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Reality show ‘Encounter’ sets sights on children’s songs in local dialects

Musician Tan Weiwei Photo: Courtesy of Ying Chun The upcoming latest episode of reality show Encounter, which will be made available on Tencent Video on Tuesday, will see Chinese musicians Aya, Tan Weiwei and Xiao He collect children’s folk songs in local dialects in Hangzhou and other neighboring areas in East China’s Zhejiang Province.  Passed …

TFBoys member Jackson Yee receives birthday wishes

Chinese popular boy band TFBoys. Photo: VCG Fans celebrate at the fifth anniversary concert of TFBoys in August 2018 in Beijing. Photo: Li Hao/GT “Happy 19th birthday, and hope you are happy every day!” Roy Wang (Wang Yuan), a member of Chinese boy band TFBoys, sent out birthday wishes exactly at midnight on Thursday on …

Japan’s humble rice drink in demand

A cup of sake Photo: VCG The sommelier lingers over her glass, taking in the bouquet while clutching a spoon of caviar and cucumber jelly. The union of food and beverage is “magical”, she declares.  But Paz Levinson, head sommelier at the high-end Anne-Sophie Pic restaurant group, is not savoring a sought-after vintage from Bordeaux …

Netflix makes deal to keep one of NY’s oldest theaters open

An app store featuring the Netflix app Photo: VCG Streaming giant Netflix will use New York’s historic Paris theater, which had been shuttered earlier this year, for special events and screenings of its films – the latest twist in the company’s ongoing spat with the traditional film industry. The theater – the city’s last single …

At Instagram hot spot in Cologne, LOLs trump likes

Visitors take photos in a balloon room at the Supercandy pop-up museum on October 5, 2018 in Cologne, Germany. Photo: AFP Crammed into a supermarket trolley, Kiki Malliora squealed with laughter as she rolled past her sister at Cologne’s pop-up selfie museum, where visitors said having fun outweighs the hunt for “likes” in a changing …

Silk Road Spirit

Musicians and dancers perform at the Belt and Road show in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on September 17, 2018. Photo: IC A high-level forum on art development was held on Saturday in Quanzhou, East China’s Fujian Province, a city widely seen as the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Focusing on exchanges …