Nation needs to mobilize its soft power resources to win more hearts Kung fu, pandas or Peking Opera are what one would commonly associate with China – but they are also vital cogs in a…
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An inspection of antiques reflected in a mirror of an antique French wardrobe. Western furniture is getting increasingly popular in China. The number of Chinese browsing for antiques in UK auction houses is also growing…
With a deafening bang and a colorful display of fireworks, renowned Chinese artist Cai Guoqiang’s exhibition of gunpowder drawings, installations and explosion events kicked off outside the Geffen Contemporary in downtown Los Angeles on…
An Asian tour with mammoth impact. A baby wooly mammoth found in Russia five years ago is set to visit Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan. Baby Lyuba is a rare example of…
A man fastens a bamboo rope to a tree during the water-releasing ceremony at Dujiangyan, an ancient irrigation project in Southwest China’s Sichuan province on Wednesday. The project was built in 256 BC by…
PARIS, April 3 (Xinhua) — The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova has voiced concern about the risk posed by fighting around the world heritage site of Timbuktu in northern Mali. “I call on both the…
A mountain in Central China’s Henan province is witnessing how the local economy has changed the way it develops. Changshoushan, or Longevity Mountain, has been a tourist destination since 2009. Over 200,000 people have…
German Nobel Prize winner Günter Grass is in the international spotlight after labeling Israel a “threat to world peace” in his new poem. Germany and Israel have both responded by strongly criticizing the writer. In…
PARIS, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — Two controversial ancient Chinese relics were auctioned on Wednesday night for 14 million euros (17.92 million U.S. dollars) each to anonymous telephone bidders at Christie’s sale of the collection of…
Are genetically modified foods making you sick and fat? Monsanto’s genetically modified creations have been pegged for causing a plethora of environmental and human harm, but are they also contributing to one of the country’s…