China / Life

Serious fun

[2017-06-15 06:46]

A man who is in his 50s and has cancer uses the last three months of his life to prepare his wife for his approaching death.

Shark movie set to give viewers the chills

[2017-06-15 06:46]

LOS ANGELES - More than 40 years ago, Americans were afraid to go into the water as Jaws scared the daylights out of a generation of ocean swimmers.

Film on US Marine and her combat dog

[2017-06-15 06:46]

NEW YORK - One of the best things for Kate Mara about starring in Megan Leavey was Varco the dog.

A drunkard's monologue

[2017-06-12 09:38]

Polish theater director Krystian Lupa received an email from Qian Cheng, the general manager of Tianjin Grand Theater, in early 2016, asking him to direct a play based on a novella written by the late Chinese writer Shi Tiesheng (1951-2010).

The Who's Quadrophenia opera goes classical on tour

[2017-06-12 09:38]

NEW YORK - The Who's rock opera Quadrophenia will take an orchestral turn as songwriter Pete Townshend announced recently a four-date tour of mostly classical venues in the United States.

Oscar winner Tan Dun to present concert

[2017-06-12 09:38]

Chinese composer and conductor Tan Dun, who won the Oscar for the original score of the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, has always been ahead of the curve.

Moving forward, backing away

[2017-06-12 09:38]

The ethnic Jino people inhabit Yunnan province's remote mountains, where they cultivate tea and medicinal herbs but still experience the country's rapid and massive transformation.

Chocolate tours offer more than simply sampling sweets

[2017-06-12 09:38]

NEW YORK - A tour for chocolate lovers in Brooklyn, New York, isn't just about tasting the final product. It also gives a peek at factories, neighborhoods and even business plans.

China's little red raisin

[2017-06-11 13:55]

Anyone familiar with Chinese food is bound to have come across a small dried red fruit that's often found floating in soups or added to dishes as a garnish. And if you bit into it, you would have enjoyed its sweetness, though you'd have been surprised by its very slight bitter aftertaste.

Holidays on wheels

[2017-06-11 13:55]

Zeng Minping is such a huge fan of highway caravans that he took his wife across 28 countries to Europe in 2012.

A bridge that spans time

[2017-06-11 13:55]

A monument at the oldest bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan is inscribed with the names of 28 experts from the former Soviet Union. Konstantin Silin's name is first.

China on brink of quantum computing

[2017-06-11 13:55]

On a table of 3 square meters are dozens of lenses and odd devices, with wires suspended above and a machine chirping ceaselessly.

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