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Art world wows and shocks in 2012

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:33 PM PST

The Pompidou exhibit in Shanghai caps off another exciting year for art both in China and across the globe.

A very Lego Christmas

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:30 PM PST

One thing that no one ever seems to get bored of is Legos. This holiday season, scores of children will unwrap Lego sets.

Christmas market opens in Shanghai

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:29 PM PST

A European-style Christmas market opened in downtown Shanghai last week, adding to the holiday spirit in town.

Studio interview: Christmas gains popularity among Chinese

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:27 PM PST

For more on Christmas traditions in China and abroad, we are now joined by James Breiner, co-director of the Global Business Journalism Program of Tsinghua University.

Christmas celebrated in Bethlehem

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:09 PM PST

Thousands of visitors flocked to Bethlehem this year to celebrate Christmas and the festivities in the little town were a mixture of tradition and trend.

China's Gangnam-style Christmas

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:08 PM PST

On Christmas Eve in Shanghai, hundreds joined a dancing Santa Claus for an "invisible horse ride".

HK retailers try to attract tourists

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:29 PM PST

Hong Kong retailers have stepped up their efforts this year to increase sales.

A message of peace on Christmas Eve

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 05:08 PM PST

A celebration of lights and performances is held at Haidian Church in Beijing.

Dancing cop cheers US holiday drivers

Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:57 PM PST

Another act that's catching holiday shoppers' attention is a police officer who dances while directing traffic. Sound funny?

Time's person of the year - Microblog Buzz - December 24 -- BONTV

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:46 PM PST

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The cost of PM 2.5 - China Price Watch - December 21 - BONTV

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:10 PM PST

The government-controlled China Daily is reporting on results from a study that blames PM 2.5 air pollution for 8572 deaths, and over a billion dollars of economic losses in four Chinese cities.
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High speed test run - Media Watch - December 24 - BONTV

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 09:17 PM PST

China put the 2298-km Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway, the world's longest, into a test operation on Saturday. Running at an average speed of 300 km per hour, it only took two and a half hours for the train to cover the 693 km distance from Beijing to Zhengzhou, the northern section of the whole route that links the country's capital and the southern economic hub. Aboard the new train, more than 100 domestic and foreign reporters were invited to test run the rail line. Zhou Li, director general of science and technology with the Ministry of Railways (MOR), also aboard, told passengers that he was confident in the country's railway technologies. The railway authorities have taken a string of targeted measures to guarantee a safe trip, such as intensifying the maintenance of fixed equipment and mobile devices on board and improving the control system to address possible problems under extreme weather, he added. The measures are expected to disperse the safety concerns raised after a bullet train crash last year near the southern city of Wenzhou left 40 people dead. According to an earlier announcement of the MOR, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway will open on Dec. 26 and is expected to cut the travel time to about 8 hours from the current 20-odd hours by traditional lines. Designed with a maximum speed of 350 km per hour, the railway has 35 stops in major cities, including Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Changsha. More than 2000 tickets were sold for the <b>...</b>
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SOHO struggles with rentals China Price Watch - December 24 - BONTV

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 09:03 PM PST

As a leading commercial property developer, SOHO China has has resorted to price cuts to boost business,though prices have been picking up in China's real estate market nationally.
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