​China's sci-fi awards recognize variety of talent

The second Fishing Fortress Science Fiction Awards awarded 1 million yuan ($138,250) in prize money across 42 categories to honor the nation's leading sci-fi writers, professionals and masters, including Han Song and Francesco Verso.

Strauss classic gets modern take

Chinese production brings beloved operetta subtly up to date to extend appeal to contemporary audiences.

Golden Rooster film festival opens in Xiamen

The 2024 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, featuring China's top film awards ceremony, opened Wednesday in Xiamen, Fujian province.

Around 500 publishers to take part in this year's children's book fair

The 2024 China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair will take place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre from Nov 15-17, when 497 publishers and exhibitors from 32 countries and regions will be showcasing more than 20,000 new titles of children's books.

45th Cairo Int'l Film Festival kicks off

​The 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off Wednesday evening at Egypt's Cairo Opera House.

Chinese song contest held in Cambodia

A Chinese song competition for Cambodian youth was held here in the capital of Cambodia on Wednesday to promote Chinese-language education and cultural exchanges between the two countries.

More than 90,000 Neolithic stone artifacts unearthed in northeast China

More than 90,000 stone artifacts, dating back to the Neolithic period more than 5,000 years ago, have been unearthed in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to local sources.

Chinese language speech competition held in Pakistan's capital

A Chinese language speech contest for Pakistani college students was held here on Wednesday, with two students receiving the first prize respectively.

Ethnic instrument making plays high notes in Xinjiang village

Hailing from a village in Xinhe County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nurdun Esmayil is a master craftsman specializing in making Uygur folk musical string instruments like dutar, tambur, and satar.

Former Chinese leader honored in popular TV series

To commemorate the 120th birthday of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), a popular TV series revisiting his early years working in southwestern China recently concluded its first run on China Central Television's CCTV-1, said producers during a Beijing seminar.