March 16 marks the start of the spring ploughing day for many places in Xizang. Villagers in Mar village, Mar township, Doilung Dechen, Lhasa, all put on their festival costumes to celebrate this traditional day.
As part of the cultural activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties an exhibition dedicated to the Dongba culture of China's ethnic Naxi group opened in Tokyo last week.
Australian scientists have discovered a "key molecule," which can kill microbes which infect the human liver, in a breakthrough experts think could bring a malaria vaccine a step closer.
More than 10,000 gold and silver items that sank to the bottom of a river in Southwest China's Sichuan province over 300 years ago have been recovered, archeologists said Monday.
An influx of visitors from China helped bolster New Zealand's accommodation sector in January, as New Zealanders headed overseas for the holidays.
Leon Lai Ming's directorial debut, Wine War, is to open in May.
American musician Chuck Berry, also known as "father of Rock'n'Roll", was found dead at his home in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, according to local police. He was 90.
Disney's live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast blasted through box office records to open with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and $180 million overseas.
Princess Cruises will carry a group of Chinese celebrities aboard its newest luxury vessel, the Majestic Princess, on its maiden voyage to Italy, at the end of March.
Colombia is making a serious push to attract more Chinese visitors.
A new food safety regulation, said to be the most stringent ever enacted, will take effect in Shanghai on Monday.
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor will launch this year's NCPA festival in Beijing.