After only two weekends in cinemas, Captain America: The Winter Solider has already earned over 400 million yuan ($64 million) in the Chinese mainland. These numbers are pretty clear in showing that Chinese audiences are more than willing to jump on the superhero bandwagon.
A Confucian coming of age ceremony for teenage girls is held in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 6, 2014. More than 50 teenage girls attended a Ji Li, the Confucian-style coming of age ceremony for female on Sunday.
The Shanghai resort that houses the first Disneyland on the Chinese mainland will add a luxury shopping compound next to the theme park to tap the consumption potential of visitors, the resort's operator said on Monday.
A library in high-tech Estonia is getting children to read out loud to dogs to boost children's confidence, reading and social skills with a little help from man's best friend.
Husband-and-wife cast members of The Real Housewives of New Jersey reality TV show pleaded guilty on Tuesday to mail and wire fraud conspiracy and bankruptcy fraud stemming from what prosecutors said was years of hiding income and lying to obtain financial loans.
Rio's Carnival burst into top gear late Sunday, adding a sultry yet competitive edge to the event as elite samba schools compete for the champions' title at the fabled Sambadrome.
The Internet is powering Cupid's wings in France, with use of online dating sites soaring, according to matchmakers preparing to help singletons maximize their seduction opportunities this Valentine's Day.
Indian police have detained a group of 49 foreign nationals who were shooting a reality TV show for illegally possessing satellite phones, a police official said Sunday.
The 15-year-old dancer swirled for total 4 hours in the Spring Festival gala stage without stop. Her debut stirred debate over the Internet.
In a recent episode of CBS The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Grammy award winning host and former Oscar presenter sent a special greeting to her audience in China. Besides expressing her wish to learn Chinese, she also promised she would read the name of whoever wrote his name on a Chinese 100 yuan note and mailed it to her.
With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, hundreds of Torontonians got a dense taste of the New Year festivities at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Canada's largest city on Saturday.