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Rowling has surprise for Chinese fans

J.K. Rowling, the creator of "Harry Potter," has a mysterious surprise for Chinese Potter fansas the film series will be shown during the 19th annual Shanghai International Film Festival inJune.

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China's hit online dramas withdrawn, shocking fans and industry

Five hit online dramas were removed from the Internet yesterday, causing a stir among fansand in the industry.

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Six TV drama adaptations of online literature in 2015

The year 2015 saw another boom in TV drama adaptations of online literature. Despite the difficulty of adapting original works, these popular novels on the Internet were screened one by one. Some enjoyed a great success while some were criticized by the audiences. Both the winners and losers tried to have artistic settings through projecting an aesthetic world and put an emphasis on charming appeal of both male and female protagonists. In others words, the lead roles in these adaptations often have a "high face value", which has become an important selling point to attract more audiences.

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Singapore launches new coins featuring its national flower orchid

Singapore launches new coins featuring its national flower orchid

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Book fans embark on novel quest

​Over the past fortnight, more than 50,000 book fans, the majority teenage girls, have descended upon the Changbai mountain range.

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China compiles bilingual training books for Tibetan law enforcers

China has compiled a series of law-themed training books in Chinese and Tibetan language, the first of its kind aiming to facilitate law enforcement in the country's Tibetan areas.

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Archives cover anti-Japanese counterattack

BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- China released the 13th part of an ongoing archives series on Saturday, covering a counterattack in north China's Shanxi Province in 1938

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66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony kicks off

The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony kicked off at 5 p.m. Monday local time (GMT 00:00 Tuesday) in downtown Los Angeles.

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Part of "Games of Thrones" to film in Spain

The TV network HBO confirmed on Wednesday that part of the fifth series of the blockbusting show "Game of Thrones" is to be filmed in Spain.

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Russian Navy starts building new submarine

The Russian Navy on Thursday confirmed the start of building of the diesel-electric naval submarine Krasnodar with a formal ceremony at the Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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HBO finishes as biggest winner at 65th Emmys

HBO garnered seven more honors at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony Sunday in addition to the 20 awards it earned last week, bringing its total Emmy haul to 27 this year.

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Ekin Cheng embarks on Australian adventure

Hong Kong actor and cantopop singer Ekin Cheng will showcase Cairns and Sydney's tourism experiences in a new television travel series aimed at encouraging more visitors from China, Tourism Australia announced Tuesday.

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Chinese TV series gaining popularity overseas

Chinese TV shows that depict young people's lives in modern society are crossing the cultural divide and attracting a growing set of global audiences.