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Ford in near miss at airport

[2017-02-16 07:40]

Hollywood star Harrison Ford was involved in a near miss at a California airport as he was piloting his private plane, officials and US media said on Tuesday.

Ambitious Western US music center plans premiere

[2017-02-16 07:40]

Tippet Rise, an ambitious music center in the rolling hills of Montana, on Tuesday announced a second season that will include a premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis.

Sammi Cheng back with new film after fighting depression

[2017-02-16 07:40]

After a brief hiatus, Sammi Cheng returns to her familiar zone - Hong Kong-style romantic movies - with Love Contractually.

A chance to see a new world

[2017-02-16 07:40]

Three years after his first tour to Berlin, Liao Fan remembers the chilly night when his noir thriller Black Coal, Thin Ice premiered there. After the screening, he stood alongside the director, Diao Yinan, smoking quietly.

Award category shines spotlight on Chinese talent

[2017-02-16 07:40]

It may be a bit early to predict the winners of this year's Berlinale International Film Festival, but a newly launched event has drawn European attention to top Chinese talent.

Lost City of Z explores the hunt for a vanished civilization

[2017-02-16 07:40]

British actors Robert Pattinson and Charlie Hunnam star in the true-to-life jungle adventure story The Lost City of Z about the ill-fated search for a vanished South American civilization.

Matzka moment

[2017-02-16 07:40]

Matzka's dreadlocks are a nod to both reggae and his upbringing in a Taiwan village.

Artists just like their parents

[2017-02-15 07:46]

Like father, like son.

Same craft but different path

[2017-02-15 07:46]

She has a chic appearance with flared jeans and a choker. Edie Xu may only be 16, but she's confident about the concepts and ideas behind her recent artworks - several paintings and sculptures, plus an installation, on show at Beijing's Gauguin Gallery.

TCM wins global recognition

[2017-02-15 07:46]

When Chinese President Xi Jinping presented a bronze statue highlighting the acupuncture points on the human body to the World Health Organization in Geneva last month, it drew global attention.

Jack Ma launches Aussie scholarship

[2017-02-15 07:46]

Australia's University of Newcastle recently announced the setting up of a scholarship program supported by China's Jack Ma Foundation. The foundation will give $20 million to fund a first-of-its-kind scholarship program, marking the largest philanthropic commitment in UON's history and the Jack Ma Foundation's first philanthropic contribution in Australia.

Notes from the road

[2017-02-15 07:46]

Yang Li carefully traces the outline of Myanmar's map with a pencil, transferring it to her notebook with carbon paper. She then uses colored tape to make a collage in the shape of the map.

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