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Source: Global Times Published: September 14, 2011 09:31
"To make the whole world a library"- the ambition of BookCrossing, a popular practice across Europe and the US, seems to have hit a snag in its spread within China.
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Source: Global Times Published: September 14, 2011 09:20
For many, the public library is a place for air conditioning in the summer, heat in winter and a place to check your email rather than check out any books. But for those bibliophiles that love the tactile and olfactory stimulation an old book provides, Beijing offers some options for the English-lan...
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Source: Global Times Published: September 13, 2011 19:55
A hot issue at the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) was digital publishing, where Western publishers are hoping to transplant their burgeoning e-models to China, where growing numbers are already embracing the electronic experience.
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Source: Global Times Published: September 05, 2011 22:29
Fans of Peter Rabbit from China shared their dearest memories and fondness for the age-old tales of Victorian children’s author Beatrix Potter last Wednesday, at the cozy Yin Yang Community Center on the outskirts of Beijing.
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Source: Global Times Published: September 04, 2011 22:53
Chinese IELTS (International English Language Testing System) takers can now expect their first tailor-made dictionary, co-published by HarperCollins and New Oriental Educational & Technology Group. IELTS has become China’s most widely taken exam for students studying abroad.
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Source: Global Times Published: September 04, 2011 21:58
Since leaving office, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has been a frequent visitor to China, "practically four to five times a year” according to interviews, mostly for an environmental project called China Redesign. He was in Beijing again, promoting the new Chinese edition of A Journey: M...
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Source: Global Times Published: August 31, 2011 23:35
Five foreign translators, authors and publishers emerged winners of the Fifth Special Book Award of China, established by the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) Tuesday and held at the National Center for the Performing Arts. Politburo member Liu Yandong was on hand to dole out t...
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Source: Global Times Published: August 25, 2011 18:20
Flecks of gold and vibrant swirls of royal blue grace the pages of the illuminated royal manuscripts at the British Library in London, which will shortly go on show to the public.
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Source: Global Times Published: August 18, 2011 14:16
A new book about the life of Coco Chanel published in the United States on Tuesday claims the French designer collaborated with the Nazis during World War II as a spy code-named Westminster.
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Source: Global Times Published: August 11, 2011 08:21
Jin Hezai started recounting Journey to the West to other children when he was only in kindergarten himself, but recalls that he "cooked up" most of the story at that time. "The most impressive character I remember was the monkey - Sun Wukong. I thought it was a story about how a monkey defeats mons...
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