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The law, which came into effect on December 1, forbids pharmaceutical firms giving patients drugs from unapproved clinical trials, but cancer sufferers benefiting from the drug courses want their treatment to continue.
The law, which came into effect on December 1, forbids pharmaceutical firms giving patients drugs from unapproved clinical trials, but cancer sufferers benefiting from the drug courses want their treatment to continue.
To defend their home markets against the challenge of global streaming platforms and grow audiences overseas, Asian media firms are making more original content, including co-productions.
To defend their home markets against the challenge of global streaming platforms and grow audiences overseas, Asian media firms are making more original content, including co-productions.
Video-sharing website Bilibili is partnering with overseas content producers on documentaries and reality shows geared to the youthful end of the Chinese market.
Video-sharing website Bilibili is partnering with overseas content producers on documentaries and reality shows geared to the youthful end of the Chinese market.
Formaldehyde, widely used in building materials and furniture, suspected by doctor as cause of rising admissions of children with blood cancers at top hospital in southwest China.
Formaldehyde, widely used in building materials and furniture, suspected by doctor as cause of rising admissions of children with blood cancers at top hospital in southwest China.
Xin Rong Ji was the only restaurant to be awarded three stars by the prestigious guide in its first edition for Beijing. Vegetarian restaurant King’s Joy and Wulixiang Shanghai Cuisine each received two stars, while 20 restaurants were awarded one star.
Xin Rong Ji was the only restaurant to be awarded three stars by the prestigious guide in its first edition for Beijing. Vegetarian restaurant King’s Joy and Wulixiang Shanghai Cuisine each received two stars, while 20 restaurants were awarded one star.
Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and both Tony Leungs among the Hong Kong stars who, forced to choose between awards in mainland China and Taiwan, picked the former; Hong Kong’s Dante Lam wins Golden Rooster for best director.
Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and both Tony Leungs among the Hong Kong stars who, forced to choose between awards in mainland China and Taiwan, picked the former; Hong Kong’s Dante Lam wins Golden Rooster for best director.
Xu Jiao played a boy in her first film role opposite the Hong Kong comedy superstar, and says it is still the toughest part she’s played despite her zest for challenging roles. She also talks about the making of romance Miss Forever, opening soon.
Xu Jiao played a boy in her first film role opposite the Hong Kong comedy superstar, and says it is still the toughest part she’s played despite her zest for challenging roles. She also talks about the making of romance Miss Forever, opening soon.
The Chinese film industry’s Golden Rooster Awards are to become an annual affair, and will be held in Xiamen, opposite Taiwan – a possible challenge to the island’s Golden Horse Awards, which China is boycotting this year.
The Chinese film industry’s Golden Rooster Awards are to become an annual affair, and will be held in Xiamen, opposite Taiwan – a possible challenge to the island’s Golden Horse Awards, which China is boycotting this year.
There are plenty of Instagram-worthy places to eat in China’s capital city. Here are five where the dining experience is as much about the ambience as it is about the food.
There are plenty of Instagram-worthy places to eat in China’s capital city. Here are five where the dining experience is as much about the ambience as it is about the food.
After turning her back on 2020 Olympics, Ritu Phogat signals her intentions for One Championship strawweight title bid after demolition job at Age of Dragons.
After turning her back on 2020 Olympics, Ritu Phogat signals her intentions for One Championship strawweight title bid after demolition job at Age of Dragons.
The sequel to the Disney animated hit Frozen opens in China on November 22. The song, River of Remembrance, which Gina Alice Redlinger sings was released to promote the film ahead of its launch in cinemas there.
The sequel to the Disney animated hit Frozen opens in China on November 22. The song, River of Remembrance, which Gina Alice Redlinger sings was released to promote the film ahead of its launch in cinemas there.
Concave and made of stainless steel, his artworks create warped impressions of former imperial temple’s columns and beams. They ‘kind of play a game with the viewer’, says Indian-born British sculptor known for his public art such as Cloud Gate in Chicago.
Concave and made of stainless steel, his artworks create warped impressions of former imperial temple’s columns and beams. They ‘kind of play a game with the viewer’, says Indian-born British sculptor known for his public art such as Cloud Gate in Chicago.
China’s film merchandise industry is in its infancy, but one growth area is the making of action figures based on characters from animated films such as Nezha; actors Louis Koo and Huang Xiaoming are among collectors of the figures.
China’s film merchandise industry is in its infancy, but one growth area is the making of action figures based on characters from animated films such as Nezha; actors Louis Koo and Huang Xiaoming are among collectors of the figures.
Of the 23 fighters from Asia competing in UFC events today, 10 are from China, and the country could eclipse the US as the sport’s No 1 market. Former Hong Kong Olympic swimmer Matthew Kwok hopes to promote MMA in China with his Legend Fighting Championship.
Of the 23 fighters from Asia competing in UFC events today, 10 are from China, and the country could eclipse the US as the sport’s No 1 market. Former Hong Kong Olympic swimmer Matthew Kwok hopes to promote MMA in China with his Legend Fighting Championship.
A cafe, a community centre, a place for lively discussion and for authors to meet their readers, The Bookworm has been unable to renew its lease amid a crackdown on ‘illegal structures’, leaving supporters saddened.
