Eighth Chinese Cultural Festival held in Cuba

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The eighth Chinese Cultural Festival kicked off here on Friday with shows of China's traditional lion dance and shadowboxing. The festival, co-organized by Cuba's Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Embassy in Cuba, was held in the ...

First "Chinese Longevity Town" in Guangdong

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Sanshui District in Foshan, South China's Guangdong Province, was recognized as a "Chinese Longevity Town" by the Gerontological Society of China (GSC) on June 26, 2008. It is the first "Chinese Longevity Town" in Guangdong Province. ...

HK holds exhibition "Story of the Horse"

Friday, June 27th, 2008

About 40 exhibits using the horse as a subject are on display starting from Friday at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The exhibition, Story of the Horse, features artifacts of different dates and in various medium ranging from Chinese ...

Fresh from prairies, Chinese children’s chorus becomes a hit

Friday, June 27th, 2008

The popularity of the Wucai Children's Chorus, a troupe from the vast Hulun Buir Prairie in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is easy to see from its performance schedule. Wu Hongjie, an official in charge of publicity with Hul ...

Chinese cop awarded best actor at Shanghai int’l film fest

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

A policeman in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin was awarded best actor at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival on Sunday for his unaffected performance in a domestic film. It was the first time for Ma Guowei, who has ...

Oil prices rebound on supply fears

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Crude futures rebounded Friday on concerns about supply in the Iranian, Nigerian, and Chinese oil markets. Light, sweet crude for July delivery rose 2.69 U.S. dollars to settle at 134.62 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile E ...

Confucius Institute to open in Barcelona

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

An agreement to establish a Confucius Institute in Barcelona was signed here on Monday, local media reported. Chinese Ambassador Qiu Xiaoqi and representatives from Casa Asia, the University of Barcelona and the Autonomous Universit ...

Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Three decades have passed since the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic Beijing tour, and now the orchestra is back to the same venue with the same repertoire, collaborating with a new Chinese performer. Young pianist Lang Lang headli ...