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Tea with heart

[2014-02-28 08:24]

Yu Ning believes that handmade tea can store memories between people and nature.

Ibsen gets a Chinese spin in New York

[2014-02-27 23:50]

The all-female Hangzhou Yue Opera Company performing one of two classic lbsen plays it has transformed into lyrical adventures at Hedda in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday.

LA rolls out the red carpet

[2014-02-27 12:08]

Los Angeles started a new tourism campaign on Wednesday in an ambitious effort to attract even more visitors from China, which is already the city's No 1 overseas market.

Buried gold coins unearthed in California

[2014-02-27 11:22]

A trove of rare Gold Rush-era coins unearthed in California last year may be the greatest buried treasure ever found in the United States.

Freediver takes cheeky selfie with sperm whale

[2014-02-27 10:39]

Freediver Amanda Cotton, 31, captured the unusual snap while swimming with sperm whales in Dominica earlier this month.

Beaming with pride

[2014-02-27 05:53]

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (center) speaks at the final steel beam topping out ceremony of the new Chinese Hospital in Chinatown on Tuesday, thanking the board of trustees, donors, construction workers, the community and more for their support to help renovate and expand this oldest community hospital in North America. Joining him is the Assessor-Recorder of San Francisco Carmen Chu (second from right). Photo by Bonnie Wong / China Daily

Airline receives its first Boeing 777-300

[2014-02-27 05:53]

China Southern Airlines received its first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) Tuesday at Boeing's Everett Delivery Center in Washington State. The new airplane is the first of ten 777-300ERs ordered by China Southern, Asia's largest airline in fleet size.

US expels Venezuelan diplomats

[2014-02-26 09:55]

The United States said Tuesday that it has asked three Venezuelan envoys to leave within 48 hours in retaliation against a similar move by the South American nation last week.

Explosion, gunfire ring out near Bangkok protest site

[2014-02-25 15:34]

Weeks of unrest, in which protesters have barricaded several Bangkok intersections, have been interrupted by occasional bombs and gunfire.

President Xi spotted at popular hutong in Beijing

[2014-02-25 13:44]

The unexpected appearance of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Nanluogu Xiang sent excited visitors into a frenzy.

Outdoor jobs keep some in the smog

[2014-02-25 13:02]

Lingering heavy smog in Beijing has kept many people indoors and shun outdoor activities, and an orange alert - the second highest – was issued by the National Meteorological Center, but some have no choice but to stay outside because of their jobs.

TAO Dance troupe premieres '5' at NYU

[2014-02-25 11:50]

TAO Dance Theater, a contemporary dance group from Beijing, titles all its pieces with numbers rather than words, something that founder and director Tao Ye believes to be essential to the group's artistic mission.

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