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Queer film festival to open in Taipei

​"Stonewall," a film about protests for gay rights in late 1960s in New York, will open the second Taiwan Queer Film Festival on Saturday.

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"Silk Road" shines at Edinburgh Festival Carnival

​A large banner was spotlighted with "SILK ROAD IN THE WORLD" in English and chinese characters to highlight Silk Road and the Chinese civilization in the grand parade at Edinburgh Festival Carnival on Sunday.

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Jia Zhangke's movie screened at Cannes to compete for Palme d'Or

​Chinese director Jia Zhangke' s latest film Shan He Gu Ren (Mountains May Depart), was screened Wednesday in Cannes to compete for Palme d'Or at the ongoing 68th Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) .

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68th Cannes Film Festival kicks off

​The 68th Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) officially kicked off Wednesday evening in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.

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China warns officials against holiday graft

The disciplinary watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday warned officials against holiday-induced graft, as the May Day holiday and the Dragon Boat Festival are around the corner.

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China's air traffic up during Spring Festival holiday

China's airlines operated over 60,000 flights during the week-long Spring Festival holiday travel season, up 7.8 percent from last year, according to an article posted on the official website of the Ministry of Transport on Wednesday.

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Top leaders attend event celebrating military-civilian unity

China's top leaders gathered with servicemen and members of the public on Wednesday at a Spring Festival event to celebrate unity between the government, military and the public.

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More cross-Strait flights for Spring Festival

Additional flights will operate to deal with increased passenger flow between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan for the Spring Festival, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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Love and travel in the air on Valentine's Day

Train tickets for Valentine's Day – Feb 14 – are predicted to be the hardest-to-get based on statistics, according to Beijing-based Internet technology company Qihu 360.

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Chinese police target train ticket scalping ahead of festival

​Chinese rail police have launched a campaign targeting train ticket scalping ahead of the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush.

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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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Cambodia to release or cut jail terms for 820 prisoners on Water Festival

Cambodia to release or cut jail terms for 820 prisoners on Water Festival

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Moon festival in full swing at UNESCO heritage site

Although Pingyao, a city dating back some 2,700 years in northern China's Shanxi Province, has become increasingly modernized, residents stick to their Moon Festival traditions.

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Venice Film Festival Director Barbera:China deserves better int'l film festival

China deserves better international film festivals given its film industry's "huge" development in recent years in terms of technology and market, said the Director of the 71st Venice International Film Festival Alberto Barbera in an exclusive interview with Xinhua Thursday.

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Edinburgh int'l festival ends with fireworks concert

The 2014 Edinburgh International Festival ended on Sunday night with a splendid fireworks Concert performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

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Int'l festival"JAZZ in ALBANIA 2014" to promote cultural heritage

The third edition of the International Festival "JAZZ in ALBANIA" 2014, will be held on July 22-27 in Albania, according to the Albanian Telegraphic Agency.

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67th Cannes Film Festival kicks off

The 67th Festival de Cannes, or the Cannes Film Festival, opened Wednesday evening in the southern French sea resort of Cannes.