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Actively promoting the Chinese film industry was on 22 June the “Focus on China” ceremony. An official event launched in Beijing in the run up towards this year 74th Venice Film Festival, in order to build...

After six weeks of mining operations near the Pearl River estuary in the South China Sea, according to Xinhua News, China has now extracted approximately 235,000 cubic metres of the combustible ice. The announcement comes after...

Following reports emerging in media all over the world over the past two days claiming China was to put an end to VPN use once and for all, the State has taken the surprising move of issuing a quick...

China’s latest crackdown on Internet restrictions has people predicting Facebook fatality. In keeping with president Xi Jinping’s “cyber sovereignty” push, it has been reported that Beijing has instructed leading Internet providers China Mobile, China Telecom and...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong from British rule to the People's Republic of China (PRC). As president Xi Jinping attends ceremonies in Hong Kong and the soldiers of Beijing march in unison across...

Whether you are aware already or not, today on the 3rd Sunday of June, we in China celebrate Fathers Day, a day and tradition we mostly assume has been a direct influence of the west. While...

As the mighty Yangtze River flows through Nanjing, those looking on in awe are also struck by its colour; a unique shade that might be best termed “silty pollution”. That could all change in a few...

American entertainment company Netflix is finally entering the Chinese market via Baidu subsidiary Iqiyi. Functioning in much the same way as Netflix, Iqiyi provides viewers with a wide range of movies, TV shows, documentaries and so...