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Immortalized on film

[2017-07-06 07:33]

On July 1, 2016, the opera Long March made its debut at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Local celebrities add star power to Hollywood films with their voices

[2017-07-06 07:33]

Singer and TV host Zhang Wei, dressed in a purple jumpsuit, tackles the evil Gru and a Minion - played by two performers-in a downtown Beijing theater.

Mixing sounds

[2017-07-06 07:33]

Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun is a musician of many sounds.

Music festival opens in Shanghai with US pianist's work

[2017-07-06 07:33]

Pianist Yefim Bronfman made his debut in Shanghai at the opening concert of the Music in the Summer Air festival with the New York Philharmonic orchestra on Sunday.

Disabled bring band success

[2017-07-06 07:33]

PRAGUE - It's an unusual orchestra, one that has played in London, Madrid, Moscow and Jerusalem. Its next stops are New York, Washington and Chicago.

Sketching out a career

[2017-07-05 07:00]

A degree from an art college does not always mean that you embark upon a path to become a successful artist.

Plans to reimburse investors' losses

[2017-07-05 07:00]

Shanghai surprised entrepreneurs when it issued a bold pledge to investors last February. Several government departments issued a joint document promising to repay up to 60 percent of the losses, or up to 6 million yuan ($880,000), incurred by any company on investments in Shanghai-based technology startups.

Inventions promote young talent

[2017-07-05 07:00]

A wearable exoskeleton suit for paralyzed individuals and a high-grade alloy that allow thinner metal casting were just two of the innovations the academic community presented to the business world in June.

Thousands embrace Mandarin in Chile schools

[2017-07-05 07:00]

SANTIAGO - Since learning Mandarin was formally introduced in Chile 12 years ago, more than 10,000 students have discovered the Chinese language, local daily El Mercurio reported on June 28.

Diversity expands students' comfort zones

[2017-07-05 07:00]

LOS ANGELES - California sixth-graders who attend racially diverse schools feel safer, less lonely and less picked on than their peers at more homogenous schools, according to a new study out of University of California, Los Angeles. But it's not enough for diversity to exist on campus, according to the study, published in the journal Child Development.

Good to learn money management early in life

[2017-07-05 07:00]

NEW YORK - A part-time summer job can teach teens the value of earning a paycheck, but not necessarily how to manage their money wisely.

Shaping a smart world

[2017-07-05 07:00]

The next decade will belong to artificial intelligence. This is what Kai-fu Lee, a former executive with tech companies such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp, said at his commencement speech to students at Columbia University on May 15.

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