Shortly after the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement took effect on Jan 1, Koyo Bearing Dalian in the Liaoning coastal city of Dalian became the first approved exporter in Northeast China that can issue its own declaration of origin according to the RCEP arrangements.
Dalian, with a coastline extending 2,211 kilometers, has developed a comprehensive and competitive maritime system, local officials said.
Shanghai will broadcast a new documentary series titled Great Educator from October 15.
The first six books of a new biography series The Little Beacon have came out recently, telling the stories about the life of great scientists, writers, and artists in modern China.
For seven decades since it sprouted in the heart of Wangfujing Commercial Street, Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore has been a mainstay for readers to learn about the world. Now the spaces from the second to the fifth floors of the landmark bookstore have been turned into a showcase for works by contemporary artists to address its history and the changes overtime it has witnessed, and to echo the roles of reading and books in a digital era.
Somewhat a Chinese equivalence to Indiana Jones, Candle in the Tomb, an overwhelming popular franchise has seen its latest drama retelling make a splash onlin
Amateur musicians playing violins, saxophones and even Chinese zithers alongside professionals in public squares and balconies of Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, has become a unique attraction among tourists.
Previously stricken with poverty, farmers of Beihong now lead a rosy life by running homestays as urbanites pour into the village, which is nestled in the Greater Khingan Range, for a countryside retreat.
I was struck by two stories run in our business section recently on small-town industry in Lu'an, Anhui province, and Caoxian, Shandong province. Both are excellent examples of the concentration of rural enterprise in "industrial clusters". Lu'an has thousands of enterprises devoted to making wedding dresses. Around half the town's population of 54,000 is involved, and yearly output is over 3 billion yuan ($422 million). Caoxian makes 60-70 percent of all coffins used in funerals in Japan. The industry employs a quarter of the region's population of 1.3 million.
Paintings and sculptures are on display at Painting New Time, Praising New Chapter, an exhibition running through Nov 10 at the 798 International Art Exchange Center.
On Oct 7 and 8, the school staged its latest dance piece, Sing a Song for the Party, at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, marking the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Veteran Peking Opera performers Du Zhenjie and Zhang Huifang joined in the Culture Tour of Peking Opera Master Forum, which was launched by the Beijing Overseas Cultural Exchanges Center.