Two Chinese films The Master and Go Away, Mr. Tumor have been named as finalists for the Tiantan Awards, which are given at the annual Beijing International Film Festival, which runs from April 16 to 23.
Nearly half of all natural world heritage sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities, such as oil and gas exploration, mining and illegal logging, according to a new report released Wednesday by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
A total of 15 movies have been selected for the competition at the 6th Beijing International Film Festival, which will be chaired by Brett Ratner, executive producer of "The Revenant."
A joint statement to set up a China Cultural Center in Israel was issued by the two parties on March 29.
The 36-year-old former ad designer wrote a tale about a retired secret agent in 2012 but failed to persuade any film studios to look at it.
Fans of flicks filmed in frozen places, like The Revenant, may find Lost in White merits a hot spot on the silver screen. Shot in temperatures lower than -40 C in Northeast China, the movie also offers car chases, explosions and lots of gore.
Although China is seeing massive growth in box-office receipts, the world's second-largest movie market needs "space" for art-house filmmakers, says director Lu Chuan.
Relics are excavated from an ancient tomb built about 2,000 years ago in Zhongshan county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
Chinese researchers said Tuesday they have discovered how resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, reduces the risk of heart disease.
The Chinese singing contest "Super Girl 2016" terminated singer Mindy Quah as one of the judges on April 1 as she insulted a contestant in a mass audition in March.
Britain's Royal Mail launched a set of special postage stamps Tuesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the playwright William Shakespeare.
Two new Chinese releases, The Bodyguard and Chongqing Hotpot, and a still strong Zootopia this weekend dashed expectations that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would score big at China's box office this year.