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  • French publisher's boon for Google library

    2010-11-19 15:11

    Google said on Wednesday that it had reached a deal with the publisher Hachette Livre, which has broken ranks with its French rivals and agreed to allow Google to scan thousands of out-of-print books for its digital library project.

  • Michael Learns To Rock promises an English Legend

    2010-11-19 15:07

    Popular Danish soft rock band, Michael Learns To Rock, also known as MLTR, is returning to China after their 1995 tour of the country. They promise to perform "many songs people know" along with a new track, an English version of Chuan Qi, or Legend, by mainland singer-songwriter Li Jian. It became a big hit when pop diva Faye Wong sang it at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala.

  • Promise of the Bambook

    2010-11-19 15:05

    The newest Chinese e-reader on the market by Shanda group hopes to leverage its formidable online literature resources. Mei Jia reports.

  • All wound up over a strong gust of wind

    2010-11-18 09:54

    Recently in Beijing it's been quite windy, feeling more like spring in some ways.

  • Overseas travel heats up

    2010-11-18 09:54

    The upcoming Spring Festival (Feb 2-8, 2011) will see overseas tours account for a bigger market as travel-happy Chinese sign up for new destinations, analysts say.

  • Remembering Xiao Youmei

    2010-11-18 09:53

    To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of Chinese music educator and composer Xiao Youmei (1884-1940), a bronze statue of Xiao was recently erected at the Beijing Concert Hall.

  • Drawn to the movies

    2010-11-18 09:20

    As recently as the 1990s, Chinese film posters were hand-painted conversation pieces that enticed audiences into the theaters.

  • Deep impact

    2010-11-18 09:20

    A descent into the Tiankeng sinkholes of Leye county is not for the fainthearted, but it is intensely rewarding.

  • Tanzanian resort gives street kids a new life

    2010-11-18 09:20

    The two young men work at Kiboko Lodge, an unusual resort hotel on the edge of Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania. With the exception of the manager, all 11 employees are former street children.

  • Once dead Wellington bursts with life

    2010-11-18 09:20

    Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2011, published in November, ranked Wellington at No 4 in its list of the top 10 cities to visit in 2011.

  • What goes around, comes around

    2010-11-18 09:20

    Of the rash of bartering sites that appeared in 2006, only a few survive. But their patrons believe money-less exchange is the way forward for a green lifestyle.

  • Foreign taxi driver gears up to put new show on the road

    2010-11-17 16:28

    The capital's taxi drivers come in all shapes and sizes but imagine hailing a cab and being greeted by a foreign driver.

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