China / Life

Local company helps herdsmen fight sand and poverty

[2017-07-21 09:03]

Babu Siren runs a thriving business that includes restaurants and dune buggy rides in Hanggin Banner of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. He also farms sheep and licorice.

Orlando in full bloom

[2017-07-20 07:22]

While on a red carpet, English actor Orlando Bloom responds to screaming Chinese fans, signing autographs and posing for photos with them.

Animated film on 'tea pets' set to hit mainland screens

[2017-07-20 07:22]

During a visit to Paris a few years ago, Gary Wang saw some "tea pets" - porcelain figures usually placed on tea trays - displayed in an antique shop there. It reminded Wang of his early years in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, where one of local pastimes was to drink tea and "raise" such pets.

After work at Tokyo eatery

[2017-07-20 07:22]

When Japanese director Joji Matsuoka was asked by someone if he had watched the Chinese TV series Midnight Diner, the audience at the Sunday preview of his latest film in Beijing burst into laughter.

Hollywood digs into French sci-fi comic for ideas

[2017-07-20 07:22]

BEVERLY HILLS, California - "I'm Valerian and she's Laureline," Luc Besson says with a smile, and gesturing to his producer and wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. "She's the clever one."

Movie on Shanghai's old Jewish community on streaming sites

[2017-07-20 07:22]

Having lived in Shanghai for a few years, producer and actress Jane Wu learned that more than 20,000 Jewish refugees had taken shelter in the city after fleeing Europe during World War II.

Guangdong shows the way

[2017-07-18 07:44]

The National Art Museum of China is for the first time using its 17 exhibition halls to trace the artistic evolution and influence of a single province.

New exhibition gives glimpse of Michelangelo's universe

[2017-07-18 07:44]

Italian artist and art historian Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) published one of Michelangelo's two biographies during the Florentine artist's lifetime. He is also known for writing other artists' biographies.

Making France's day

[2017-07-18 07:44]

The French celebrated their national day on the weekend, an occasion that inspires plenty of Champagne-swilling and fine dining.

Ancient Brews reveals tasty history of alcohol

[2017-07-18 07:44]

It's easy to find cold brews on summer days, but here's a twist: a journey back to the alcoholic beverages that people drank thousands of years ago.

Small diet changes may prolong life: study

[2017-07-18 07:44]

MIAMI - It's hard to eat right all the time, but making small improvements by choosing healthier foods now and then may significantly boost one's chances of living longer, says a US study.

Heart of them atter

[2017-07-18 07:44]

A dozen artists are presenting an exhibition by simulating sight, smell, touch and sound at the M. Woods Museum in Beijing.

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