A new Chinese-made space-based telescope tasked with searching for signs of "dark matter" has formally begun its mission, beaming its first set of data to ground stations on Thursday. The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Satellite, ...
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Ground stations in China have received data sent by "Wukong" -- the country's first dark matter probe satellite, scientists announced Monday. A station in Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang successfully tracked and received data from ...
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China sents into space the country's first Dark Matter Particle Explorer Satellite on Thursday. [Photo: weibo.com] China on Thursday sent into space the country's first space telescope in a fresh search for signals of dark matter, ...
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The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) has got its name Wukong, announced by the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Wednesday. It is named after the Monkey King in the classic Chinese tale, ...
Cannes-winning director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's film The Assassin led the race with 11 nominations at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards, Asia's equivalent to the Oscars. The Assassin is nominated for 11 awards, including best screenplay, best ...
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A poster of the fantasy movie Monster Hunt [File photo] The Chinese film industry has experienced new highs this year, with several breakthrough domestic works proving hits across the country and breaking the box office records time after ...
A Century of Enlightenment, a Chinese film retrospective exhibition, will kick off on Friday in the US capital Washington D.C. During the one week activity, a forum on Sino-US cultural and film exchange will also be held. Sponsored by the ...
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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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Cinema typically prospers during slowdowns, and insiders think new films will turn box offices to gold, Xu Fan reports. China's box-office chart has seen new records set frequently in recent months. The latest big high-this year's first ...
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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 ...
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New Holland Brewing, a US-based craft brewery and artisan distiller, is set to expand the distribution of its products to Tennessee starting mid-March 2014. The company has partnered with Lipman Brothers to act as its distributors for ...
"Journey To the West" (Chinese pinyin: "Xi You Ji") is one of the four great classic Chinese literature masterpieces. The book was written by Wu Cheng-en (1500-1582) of Ming Dynasty. "Journey To the West" is a thick book of 100 episodes, ...
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The oriental epic online game"Asura"appeared on New York Times Square billboards on June 20 in a high-profile display of the characteristics of Chinese online gaming and its progress.This game was developed by China's largest online game ...
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The Shenyang Peking Opera Troupe was founded in 1959. It was previously known as the Northeast Art Association Pingju Opera Troupe which was established in 1947. The representative plays of the Troupe include "Yandang Mountain", "A ...
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Weifang of Shandong Province is a city famous for its traditional handicrafts and also for its kites. In 1984, the First International Kite Festival was held here. In 1988, Weifang was elected "the Capital of Kites of the World." Then, in ...
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