Tom Cruise's stunts and news of some Chinese investment are drawing people to Mission: Impossible-Rouge Nation. Xu Fan interviews director Christopher McQuarrie. Ethan Hunt looks unbeatable in Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation. Tom ...
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Latest stats are suggesting the Chinese box office may surpass the US as the world's largest by as early as 2018. Jim Rainey is a senior film reporter with US-based film industry publication Variety. He says the overseas markets have ...
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An upcoming film could be of interest to both fans of Taiwan rock band Mayday and sports enthusiasts. Second Chance stars Pan Xiaoting, the first Chinese to win the Women's Professional Billiard Association's Tour Championship of 2007, ...
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French sportsman Julien Vandelli didn't foresee that he would spend five years reading the abstruse ancient Chinese medical text Huangdi Neijing in a Chinese university, where he practices acupuncture and medical massage. However, the ...
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With many South Korean filmmakers moving to neighboring China for a wider and more lucrative market, Kim Ki-duk has become the latest big name to join the flock. Kim, 55, recently announced in Beijing that his first Mandarin movie, Who Is ...
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Chinese-language comedy Bad Guys Always Die is becoming one of the most anticipated productions at the upcoming Busan International Film Festival. The Sino-South Korean movie, co-produced by box-office favorites Feng Xiaogang and Kang ...
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A surge in interest in GMO-free or non-GMO products, and continuing growth in the free-from category, is driving consumer demand for cleaner labelling and greater transparency on packaging. The free-from category has been buoyed by ...
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For third-quarter 2015, deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, near Aachen, Germany has reported revenue of €54.6m, up 35% on €40.4m last quarter and up 19.7% on €45.6m a year ago due to increased scheduled ...
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It's around 8 pm. The streets are quiet. For most of Heze, a city in East China's Shandong province, which has a population of around 8 million and is known as the main center for the cultivation of the national flower peony, it is the end ...
Tags: Traditional Art, Chinese folk operas, cultural activity center
Tibetan moviemakers are increasingly moving away from themes of scenery and mysticism to tell people stories. The Tibetan-language movie Tharlo has been nominated in four categories for this year's Golden Horse Award, a prestigious annual ...
Tags: movie, Cutting Cliches, culture
"I was told to be prepared for the audience to leave, but no one left - no one ever made a sound." Zhu Xiaomei, the pianist who left China in disappointment more than 30 years ago, said she gained a lot of confidence in the country after ...
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When the 13th-century Italian merchant and traveler Marco Polo finished his famous book The Travels of Marco Polo, he couldn’t have imagined that seven centuries later his adventures in China would be adapted into a seven-hour film. ...
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Shanghai's efforts to bring art to the people are paying off, as more than 4 million people are expected to participate in the ongoing China Shanghai International Arts Festival. The 17th annual festival runs through Nov 16, with 46 ...
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Chinese influence in Britain is notable from the late 17th century onwards as wealthy Britons and a growing middle class provided a demand for Chinese goods such as porcelain and commodities such as tea. Chinese culture travelled to ...
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Famed pianist Zhu Xiaomei gives a recital during the Beijing Music Festival and she plays one of Bach's major works, Goldberg Variations. An annual musical event not to be missed took place at Wangfujing Church on Oct 13. Since 2006, the ...
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