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Like many in China, Liu Zichao used to consider Central Asia a strange and mysterious land.  The former journalist recalls being on an assignment in the western Chinese city of Khorgos in 2010 and a local truck driver telling him that on the other side of the snow-capped mountains ahead…

(China Daily) The video site Bilibili presents a New Year gala that appeals to younger viewers.Many people just wanted to say goodbye to 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. And many celebrated New Year's Eve by watching galas online or on TV from the comfort of their homes.On Dec 31, Chinese…

(China Daily) Despite the COVID-19 spread hindering in-person international exchanges, more than 70 major television media organizations from over 40 countries and regions "gathered" in Beijing on Dec 15, through a combined online and offline meeting, to discuss the future of global cooperation.Sponsored by China Media Group and organized by the…

China's best-known director Zhang Yimou has three films ready to go and one film in the making, making him one of the most hard-working, efficient and prolific filmmakers in China.His new film, "One Second," is set for release on Nov. 27, its distributors announced on Wednesday. Set in the mid-1970s…

By Kevin Wong on September 4, 2020 at 3:19PM PDTDisney takes their 1998 animated classic and turns it into a wuxia epic.After much delay, the live-action adaptation of Mulan debuted on Disney Plus on September 4.The story, based on a Chinese ballad that dates back to the 6th century, is…

The US Commerce Department said it was adding 11 Chinese companies to an export blacklist (or Entity List) over their alleged ties to forced labor of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.Two of the companies are subsidiaries of BGI, a company that provides coronavirus tests worldwide.BGI, a leading gene-sequencing…

It was a time of plague, unrest, and hostile invasions. No wonder the philosophy known as Stoicism – with a capital S – was such a soothing balm to Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in A.D. 180 during a campaign to push back raiding Germanic tribes.Some have speculated that…

Happy Monday to you. We’re coming to you with more fun supplies for future projects, current stash, or immediate cast ons! We just added in: Stonehedge Shepherd’s Wool Worsted – Ready to start thinking about fall sweaters yet? This is a beautiful wool for cozying up in. Non-superwash (so it…

Garrett Hedlund and “The Rider” star Brady Jandreau are set to star in an Iraq War drama from writer and director Paxton Winters called “Outside the Wire,” the film’s production company Reagent Media announced Thursday. Zahraa Ghandour is also attached to star in the film that will be presented to…

This piece appears in the upcoming Volume Five of our print magazine. Pre-order your copy today. The cost is currently pay-what-you-can to take into account current economic hardships. The winter that spanned the end of 1885 and early 1886 was one of the coldest London had witnessed in decades. Snow…