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Hollywood executive aims to build cultural bridges with Asian film markets

[2019-04-25 07:58]

LOS ANGELES - Xian Li, a China-born Hollywood studio executive at SK Global, the company behind last year's hit indie film Crazy Rich Asians, says she is on a mission to build cross-cultural bridges.

Fans Marvel at epic Avengers climax

[2019-04-25 07:58]

As the clock struck midnight on Tuesday, it signaled the start of a carnival for Marvel fans.

Cross-dressing sensation marches on despite controversies

[2019-04-25 07:58]

Clad in a long red cape and white robe, Chinese singer Li Yugang showed up at a five-star hotel in downtown Beijing recently. With delicate makeup and his short hair neatly combed back, he walked onto the stage, holding a traditional Chinese musical instrument, pipa, a four-stringed, pear-shaped lute.

Brand Bollywood looks east

[2019-04-25 07:58]

On his first visit to China last week, Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan was greeted by fans at a Beijing airport with squeals of excitement.

Woodblock printing writes a new chapter

[2019-04-24 07:04]

Students and teachers from the United States took a course steeped in culture and history at a Beijing bookstore last month. The 22 students and four teachers from Sidwell Friends School in Washington learned the intricate art of how to make a thread-bound notebook from scratch.

Craftsman carves out pages that tell a tale of traditional skill

[2019-04-24 07:04]

Zhao Yishen is bent over, his eyes staring at the woodblock. Holding a chisel in his right hand, he guides it forward steadily and precisely across the woodblock using his left hand.

A French revelation

[2019-04-24 07:04]

Though half an hour is far from enough for even a brief tour of any Parisian museum, it might just be enough for a study of 10 artworks, thanks to an online art education program that offers a teaser to the all-encompassing museum visiting experience.

Restoration of classic TV series sheds light on nostalgia

[2019-04-24 07:04]

Generations of Chinese people growing up between the 1980s and the early 2000s will no doubt share fond collective memories of spending the long afternoons of their childhood summer vacations squeezed in front of small TV sets watching their favorite shows.

Plastic not-so-fantastic

[2019-04-24 07:04]

Some of the biggest names in the world of conservation and wildlife protection converged in eastern China to attend Duke Kunshan University's inaugural Water Towns Environmental Film and Arts Festival.

WeWork sites facilitate China's innovation push

[2019-04-24 07:04]

SHANGHAI - Global creator community giant WeWork officially launched its startup services platform, WeWork Labs, in China on April 11 in its bid to expand its presence in the burgeoning innovation and entrepreneurship market.

Lego kits bring fun to Chinese classrooms

[2019-04-24 07:04]

SHANGHAI - Lego, the world's leading toy maker, has teamed up with a Chinese publisher, to create a set of "class-kits" for Chinese primary and middle schools.

Centenarian Nankai makes big move to boost global links

[2019-04-24 07:04]

Nankai University recently inked an agreement with the University of Glasgow to establish joint doctorate program.

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