Once is simply not enough

2011-05-16 08:03:27

Sherwood (Woody) D. Goldberg and his wife Susan will attend all the concerts of the joint performance by the Military Band of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own".

Date with the nation

2011-05-12 07:56:00

Li Yundi promises an all-Chinese piano program for 2011, saying he wants to take his music to cities across the nation.

Young man follows in footsteps of Confucius

2011-05-10 08:00:10

At 12, James Kong surprised his teacher by talking about the merits of self-cultivation and righteousness at a school camp in Barnes, London.

Harmonious relationship

2011-04-29 10:42:32

A German songwriter becomes the inspiration for one of China’s most popular folk singers.

Keeping all eyes on the big picture

2011-04-29 07:58:29

The only crime of expat life is to set one's sights too low, says Alan Paul whose book Big in China is now eyeing the silver screen. Kelly Chung Dawson reports.

Paintings add pop to ancient tradition

2011-04-26 07:57:35

Most visitors to Ru Xiaofan's new exhibition cannot help apologizing when they meet the artist himself.

In good voice

2011-04-26 07:55:41

Sa Dingding is well known in the West as a crossover artist, but she is now concentrating on getting Chinese people to appreciate her folk roots.

No escape from the abyss of life

2011-04-22 08:03:01

"All misfortunes are alike, but every happiness is unique," Liu Liu writes in her latest work, The Marriage of Miss Su, a collection of 12 short stories.

A dream factory for street artists

2011-04-21 07:53:02

Beijing's 798 Art Zone is a dream factory for the street artists who flock there.

Memories etched in ink

2011-04-20 07:55:58

One man's love of Lhasa's Barkhor Street fuels a voracious appetite for pen-and-ink drawings of its ancient buildings.

Mandarin competition promotes ties with Laos

2011-04-19 15:07:34

Ben Kong recently won first prize in the "I Can Speak Chinese" competition, held in Yunnan, with a speech titled "Chinese language enables me to fly".

Designer adds a little ooh la la

2011-04-19 09:00:44

Yang Guanhua is building a growing reputation based on her designs inspired by French style and luxury fabrics, Eric Jou discovers.