Behind the mask

2011-10-26 07:56:31

Steve Jobs biography debuts in China

2011-10-25 13:04:32

The Chinese version of the authorized new biography of Steve Jobs was released in bookstores across China Oct 24, 2011.

When the tough get going

2011-10-25 08:01:22

Former vice-minister of commerce Wei Jianguo sums up his seminal contributions to expanding Sino-African trade in his just released memoir.

Grotto artistry

2011-10-24 14:07:52

Heritage Dunhuang art to be brought to Expo hall in Shanghai. Zhang Kun reports.

Rossini provides some light relief for operagoers

2011-10-24 10:28:36

Beijing is about to be swept away by two of the Austrian composer Mahler's symphony cycles.

More than just a vase

2011-10-23 08:04:20

Apiece of Ming porcelain broke a world auction record on Oct 5 when the blue-and-white vase was sold for HK$168.7 million ($21.7 million) at Sotheby's Hong Kong.

Finnish museum displays Chinese artifacts

2011-10-21 11:50:26

Ancient Chinese artifacts are on display at the Didrichsen Art Museum on Kuusisaari Island in Helsinki, Finland, through May.

Classics that speak of modern frustrations

2011-10-21 10:41:55

NCPA's Western classic drama series will present The Imaginary Invalid by Comedie-Francaise and an international co-production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

Climber explores life's peaks and troughs

2011-10-21 10:20:25

Climber and record breaker Thomas Bubendorfer is used to facing death and this has driven him to think about the meaning of life.

Beijing's kids in Wonderland

2011-10-21 10:19:55

Holding The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, 22-year-old Wang Miao says she has finally found her dream job - recommending and reading books to children.

One writer's heavenly mission

2011-10-21 08:07:18

Mao Dun Literature Prize winner Liu Xinglong has been recognized for his poetic evocation of the bitterness of country life.

Grand old dame of Russell Street

2011-10-19 07:53:17

A London bookshop that has been standing for 108 years remains the city's leading store for books on China.