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  • Cultural regulators set to be merged

    2013-03-11 13:14

    The planned merger of two regulators, one on press and the other on broadcasting, will boost the development of Chinese culture and increase its global influence.

  • Fan plans simple for this band

    2013-03-11 10:42

    Members of Canadian rock band Simple Plan have had such close ties with fans that the two sides have even collaborated on a song.

  • Star power

    2013-03-09 08:09

    While the debate rages on whether a movie project should be director-oriented or producer-oriented, Chinese stars are becoming more dexterous in handling both sides of the camera. Some, like Xu Zheng, have taken on the role of the director, with great success, and more are appearing in the credits of the lower-profile but no less crucial producer.

  • Play with a message: Hell is other people

    2013-03-08 10:51

    The new Chinese production of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit is a ghost story rather than a philosophical explication. Art highlights for 2013

  • Technology transforms art sharing

    2013-03-08 10:31

    Is contemporary art for everyone? Is Chinese contemporary art for everyone? The answer is yes for Wendi Deng, the wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and for Kenzo Digital, a director and video artist based in New York. 

  • Ensuring owners are insuring their pets

    2013-03-07 10:41

    Few pet owners in China insure their pets due to patchy legislation on animal ownership and an immature pet insurance market.

  • Legality of animal shows in question

    2013-03-07 10:41

    As a circus troupe owner, Ma Haiying has not returned home to Suzhou, Anhui province, for Spring Festival for years.

  • Earning air miles, but at a cost

    2013-03-07 10:40

    It's 11 pm and Tony To waits anxiously in the airport cargo area as he awaits the arrival of a crate containing his beloved three cats.

  • They are Mirrors of ourselves

    2013-03-07 10:40

    Three-year-old Nai Xi enjoys a trip to the salon once a month. Every time, the gray haired schnauzer gets the full treatment: a haircut, mani-pedi and perm.

  • Feline fine!

    2013-03-07 10:40

    Showing off cats is an increasingly popular pursuit. A significant industry has built up around competitions.

  • Learn how to code or be left behind

    2013-03-06 17:34

    Hacking has changed over the years. Now, it's US companies accusing China of hacking and vice versa - tit for tat in the realm of cyberspace.

  • From Belarus and all over the world, with love

    2013-03-06 15:35

    One of the nicest surprises about my nearly four years stay in China is that I've learned a lot about ... Belarus.

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  • Group a building block for Africa

    An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.
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