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World's finest knights attend Serbia's first chivalry festival

The first International Knights' Festival "Just Out" kicked off Tuesday in the Serbian town of Despotovac, some 130 km southeast of the capital Belgrade, with the aim to promote medieval heritages.

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Upcoming Venice Int'l Film Festival unveils line-up

​The 72nd Venice International Film Festival, which will run on the Lido of Venice from Sept. 2 to Sept. 12, announced a 21-strong competition line-up at a press conference held here Wednesday.

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Two Chinese movies to be screened at Toronto film festival

​At least two Chinese movies, including Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke's latest one -- Mountains May Depart -- will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), scheduled to be held in September, as the event is going back to its Canadian roots for its 40th anniversary.

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2015 Hong Kong Youth Music Festival to kick off next month

​Hong Kong Youth Music Festival 2015 will kick off on June 6 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, bringing the exhilarating singing and dancing performances to the city.

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Brazilian music festival Rock in Rio rocks its way into Las Vegas

​For Roberto Medina, founder of Brazilian music festival commonly known as " Rock in Rio," the past weekend was a time when his dream became true.

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Myanmar gears up for annual water festival celebrations

​Water festival enthusiasts especially young people are researching and composing plans for the upcoming Thingyan or Myanmar's New Year Water Festival, as the country gears up to usher in its New Year.

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National kapa haka festival kicks off in New Zealand

​Thousands of people have descended on Christchurch,the biggest city of South Island in New Zealand, for the official opening of the Te Matatini kapa haka festival Wednesday.

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Hustle and bustle in Yangon shops ahead of New Year

​Shops, big and small, in Yangon's Chinatown have been putting on sale festive food and Year of the Ram decorative items a week ahead of the Chinese traditional new year, or spring festival.

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ASEAN festival of disabled artists continues for second day in Yangon

The ASEAN festival of people with disabilities continued for second day in Yangon with 168 disabled artists and performers from nine ASEAN member countries, except Brunei, sources with the festival said Saturday.

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Chinese lantern festival to open in Britain

An oriental lantern festival will open on Friday in Wiltshire, southwestern Britain, to display thousands of lanterns made by Chinese craftsmen.

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Tens of thousands of rural Cambodians flock to Phnom Penh to celebrate Water Festival

Tens of thousands of rural Cambodians converged in this capital city starting Wednesday to join in the celebration of the Water Festival, held for the first time since 2010 when 353 people died in a stampede on an overcrowded bridge on the final night of the festival.

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Int'l animation film festival presents high-quality productions

The sixth ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival underway here on Saturday through Friday presents the best animated films produced by world filmmakers this year.

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China opens Silk Road film fest

The Silk Road International Film Festival opened here on Monday, aiming to promote cultural exchanges among countries along the proposed modernized version of the ancient trade route.

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About 110 lawmakers visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine

​About 110 Japanese lawmakers from a nonpartisan group on Friday morning visited the notorious Yasukuni Shrine as it kicks off a four-day autumn festival.

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19th Busan int'l film festival concludes with S. Korea, Iran winning top prize

The 19th Busan International Film Festival concluded on Saturday in South Korea's port city Busan with South Korean film "End of Winter" and Irani film "13" sharing the top prize of the festival.

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Indian-controlled Kashmir celebrates Eid-ul-Adha

​The Eid- ul-Adha festival passed off as low key affair Monday in Indian- controlled Kashmir, as there were no celebrations in wake of the last month's devastating floods.

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Chinese Muslims celebrate Corban festival

​Millions of Chinese Muslims celebrated the Corban Festival, or Eid al-Adha, on Sunday.