Videos » Society » Exclusive interview: Chinese singer Shen Yang on Glyndebourne opera season

---

• Exclusive interview: Chinese singer Shen Yang on Glyndebourne opera season
• Argentina's film industry looks to build box office hits
• Runway looks at Brazil's Fashion Rio
• Dead whale found in canteen-Media Watch May 25 --BONTV
• Stars of Broadway reveal backstage secrets
• Austrian director Haneke's "Amour" wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival
• TV show "A Bite of China" sparks food flurry
• Gourmet cupcakes becomes prominent item in bakeries
• Forest bill draws controversy in Brazil

Exclusive interview: Chinese singer Shen Yang on Glyndebourne opera season Posted: 27 May 2012 10:15 PM PDT CCTV reporter Richard Bestic had an interview with Chinese opera singer Shen Yang.

Argentina's film industry looks to build box office hits Posted: 27 May 2012 09:46 PM PDT Argentina's booming film industry is looking to build on recent box office hits. While hoping for success at international film festivals, local producers are harnessing the latest technical advances to create cinematic crowd pleasers

Runway looks at Brazil's Fashion Rio Posted: 27 May 2012 08:15 PM PDT "Fashion Rio" hit its climax on Saturday, after flamboyant fashion fans spent the week flocking to the couture-capital of Brazil.

Dead whale found in canteen-Media Watch May 25 --BONTV Posted: 27 May 2012 07:58 PM PDT Dead whale found in canteen-Media Watch May 25 --BONTV Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Students from a college in Shandong Province were shocked to find a dead whale in their canteen. The whale, which was found in the Shandong Institute of Business and Technology, was bloodstained and had been cut open at the mouth . Information, along with photographs of the whale, soon spread over the Internet and raised heated debate among students and faculty. Employees at the canteen, estimated the whale weighed as much as 400 kilograms, and many students had inquired as to whether their dishes were being made from whale meat. The local police began investigating the case said the whale had been primarily identified as a Rorqual, which is a second class nationally protected species, not allowed to be sold under any circumstances. The investigation revealed that the whale had been frozen for two months and was sent from a friend of the canteen manager for processing. After students posted the information on their microblogs and notified the police, the canteen manager returned the whale to his friend and did not sell the meat in the canteen. Related departments have stated that they will conduct further investigations in order to find out how the manager's friend acquired the whale. From: bontvchina Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:27 More in News & Politics

Stars of Broadway reveal backstage secrets Posted: 27 May 2012 07:32 PM PDT Eight times a week, the stars of Broadway take to the stage. For many, the life of a stage actor is both thrilling and flashy.

Austrian director Haneke's "Amour" wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival Posted: 27 May 2012 07:08 PM PDT The Cannes Film Festival has rewarded one of its favorite directors. Michael Haneke won the top prize for a second time with his stark film about love and death, "Amour."

TV show "A Bite of China" sparks food flurry Posted: 27 May 2012 06:52 PM PDT Who wants "A Bite of China"? That's the name of a new TV show that's sparked a wave of food buying among gourmet-seeking gastronomes, eager to taste something new.

Gourmet cupcakes becomes prominent item in bakeries Posted: 27 May 2012 12:28 AM PDT It?s sparked a phenomenon that?s catching on around the world. Gourmet cupcakes have become a prominent item in bakeries. Some of the bakeries even specialize solely in the American dessert.

Forest bill draws controversy in Brazil Posted: 26 May 2012 09:29 PM PDT Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vetoed some aspects of a controversial forest bill which the country?s congress passed last month. The new bill would have allowed increased development of the Amazon rainforest.