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A zealous Chinese culture promoter in US

[2017-04-08 10:20]

Laurie Barnes is one of the few people who get to do what they love, and get paid for it. She has worked for decades as a curator to promote Chinese art in Palm Beach, a southern Florida town where not so many Chinese people live. And yet Barnes, in her 60s now, feels rewarded for helping American people understand China a little more every day.

Picasso's tragic first wife emerges from the shadows

[2017-04-08 10:20]

She was Picasso's forgotten wife, written out of history as a "neurotic", snobbish depressive who was a drag on the great artist.

The art of mending

[2017-04-01 07:46]

Itinerant craftsmen used to travel through villages in China, alerting residents of their repair services simply by shouting.

Shanghai Museum craftsmen give historical relics a new lease on life

[2017-04-01 07:46]

A documentary titled Masters in the Forbidden City that was recently screened in China sheds light into the intriguing craft of restoring precious relics in the Imperial Palace.

China can't just wave a magic Wanda

[2017-03-27 07:01]

Real estate tycoon Wang Jianlin is urging Chinese soccer to build a firm foundation as he applies his business acumen to growing the sport.

Lippi earns kudos from Queiroz

[2017-03-27 07:01]

Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz is heaping praise on China counterpart Marcello Lippi ahead of their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, saying the man who guided Italy to the global title in 2006 is "good for Asian soccer."

'Nightmare' loss for Netherlands

[2017-03-27 07:01]

SOFIA - Netherlands captain Arjen Robben described Saturday's stunning 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss to Bulgaria as "a nightmare" as the three-time runner-up was left in danger of missing next year's finals in Russia.

Birdie blitz boosts Zhang

[2017-03-27 07:01]

China's Zhang Weiwei credited "an unexpected gift from the golf gods" for her first win on the China LPGA Tour at the Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Building Challenge on Saturday.

Shenhua's Qin banned for stomp

[2017-03-27 07:01]

Shanghai Shenhua's Qin Sheng has been handed a six-month ban by the Chinese Football Association for stomping on Belgian international Axel Witsel during a Chinese Super League match - an action that had already earned him a hefty fine.

Going against the grain

[2017-03-25 07:27]

Being a scientist means one must challenge existing dogma and authority, says J Craig Venter, a biotechnologist and geneticist who visited Beijing at the end of 2016 to receive the VCANBIO Award for International Cooperation in Life Sciences and Medicine.

'Beauty's' Beast Dan Stevens breaks out behind the effects

[2017-03-25 07:27]

BEVERLY HILLS, California - When Dan Stevens met his Beauty and the Beast co-star Emma Watson in preproduction, she wanted to get to work analyzing the story and the themes. He just wanted to talk about her UN speech about gender inequality.

China goes on the powerplay

[2017-03-20 07:02]

China's puck luck has taken a big turn for the better.

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