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Chinese documentary on woodcraft due out next week
A five-episode documentary that tells the stories of Chinese traditional wood workers will air on CCTV starting on Monday.
Paul McCartney talks of seeing God during psychedelic trip
Former Beatles member Paul McCartney has told a British newspaper he believes he once saw God during a psychedelic experience.
Leo Wulei's new drama "Battle through The Heavens" airs next week
The new television drama featuring 19-year old actor Leo Wulei, called "Battle through The Heavens" ("Dou Po Cang Qiong" in Chinese) starts airing on Monday.
Singer Mao Buyi to hold solo concert next month
Famous Chinese pop singer Mao Buyi is now busy preparing for his first-ever solo concert in Shanghai next month
China, Ghana to Co-produce Feature Film "Ebola"
China and Ghana will co-produce a feature film called "Ebola," based on the real stories of the Chinese medical team that assisted in the fight against Ebola in 2014.
Venice Film Festival kicks off with star-studded jury presentations
The 75th annual Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday in the northeastern Italian city of Venice on the lagoon with a presentation of the juries who will decide the destinies of this year's crop of cinema contenders.
Comedic actor Bao Bei'er's directorial debut to hit theatres
Chinese comedic actor Bao Bei'er's directorial debut 'Fat Buddies' is due out on September 30th during the National Day holiday period.
Sino-US children's drama exchanges nurture young minds of both sides
A group of young future stars of the American stage are in Beijing to perform a series of classical Chinese stories.
CBS' 'The Big Bang Theory' to end in 2019 after 12 seasons
CBS says the upcoming 12th season of "The Big Bang Theory" will be the last. It's the most popular comedy on television.
Defendant fined by Beijing court for defaming rap singer Wu Yifan
A court in Haidian District in Beijing has found in favor of popular Chinese rap singer Wu Yifan, fining an unnamed defendant 30,000 yuan for slandering the singer online.
Ray Lui, Louis Fan co-star in Movie The Bravest Escort Group
Hong Kong actor and martial artist Louis Fan's new movie The Bravest Escort Group is due out this Friday.
Canadian and Chinese companies partner on Argentina Lithium project
Ganfeng Lithium of China has joined forces with Lithium Americas of Canada to cooperate in opening a lithium mine in Argentina.
Int'l artistic event kicks off in Beijing
The 2018 Artistic Gathering hosted by the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People has kicked off in Beijing.
Beating King of Pop, The Eagles have No.1 album of all-time
The Eagles' greatest hits album has moonwalked past Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to become history's best-selling album of all-time in the U.S.
American high school students perform Chinese idiom stories
A group of American high school students, wearing ancient Chinese costumes, will stage a drama in Beijing this weekend telling three Chinese idioms.
Sketch show Want to be in Love debuts in Beijing
The sketch show Want to be in Love made its debut in Beijing on Wednesday. It consists of ten episodes of love stories, depicting popular love and marriage value in cities.
U.S. cultural icon Arethra Franklin dead at age 76
U.S. cultural icon Arethra Franklin died on Thursday at her home in Detroit, Michigan, at age 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Swan Lake on Ice,a real cool show in Beijing
Over 20 ice-skating medalists at the Olympics, World Championship and other international events are now bringing the citizens in Beijing a "Swan Lake on Ice" show, accompanied by Tchaikovsky's music.
History stories to be staged in theatre to arouse patriotism among children
A drama about the first Chinse children to study in the United States will be staged in Beijing.
Top comics and animation festival concludes in Beijing
The Beijing International Comics and Animation Festival, one of the largest annual exhibitions of its kind in China, concluded in Beijing on Sunday.