There's not a single Asian restaurant in Taormina, a small hilltop town on the east coast of the Italian island of Sicily. But for a few short weeks in June, the locals were able to enjoy the sumptuous flavors of Chinese food at a pop-up restaurant opened by a state banquet chef and four Chinese actors.
A sake brewery was founded 107 years ago in Komatsu, a small town in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture, flanked by mountains and the vast ocean beyond.
Perhaps the best way to remember artistic gurus is to share their masterpieces with people. After nine years of renovation and expansion, the new Xu Beihong Memorial Museum, covering over 5,300 square meters in Beijing's Xinjiekou area, opened to the public on Sept 17.
Late sculptor Liu Shiming could have stayed in Beijing to carve out a successful career like many of his contemporaries.
For most Chinese fans, it was a shock to see Mei Changsu, the protagonist of the TV series Nirvana in Fire, a royal period drama set in ancient China, "speaking" Spanish fluently.
A 24-episode documentary, titled On the Great Road, premiered on CCTV on Sept 16, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China via a panoramic showcase of the country's progress and development since 1949.
With the success of Ai Kesen (aka Elkeson) and Li Ke (aka Nico Yennaris) on Team China, naturalization is likely to become a key word in the nation's ongoing soccer development.
GENEVA - Team events are making quite a resurgence on the men's tennis circuit, with three different competitions scheduled over the next four months.
Kobe Bryant went to China for the first time in 1998, making the trip to Beijing to help operate an instructional basketball clinic for about a dozen kids.
SAN FRANCISCO - Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry expects to play for the United States at next year's Tokyo Olympics, telling ESPN this week: "That is the plan, for sure."
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