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Bling bling: It's the yokel barons

2013-11-26 09:12
A Chinese word, tuhao, has found special mention on the BBC recently for its widespread use in online conversations. The British broadcaster explains it to mean "nouveau riche", but everyone in China knows it means so much more than that.

Feel-good stories ask questions of us all

2013-11-24 11:37
Two tales in two cities, one American and one Chinese, testify to the shared humanity that binds us all.

Promote mutual understanding

2013-11-21 10:43

China-US cultural exchanges have been of great significance to the healthy development of bilateral relations

IPR violators shoud be made public

2013-11-21 10:35

The central government said on Wednesday that local authorities should publish cases of infringements on intellectual property rights and producing fake products as part of efforts to ensure market order.

Comics not just for kids

2013-11-21 10:28

The promising comic and animation market in China is in urgent need of a rating system to protect children from unsuitable content and to prepare the industry for future development overseas, said experts at the International Forum on the Development of Animation and Games Industries on Nov 7 in Beijing.

Hit litterbugs with fines, not insults

2013-11-18 14:39

'Tuhao' may become part of English glossary

2013-11-15 09:17
China’s new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary.

Cuisine integral to culture

2013-11-14 14:18
In fact, applying for recognition as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity is not a competition for cooking ingredients, but the culture in which it evolved.

'Absurdly ridiculous' sound bites souring trust

2013-11-11 14:59
Insensitive remarks aired on entertainment TV shows are causing quite a stir among Chinese mainland audiences these days.

In small-town China, movies are big

2013-11-11 10:31
The boom in China's film market has been quietly shifting from the metropolises to slightly smaller cities — smaller by Chinese standards — with a growing impact on both domestic and imported films and their financial performances.

Save the idioms

2013-11-04 11:06
This summer, a program called The Hero of Hanzi tested players' mastery of hanzi, or Chinese characters, and led to a nationwide call to keep the traditions of Chinese culture alive.

From the fake to the fabulous

2013-11-04 09:54
The Chinese obsession with reproducing elements of the existing world can lead to a flight of imagination or to a self-imposed cocoon of shoddy cloning.
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