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Greek police recover Picasso, Mondrian paintings stolen in 2012

Two paintings by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian that were stolen from the National Gallery in Athens in 2012 have been recovered by Greek police, officials announced here Tuesday.Picasso's Head o

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Chinese historical drama '1921' leads China's box office

Domestic historical drama 1921 on Sunday generated a presale box office of about 25.8 million yuan (around 3.98 million U.S. dollars), leading the Chinese box office chart of the day, China Movie Data

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Traditional Han clothing a major hit among Generation Z

Wearing a long gown with loose sleeves and elaborate embroidery while touring the ancient city wall of Xi'an, Wei Fangbing could easily pass for someone from the ancient times were it not for her

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Father-son movie excels on Father's Day in China

On Your Mark, a domestic comedy dedicated to fatherhood, expanded its lead at the Chinese mainland box office on Sunday, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed on Monday.Laced with

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China's 2021 box office hits 27B yuan, slower than 2019

China's 2021 box office revenue topped 27 billion yuan (about 4.19 billion U.S. dollars) late on Sunday evening.The achievement this year came about 20 days later than in 2019 when China's yea

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Chinese film '1921' revisits history of CPC founding

China's box office is welcoming 1921, a production intended to provide a panoramic view of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC) 100 years ago.The film, according to its director Huan

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Artists perform on Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Lhasa

Artists perform during an event on the occasion of the China's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 12, 2021. Since 2006, China has celebrate

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Local Ewenki ethnic group holds traditional wedding in Aoluguya, Inner Mongolia

The bride and bridegroom take part in a blessing ceremony in front of a traditional housing in Aoluguya Ewenki Township, Genhe City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, June 8, 2021.

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Remains of 4,500-year-old bamboo-mud cabin found in China

Archaeologists in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Monday that they have discovered six pieces of carbonized bamboo chips that are believed to be part of a bamboo-mud cabin dating back 4,50

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Cairo Opera House wows audience with Verdi's world-famous opera Aida

The entrance of the Cairo Opera House was decorated like a passage to a shining ancient Egyptian temple, which leads to the open-air Fountain Theatre that staged Egypt's world-renowned opera Aida

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Caricature gallery in Cairo highlights support for Palestinian cause

The hallway of the palace-like Greater Cairo Library in Egypt hosted works by Egyptian and Arab caricaturists in a gallery expressing support for the Palestinian cause and the struggle of the Palestin

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China's Sanxingdui Ruins hailed by UNESCO, overseas institutes

As more than 1,000 significant relics have been unearthed from new sacrificial pits at the legendary Sanxingdui Ruins site in southwest China, overseas research institutes, museums and international o

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Amazon to acquire iconic Hollywood studio MGM for $8.45B

U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon announced Wednesday it will acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), one of the most iconic Hollywood studios, for 8.45 billion U.S. dollars.MGM has nearly a century of filmmaki

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China's 2021 box office revenue hits 25 bln yuan

China's 2021 box office revenue topped 25 billion yuan (about 3.90 billion U.S. dollars) as of Friday morning.Eight of the top 10 earners this year at China's box office are domestic productio

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Sanxingdui Ruins-themed event to be held in Sichuan

An event themed on the prehistoric Sanxingdui Ruins will be held on Friday in southwest China's Sichuan Province.The event, scheduled at the Sanxingdui Museum in the city of Guanghan, is set to in

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Filming completes on Chinese feature about CPV's courageous battle

Filming has been completed on a new feature depicting the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) in a courageous battle during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953).The movie'

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China to boost development of museums

China will pool efforts to promote the high-quality development of museums with the aim to build itself into a country with top-level museums by 2035, noted a guideline issued on Monday.According to t