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Iraq's Parliament Votes to Ban Alcohol
Nov 18, 2016Iraq's parliament has passed a bill for a complete ban on the sale, import and production of alcohol. The law entitles the state to fine Iraqi dinars 25m ($21,000) for anyone violating the alcohol ban. However, the parliament ...
Tags: Alcohol, alcohol ban
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Performances Launch Chinese New Year Celebrations
Jan 21, 2016Chinese New Year celebrations in South Korea kicked off on Jun 17 in Seoul with a variety show. The event, themed Culture of China, Festival of Spring, featured Chinese ethnic charms such as dance, Peking opera, acrobatics, cross talk, ...
Tags: New Year Celebrations
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President Xi Calls for Patriotism in Achieving Chinese Dream
Dec 31, 2015Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for promoting patriotism to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Xi made the remarks during a group study for the history of Chinese nation's patriotism by the Political ...
Tags: President Xi, Patriotism
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Workshops Bring Earthy Mongolian Arts to Life
Dec 16, 2015Unir sings while playing the morin khuur, or horse-head fiddle, during a performance. [Photo provided to China Daily] As his fingers run over the strings, we hear a thunderstorm and rain. When he whistles, you hear the wind. Horses run ...
Tags: morin khuur, Mongolian instrument
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131 Hanging Coffins Found in Hubei
Dec 15, 2015A shot of the hanging coffin tomb in Moping township of Zigui county of Hubei. [Photo/people.cn] A total of 131 hanging coffins were recently discovered in Moping township of Zigui county, central China's Hubei province. The coffins were ...
Tags: hanging coffin tomb
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Xinjiang Muslims Embrace Corban Festival
Oct 29, 2015Muslims 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 ...
Tags: Xinjiang Muslims, Corban Festival
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One-Act Play Introduces Woody Allen to Chinese Audiences
Oct 29, 2015Actor He Shan is a big fan of Woody Allen. He has what one can call a small collection of his movies, music and theater works. In 2013, He read a book, which had Chinese translations of three of Allen's one-act plays, Riverside Driver, Old ...
Tags: Woody Allen, Play, Chinese Audiences
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Migration of The Hani People to Yunnan Is Inspiration
Oct 28, 2015After a successful debut at Honghe Grand Theater in Yunnan province, the music drama Muomaamei, which depicts the story of the Hani ethnic group's migration, will be staged in Beijing this weekend. The ethnic group is believed to have ...
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The 4th Ethnic Groups Opera Show Kicks off in Beijing
Oct 28, 2015Starting from Monday, 15 operas that belongs to 11 ethnic groups of China will be shown during the 4th Chinese ethnic groups opera show. The event lasts till Oct. 26. Artists from Pengshui Miao-Tujia Autonomous County perform an opera of ...
Tags: The 4th Ethnic Groups Opera Show, traditional opera, Artists
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Three Famous Festival Special Food in China
Jun 17, 2015Chinese foods are an attraction indispensable in a good tour. With a long history, unique features, numerous styles and exquisite cooking, Chinese cuisine is one important constituent part of Chinese culture. Chinese festivals reflect the ...
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Tempting Yunnan Cuisine
Dec 23, 2014Known as "the kingdom of plants and animals", Yunnan is home to a rich variety of foods. As a province with 26 different ethnic groups, the variety of cuisines is an important attraction for tourists. Yunnan cuisine, also named Dian ...
Tags: Yunnan Cuisine, cuisines
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The in-Crisis Batak Weaving Tradition
Aug 19, 2014Sandra Niessen, a Netherlands-based anthropologist, has produced a film titled ‘Rangsa ni Tonun’, depicting the in-crisis Batak weaving tradition and the urgency to restore weaving tradition of the vibrant cloth. Batak ...
Tags: Batak Weaving, Tradition, Textile
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Malaysia Needs to Open up Despite Its Economy Growth
Jul 2, 2014Malaysia appears to be steadily approaching the goal of taking its place among the world's developed economies by 2020. However, the nation needs to open up and embrace its ethnic minorities together with international residents and ...
Tags: economic policies
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The Discovery of Seven New Regions of DNA Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
Feb 26, 2014The discovery of seven new regions of DNA linked to type 2 diabetes could lead to new ways of thinking about diabetes and new treatments for the disease, researchers suggest. The findings were among the results of the largest study to ...
Tags: genetic effects, compiled genetic information, biology of the disease
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Study Finds Improvements in Survival Largely Reflect Gains Among Non-Elderly Whites
Feb 16, 2014Study finds improvements in survival largely reflect gains among non-elderly whites and Asians While new and better treatments have improved the odds of survival for patients diagnosed late stage colorectal cancer, that progress has been ...
