2016-06-29Israeli author Amos Oz has long been a favored Nobel Prize contender and has received dozens of literary prizes around the world - including the 21 University Students International Literary Award, which he received in Beijing last week.
2016-06-29Beijing will allow some skilled workers from home and abroad to obtain permanent residence by accumulating points based on skills, employment history and education credentials.
2016-06-29The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, discussed a draft of the general provisions of Civil Code on Monday, which includes articles protecting the rights of embryos.
2016-06-28On June 26, Tsinghua Holdings announced it hopes to launch two plans— the Xingju (stars gathering) Plan and the Jishi (footstone) Plan — to foster more than 500 companies with assets of over 100 million yuan ($15.04million) and accelerate the transformation of 50 major scientific and technological achievements in five years at a themed forum of the Summer Davos in Tianjin.
2016-06-28The third round of a visiting program for young Sinologists this year is coming. The commencement ceremony of the program will be held at the National Library on July 4. About 33 young Sinologists from 27 countries will start their journey in China.
2016-06-28Scholars call for better cultural ties within Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the capital and its two neighboring provinces, at the 18th annual academic meeting.
2016-06-28Beijing's Palace Museum cooperated with US cruise line Royal Caribbean International to hold a cultural lecture and promotion events of the museum's souvenirs on a new ship harboring in Tianjin.
2016-06-28Huayi Brothers Media chairman Wang Zhongjun, 56, a billionaire and art collector, has turned his attention to art trading and plans to set up an auction house in Shanghai this year.
2016-06-28As a child, Xia Hang liked to take apart his toys and household items, such as clocks, and reassemble them.
2016-06-27The Beijing International Tea Expo 2016 was held from June 24 to 27 in Beijing, with the theme of "Ecological manor and healthy life".
2016-06-27The Forbidden City in Beijing, or the Palace Museum, will open three more areas to visitors within this year, said Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum on June 26.
2016-06-27Fête de la Musique, "World Music Day" in French, was launched in 1982 by the French Minister of Culture and is now celebrated in many countries, with concerts organized each year.
2016-06-27Thousands of residents enjoyed colored foam churned out by machines along a running track at the event, designed for children and parent interaction.
2016-06-27For Beijing resident Alex He, the cost of a trip to the mall can easily top $3,000. He, 29, works in the finance industry and while he doesn't regularly go shopping for clothes, "when I do shop," he said in an interview, "I buy a lot." Recent purchases include several pairs of Adidas shoes that he found at an outlet mall. He also fancies Under Armour shorts and shirts. "I used to buy a lot of luxury brands but in the last year or so I've been purchasing more of the sports brands because they are more comfortable and more fashionable," said He.
2016-06-24On June 22, a signing ceremony between Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd. and Dunhuang Smart Tourism Co., Ltd. was held in Dunhuang, Gansu province, aiming to jointly develop a public information platform and a geospatial information platform.
