Li Ke to be the first naturalized player in Chinese national soccer team
BEIJING — Beijing Guoan’s midfielder Li Ke will become the first naturalized player ever to enter the Chinese men’s national team as the Chinese Football Association released the new 24-man squad called up by newly returned head coach Marcelo Lippi…
Central Mongolian province eyes attracting more Chinese tourists: official
Attracting Chinese tourists to visit the Central Mongolian province of Uvurkhangai is one of the top tasks for the province’s tourism sector, a local official said on Tuesday. "Attracting a large number of Chinese tourists is one of the priorities…
Figuring out the human soul
An ongoing exhibition pays tribute to the work of eminent sculptor Wu Weishan, Lin Qi reports. Over the past three decades, Wu Weishan, 57, director of the National Art Museum of China and an eminent sculptor in his own right,…
Zhang Ziyi first Asian actress at Cannes masterclass
Zhang Ziyi is the first Asian actress and the youngest female filmmaker to attend a Cannes Film Festival masterclass. And this year’s just concluded 72nd Cannes festival masterclass also featured American actor Sylvester Stallone, French actor Alain Delon and Danish…
Figuring out the human soul
An ongoing exhibition pays tribute to the work of eminent sculptor Wu Weishan, Lin Qi reports. Over the past three decades, Wu Weishan, 57, director of the National Art Museum of China and an eminent sculptor in his own right,…
Shanghai bans sex offenders from jobs near juveniles
Shanghai became the country’s first provincial-level region to require anyone seeking a job near places where juveniles congregate to have no record of sexual misconduct. The misconduct not only refers to court verdicts, but also disciplinary rulings made by prosecuting…
Tech helps ensure smooth gaokao
Haidian district in Beijing has built a smart secure room for storing examination papers and will use it in this year’s gaokao, China’s national college entrance exam, which will take place in about one week, Beijing Youth Daily reported. A…
China plans more steps to lift overseas investment
Private companies may get nod for developing, running industrial parks Manufacturing and modern services firms from overseas will get incentives to invest in China’s economic and technological development zones as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to boost foreign investment,…
Younger Chinese getting balder amid mounting work pressure
SHENZHEN — If you feel like you are losing your hair, you are not alone. For those born in the 1990s, “almost going bald” has been a catchphrase on Chinese social media for years. Though some say it is a…
Qingdao set to make waves with new international music festival
Qingdao, a popular coastal destination in East China’s Shandong province, is due to welcome its first ocean-themed music festival, the Tsingtao International Music Festival, this summer. The festival will run from Aug 2 to 11 at the Qingdao Yuedu Music…