A cafe, a community centre, a place for lively discussion and for authors to meet their readers, The Bookworm has been unable to renew its lease amid a crackdown on ‘illegal structures’, leaving supporters saddened.
Photojournalist Wang Xiaoyan’s pictures of a tiny settlement nestled in Shanxi’s Taihang mountains reflect the fate of thousands of similar intangible cultural heritage assets that are being lost in the relentless pursuit of economic growth.
Photojournalist Wang Xiaoyan’s pictures of a tiny settlement nestled in Shanxi’s Taihang mountains reflect the fate of thousands of similar intangible cultural heritage assets that are being lost in the relentless pursuit of economic growth.
Artefacts shattered into hundreds of pieces by pillaging French and British soldiers 150 years ago are being painstakingly put back together by heritage restorers in Beijing.
Artefacts shattered into hundreds of pieces by pillaging French and British soldiers 150 years ago are being painstakingly put back together by heritage restorers in Beijing.
iQiyi announced its plans for the upcoming year at the annual two-day meeting. It has earmarked more than 20 billion yuan for content development in 2020.
iQiyi announced its plans for the upcoming year at the annual two-day meeting. It has earmarked more than 20 billion yuan for content development in 2020.
Former NBA champion is fully fit and firing in preseason as the Beijing Ducks look to him to deliver a fourth CBA title.
Former NBA champion is fully fit and firing in preseason as the Beijing Ducks look to him to deliver a fourth CBA title.
Courier companies in China have issued notices of a ban on the export to Hong Kong of items including black clothing, and a courier firm worker affirms the ban. Protesters have adopted as their uniform black T-shirts, jeans and sneakers.
Courier companies in China have issued notices of a ban on the export to Hong Kong of items including black clothing, and a courier firm worker affirms the ban. Protesters have adopted as their uniform black T-shirts, jeans and sneakers.
Globetrotting underwater filmmaker Zhou Fang realised the rest of the world knows more about Chinese marine life than its own people do. She puts that right with documentary Underwater China, screening on iQiyi.
Globetrotting underwater filmmaker Zhou Fang realised the rest of the world knows more about Chinese marine life than its own people do. She puts that right with documentary Underwater China, screening on iQiyi.
Longfu Temple, near the Forbidden City is being turned into a new cultural destination under a project overseen by Tony Wong; M Woods Museum recently opened there with an inaugural show by British artist David Hockney.
Longfu Temple, near the Forbidden City is being turned into a new cultural destination under a project overseen by Tony Wong; M Woods Museum recently opened there with an inaugural show by British artist David Hockney.
Patagonia’s push for clothing made from hemp and Chinese brand Bombyx’s US$140 million eco-friendly silk farm show that fashion doesn’t have to be so destructive by embracing the idea of ‘regenerative agriculture’.
Patagonia’s push for clothing made from hemp and Chinese brand Bombyx’s US$140 million eco-friendly silk farm show that fashion doesn’t have to be so destructive by embracing the idea of ‘regenerative agriculture’.
China’s national day holiday box office takings rose to US$224 million, led by omnibus historical film My People, My Country and true-life aviation drama The Captain. Among other big earners was mountaineering drama The Climbers.
China’s national day holiday box office takings rose to US$224 million, led by omnibus historical film My People, My Country and true-life aviation drama The Captain. Among other big earners was mountaineering drama The Climbers.
An increasing number of Chinese toys are poised to crack the fiercely competitive global toy market now dominated by giant US and Japanese manufacturers.
An increasing number of Chinese toys are poised to crack the fiercely competitive global toy market now dominated by giant US and Japanese manufacturers.
Relationship between film industries on island and in mainland China will survive the latter’s absence from ‘Chinese Oscars’, say industry insiders; Beijing sees cultural exchanges as furthering its goal of reunification, says one.
Relationship between film industries on island and in mainland China will survive the latter’s absence from ‘Chinese Oscars’, say industry insiders; Beijing sees cultural exchanges as furthering its goal of reunification, says one.
You won’t get Western offerings like Impossible Foods’ meatless burgers from Chinese firm Zhenmeat, with its plant-based products targeting local cuisine including dim sum, hotpot, mooncakes and regional dishes.
You won’t get Western offerings like Impossible Foods’ meatless burgers from Chinese firm Zhenmeat, with its plant-based products targeting local cuisine including dim sum, hotpot, mooncakes and regional dishes.
Chinese dissident artist says the protests, which his team are filming for a documentary, are part of ‘the global youth revolution’, and that he’s still working out how to reflect the struggles in his upcoming production of the opera Turandot.
Chinese dissident artist says the protests, which his team are filming for a documentary, are part of ‘the global youth revolution’, and that he’s still working out how to reflect the struggles in his upcoming production of the opera Turandot.
From the Great Wall to terracotta warriors to traditional Fujian earth roundhouses, an exhibition of miniature Chinese landmarks is now running at a Beijing shopping mall until mid-October.
From the Great Wall to terracotta warriors to traditional Fujian earth roundhouses, an exhibition of miniature Chinese landmarks is now running at a Beijing shopping mall until mid-October.
A Chinese tradition with a legendary backstory, mooncakes come in many different styles. We talk to a renowned Beijing pastry chef about the origins and variations of the festive treat.
A Chinese tradition with a legendary backstory, mooncakes come in many different styles. We talk to a renowned Beijing pastry chef about the origins and variations of the festive treat.