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Armani Beauty opens new Tmall store in e-commerce push

2018-01-20 11:59

L'Oreal-owned cosmetics giant shifts focus to Alibaba e-commerce platform to try and broaden its consumer base and reach young, tech-savvy shoppers.

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You shape the pottery, and it helps you get into shape

2018-01-20 11:00

Pottery of various shapes and sizes jump into your eyes when you step into Sunrise Pottery Park.

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Shanghai's notable public lavatories

2018-01-20 10:46

Duolun Road toilet - Completed at the beginning of 2013, this toilet has been rated as the most beautiful one in Shanghai for three consecutive years since 2014.

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Portable toilets from the past: what life was like in Shanghai before the advent of flushing systems

2018-01-20 10:29

Before flush toilets became the norm in society, every household in Shanghai had a chamber pot - or Matong in Chinese - that residents used to store human waste.

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National loo upgrade to woo tourists

2018-01-20 10:27

Experts say that pleasant toilets don't just mean better living standards for the population - it is also a boon for tourism.

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The holiday treatment

2018-01-20 10:13

Flush with cash and conscious of their wellbeing, Chinese are turning their vacations into trips of healing.

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The business of fantasy

2018-01-20 05:11

Science fiction is not just an art form or a genre of literature. It's a business, too. Chinese companies and localities are making big investments because they believe there is a huge and growing demand for stories that spark the imagination.

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New 'golden age'

2018-01-20 05:00

As recently as 2012, science fiction was a small market in China. The market was so poor that writers Liu Cixin and Han Song decided to donate 10,000 yuan ($1,516; 1,285 euros; £1,130) each of their own money just to allow the Chinese Nebula Awards to hold its annual prize presentation.

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Wang Hongjun's abstract paintings on display in Russia

2018-01-19 14:47

An exhibition of Wang Hongjun's abstract paintings opened Jan 17 at the museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg. It was the first time that an exhibition of Chinese abstract art was held at this museum since its establishment 260 years ago.

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Tourism surges in China and globally, report says

2018-01-19 14:13

The number of inbound tourist arrivals increased to 11.88 billion in 2017, compared with 11.12 billion in 2016, the 2018 Report on World Tourism Economy Trends says.

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Malta kicks off Happy Chinese New Year celebrations

2018-01-19 11:11

A news conference for the 2018 Happy Chinese New Year in Valletta was held Jan 12 in the China Cultural Center in Malta, kicking off this year’s celebrations for the Chinese Lunar New Year in the country.

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Shenzhen art troupe unveils 'Happy Chinese New Year' in Chile

2018-01-19 10:21

On the evening of Jan 5, Shenzhen art troupe held its first show in the open-air theater of Pudahuel, a small town in Chile's capital Santiago, launching the celebrations of Chinese Lunar New Year under the theme of "Happy Chinese New Year" in the country.

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