superhero when he zips himself into a spangly Elvis Presley jumpsuit and sprints on stage to blast through a hip-thrusting, pulsating track by the King.
Autumn is around the corner and students are gearing up to start university across the country, but many will be looking further afield - heading for the United States for fine arts courses that are becoming more competitive at home.
Many Chinese art students abroad say the biggest challenge they encounter in their studies is the different approach to education. But that is also their biggest reward.
After more than three years at Guizhou Minzu University, Luong Nguyen Hai Nam, a Vietnamese student, has fallen in love with the land, the sour fish soup and the local culture.
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers at Stanford University are hosting a competition of computer-generated skeletons in a virtual race, as a crowdsourcing effort to gain better models of the bone, muscles and nerves that may help doctors manage movement disorders like cerebral palsy.
NEW YORK - The number of international students going to the United States for high school is leveling off after years of rapid growth, according to a new study.
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