Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region began celebrating on Thursday as one of the biggest religious festivals in China gets underway. The three-day Corban Festival, also known as Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, centers ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping recently paid a state visit to the US, but cultural exchanges between the two countries are an important backdrop to the diplomatic ones. For example, Universal Studios has just contracted to build a theme park ...
Xue Kaizhong was not surprised when the gold and silver coins he bought on Aug 27 for 6,600 yuan ($1,033) were worth 9,000 yuan in mid-September. The 64-year-old, who lives in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, stood in line for two hours to ...
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A Shaolin monk lifts boiled corn from a pan to distribute to tourists at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan province, Oct 7, 2015. The corn was harvested recently on the temple's farm, and the monks wanted to share their joy.
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Oct 10 marked the 90th anniversary of the Beijing Palace Museum's founding. Besides opening four new sections to tourists this month - mainly the Cining Gong, the Cining Gong garden and the Shoukang Gong - the museum is holding a series of ...
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Guests from both the Chateau de Chambord and Summer Palace attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition on Oct 20, 2015. An exhibition on the culture and history of French royal castle, the Chateau de Chambord, opened at the Garden of ...
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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, when attending the 25th China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Chicago, the United States, jointly attended the Sino-U.S. Tourism Cooperation Forum with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker ...
The Main Street Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that crosses the Welland Canal in downtown Welland, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1930, the bridge is the location of a historical intersection linking East Main Street which leads to Niagara ...
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China’s exports to 70 countries under its “One Belt, One Road” strategy was up 1.5% to US$ 372 billion from January to June 2015, according to China’s custom data. The country’s imports declined 18.8% to US$ ...
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China’s exports to 70 countries under its “One Belt, One Road” strategy was up 1.5% to US$ 372 billion from January to June 2015, according to China’s custom data. The country’s imports declined 18.8% to US$ ...
Hong Kong needs to maintain its hospitable image as declining visitor numbers are affecting tourism-related businesses, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Leung Chun-ying said here on Tuesday. ...
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Non GAAP earnings per share at US apparel marketer PVH Corp which has brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein in its portfolio rose 11 per cent year over year for the second fiscal quarter ended August 2, 2015. Earnings per share on a ...
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The Kenyan government has commenced discussion with Chinese authorities to help showcase the East African nation's cultural heritage in the Asian nation's museums, officials said on Monday. Mzalendo Kibunjia, Director General of ...
Depreciation of China's currency offers opportunities for economies in Europe Last week's depreciation of the yuan stoked fears that European exports to China could be hit. As the euro and the pound strengthened, concerns started to grow ...
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Over 100 million Chinese travel abroad every year, buying more luxury goods than any other nation. Shopping for the perfumes and designer clothes that can cost them twice as much at home is a major travel incentive. However, China’s ...
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