ETFs fast gaining popularity
Chinese fund management companies should ride the boom of pension fund-of-funds providers and work closely to develop more exchange-traded fund products for longer-term retail wealth, according to a new survey. Assets under management of China’s outstanding ETF products reached 381…
Palace Museum publishes fantastic beasts book collection
The Palace Museum of China dived in their records and from that mission was created a new series of children’s books, focused on real and imaginary creatures. The three-book series introduces 120 types of animals recorded in the archives of…
English speeches on traditional culture to send youth to UK competition
To celebrate traditional Chinese culture with confidence and innovative thinking, 48 teenagers from all around China gathered in Beijing at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, one of the capital’s most significant historical sites, and shared their thoughts on intangible cultural heritage…
French musical leaves mark on Shanghai
Audiences sing along when performers of Notre-Dame de Paris do an encore Age of the Cathedrals at the SAIC Shanghai Culture Square. The French musical is being presented in Shanghai through Aug 11, and at the end of almost every…
Ancient allure seen through a screen
The popularity of a recent online drama staged in the Tang Dynasty has translated into a surge of visitors to Xi’an, Xu Lin reports. The hit thriller series, The Longest Day in Chang’an, takes viewers to the heyday of the…
Beijing, Shanghai richest cities in China
Beijing and Shanghai were crowned as the richest cities in China, according to a report issued Monday by Chinese financial news outlet Yicai. The list, which measures total deposit balances held by all financial institutions or total capital amount, indicates…
Sister city ties bring China and US closer
The 4th US-China Sister Cities Mayors’ Summit has kicked off in Houston on Wednesday. In 1979, Nanjing and Saint Louis became the first pair of sister cities between the two countries. 40 years on, the bilateral sister city relationships are…
Rare blood volunteers save man in 70s
Five people with a rare blood type have donated blood to save a man in Central China, according to Wuhan Evening News. The man, surnamed Huang in his 70s from Wuhan, was in critical condition on Sunday and needed an…
Triumphant Johnson faces up to Brexit task
It may be a bittersweet moment for Boris Johnson when he becomes prime minister of the United Kingdom on Wednesday. He will have realized a decades-long dream at an inopportune time for any leader hoping to establish a diverse and…
FAO, Tsinghua plan agricultural project to help impoverished county
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and Tsinghua University released designs of their products and service systems for a joint agricultural innovation project on July 5. The designs are for the Hani Rice Terraces in poverty-stricken county of Honghe…