China is facing a reading crisis, with more than 50 percent of people surveyed believing their reading is far from enough, and only 20 percent satisfied with themselves. According to Xu Shengguo, head of the Chinese Academy of Press and ...
Tags: Reading Crisis, children, reading quantity
Government officials, publishers and library professionals in the US and China gathered on Monday in Seattle to launch a joint exhibit on Chinese braille publications. They also shared ideas on how the government and community could ...
Tags: braille publications, Exchange, the blind
China may submit Wolf Totem, a co-production between China and France, as its 2016 Academy Awards best foreign language film entry after it was announced that another contender lost the bid late Tuesday. The producers of Mountains May ...
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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 ...
Tags: Chinese box office, US-based film industry, Chinese Market
The 25th National Book Expo was held from Sep 25 to 27 in Taiyuan, Shanxi province by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the provincial government, aiming to promote nationwide reading and build a ...
Tags: Reading, National Book Expo, books
Following the success of Secret Garden, the best-selling coloring book for adults, coloring books and products sales have been booming in China. Even The Assassin Nie Yinniang, a film screened in late August, published a coloring album as a ...
Tags: Chinese Museums, coloring books, Bandwagon
China's box office rang up takings of 1.85 billion yuan (about $291 million) during the National Day holiday, which ended on Wednesday, a record high. This is an increase of about 60 percent from the same period last year, according to ...
Tags: China's box office, film, "Goodbye Mr.Loser"
The gap between domestic blockbusters and their Hollywood counterparts is closing, especially in visual effects. In recent years, inspired by high-grossing Hollywood pictures, domestic filmmakers have attempted to cash in on films driven ...
Tags: Homegrown Films, Hollywood, SARFT
On a sleepless night in early spring of 2013, standing on the balcony of his New York apartment, choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung saw the sky begin to fill with a magical blue hue. For some 20 minutes, the sun was still below the horizon but ...
Tags: Dancers, Blue Hour, folk dancing
London-based Diageo and Dutch firm Heineken plan to exchange brewing assets in emerging markets, a move which will help Diageo generate a profit of £440m ($671m). Diageo is divesting its stakes in its joint ventures in Jamaica and ...
On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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For the eighth consecutive year, Total Hockey, Inc. has been named to the Inc. Magazine list of 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. Total Hockey has claimed position No. 2,981 after experiencing a three-year growth rate of 117 percent ...
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India’s Amul dairy brand maker Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) is set to introduce new lactose-free milk in the country in a month. Amul lactose-free milk is claimed to be the first of its type to be launched ...
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Hector Beverages, which is backed by Sequoia Capital, plans to invest $10m to expand its facility in Mysore, India, a move that comes as it sets to launch milk-based beverages under its core brand Paper Boat by early next year. The ...
British multinational alcoholic beverages company Diageo is trialling non-alcoholic beer Guinness Zero in Indonesia. Non-alcoholic beer has gained traction in Indonesia following the government's ban on sale of beer in convenience stores ...
Tags: Alcoholic Beer, Chinese cuisine