Google said on Wednesday that it had reached a deal with the publisher Hachette Livre, which has broken ranks with its French rivals and agreed to allow Google to scan thousands of out-of-print books for its digital library project.
Popular Danish soft rock band, Michael Learns To Rock, also known as MLTR, is returning to China after their 1995 tour of the country. They promise to perform "many songs people know" along with a new track, an English version of Chuan Qi, or Legend, by mainland singer-songwriter Li Jian. It became a big hit when pop diva Faye Wong sang it at the 2010 Spring Festival Gala.
The newest Chinese e-reader on the market by Shanda group hopes to leverage its formidable online literature resources. Mei Jia reports.
Recently in Beijing it's been quite windy, feeling more like spring in some ways.
The upcoming Spring Festival (Feb 2-8, 2011) will see overseas tours account for a bigger market as travel-happy Chinese sign up for new destinations, analysts say.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the death of Chinese music educator and composer Xiao Youmei (1884-1940), a bronze statue of Xiao was recently erected at the Beijing Concert Hall.
As recently as the 1990s, Chinese film posters were hand-painted conversation pieces that enticed audiences into the theaters.
A descent into the Tiankeng sinkholes of Leye county is not for the fainthearted, but it is intensely rewarding.
The two young men work at Kiboko Lodge, an unusual resort hotel on the edge of Arusha National Park in northern Tanzania. With the exception of the manager, all 11 employees are former street children.
Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2011, published in November, ranked Wellington at No 4 in its list of the top 10 cities to visit in 2011.
Of the rash of bartering sites that appeared in 2006, only a few survive. But their patrons believe money-less exchange is the way forward for a green lifestyle.
The capital's taxi drivers come in all shapes and sizes but imagine hailing a cab and being greeted by a foreign driver.
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