Although the cognac market in China remains weak due to the ongoing austerity campaign, LVMH-owned Hennessy chose China's southern city Guangzhou as the first stop of a global tour to celebrate its 250th anniversary, hoping to tap into the country's expanding middle class.
Bartender Zhang Chi stands behind a bar counter and pours rum and other ingredients into a shaker. After mixing the cocktail, he begins working on another drink.
"I thought the story was excellent. In a modern world, it reminds us of the traditions and the ancestral spirit eight centuries ago," says Bengouffa Mustapha, president of the French association Rencontres after he watched the traditional Chinese dance drama Dream of the Maritime Silk Road.
The British band Blur is releasing its first album in 12 years, which is great news for music fans in the UK. But it is also creating a buzz in China.
You have driven 300 miles over the endless Gobi Desert with scarcely a sign of life in any direction. The sun sets as the heat of the day cools into night. Then you see, in the middle of nowhere, a small restaurant by the highway.
The 20th Francophonie Festival is sparking the enthusiasm of French learners in Shanghai. From March 10 to 30, members of the public met authors and directors such as Tahar Ben Jelloun and Dominique Othenin-Girard while also enjoying concerts and other cultural activities.
Wildlife watchers and hikers are posing a risk to a vital passageway used by giant pandas in China's southwest to find partners during mating season, conservationists have warned.
Belgium could welcome a baby panda in 2016, says the founder and director of the country's Pairi Daiza Zoo.
A math teacher exchange program between China and the United Kingdom has received positive feedback and will continue in the coming months, officials and teachers from both nations say.
Fang Long has just come back from South Korea after feeling anxious about her looks. At 38, she looks to be in her early 30s at most, thanks in part to plastic surgery she has had done there.
In the eyes of friends and relatives, Liu Fang used to have the perfect life - she was good looking, married to a loving husband, mother to two young children, and head of her own company.
Identifying the scale of a problem can be the first step in finding a solution.
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