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Making a comeback

[2017-06-26 07:31]

Award-winning Chinese actress Jiang Wenli, best known for her roles in Chen Kaige's film Farewell My Concubine and in the 2004 TV drama Chinese Divorce, will star in Same Time, Next Year, a Chinese adaptation of the 1975 romantic comedy by Canadian playwright Bernard Slade.

Theater marks anniversary with Bard's comedy

[2017-06-26 07:31]

Beijing Comedy Theater will mark its second anniversary on July 16 by performing William Shakespeare's comedy The Merchant of Venice from July 11 to 30.

Symphonic poem to be unveiled at joint concert

[2017-06-26 07:31]

Chinese composer Ye Xiaogang will premiere his latest symphonic poem, The China Story - Songs From the Steppe, with a joint performance of the Baotou Symphony Orchestra and the China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Wednesday.

Where wealthy families frolic

[2017-06-26 07:31]

Affluent families travel with their children about twice a year on average and cite learning experiences for their kids as their main motivation, says a report by HHtravel, a luxury-tour operator affiliated with China's biggest online travel agency, Ctrip.

The new rules of modern power dressing

[2017-06-24 07:14]

For all the political punditry and economic moves monopolising the election headlines over the last seven weeks,

'I don't know why women have created such impossible standards for themselves'

[2017-06-24 07:14]

Alexandra Shulman and I are discussing what she's going to steal from the stationery cupboard on her last day at Vogue later this month. You can never have enough Post-its, I tell her.

Study: Why you shouldn't eat late at night

[2017-06-24 07:14]

As well as contributing to weight gain, a new study has suggested that snacking late at night could increase your risk of diabetes and heart disease.

Exercising for more than two hours is bad for your gut

[2017-06-24 07:14]

Studies released recently show that, despite good intentions, those who regularly exercise for two hours or more could be doing more harm to their bodies than good.

Was Vermeer A Copycat?

[2017-06-24 07:15]

In 1635, a talented Dutch teenager, with dreams of becoming an artist,

Best bets

[2017-06-24 07:12]

French Comedy L'Avare

Another example of lucrative long suits

[2017-06-24 07:12]

Sam Levenson, a humorist, journalist, teacher and television host, said, "You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself."

Carrying Out Redesign

[2017-06-23 09:36]

Luxury label Fendi's charitable Peekaboo Project is in Beijing with a unique exhibition at downtown's fashion landmark Taikoo Li Sanlitun. The exhibition runs through June 30.

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