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• Ginseng market booms-Price Watch August 21-BONTV
• 83-year-old filmmaker uses movies to educate poor children in Chile
• China and Kenya hold joint dig of ancient Malindi
• U.S. students immersed in Chinese culture
• Bird's Nest to hatch magical play
• China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble celebrates 60th anniversary
• Bogu Kailai gets suspended death penalty-China Take August 20-BONTV
• Hamlet rehearsed in Beijing People's Art Theater

Ginseng market booms-Price Watch August 21-BONTV Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:24 PM PDT Ginseng market booms-Price Watch August 21-BONTV Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com On today's show we're talking about the booming market for collectable wild ginseng in China. Recently there's been an explosion in prices for centuries-old wild ginseng that grows in northern China. The Guangzhou Daily reports that on August 7th, the first collectable ginseng auction was held in Beijing. The auction saw a total turnover of $3.42 million, with one 325-year-old plant smashing the record for most expensive ounce of ginseng sold. The previous record was set in May at $472000, but the August sale pushed that up to $1.57 million. A 95-year-old plant sold for $629000, while a 115-year-old piece of ginseng went for almost a million dollars. From: bontvchina Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:25 More in News & Politics

83-year-old filmmaker uses movies to educate poor children in Chile Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:43 PM PDT In South America, where another project is being done to help children.An 83-year-old filmmaker is using the power of moving pictures to help educate children from deprived neighborhoods in Chile.

China and Kenya hold joint dig of ancient Malindi Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:35 PM PDT China and Kenya are joining hands in an archaeological excavation project. The excavation work held around the Kenyan town of Malindi, is aimed at revealing the prosperity of ancient Malindi, a port city which thrived in the 15th century and witnessed the earliest trade between Asia and Africa.

U.S. students immersed in Chinese culture Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:31 PM PDT Enthusiasm for learning Chinese by American high school students has increased dramatically, according to international learning experts in Washington.

Bird's Nest to hatch magical play Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:20 PM PDT A magical performance is about to hit the stage at the Beijing National Stadium! Renowned director Lu Chuan promises to dazzle audiences with a feast of music and visual effects.

China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble celebrates 60th anniversary Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:14 PM PDT To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble has presented a special dancing gala at the National Center for the Performing Arts.

Bogu Kailai gets suspended death penalty-China Take August 20-BONTV Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:14 AM PDT Bogu Kailai gets suspended death penalty-China Take August 20-BONTV Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Gu Kailai as she's normally known is the wife of disgraced former top politician Bo Xilai. She has been found guilty of the murder of a British businessman and given a suspended death sentence. Essentially this means that if she does not reoffend within two years the sentence is commuted, usually to life in prison. On August 9, Gu admitted to poisoning a sometime associate of the family, Neil Heywood. She claimed that he had threatened her son, Bo Guagua, who studies abroad in the UK and the US over a business deal. A spokesman for the court in Hefei city said it found Heywood HAD made threats but never acted on them and said Gu's actions showed she suffered from "psychological problems". The court also sentenced a family aide, Zhang Xiaojun, to nine years in prison as an accomplice to murder. Gu was reported to have said "The verdict is just and reflects a special respect toward the law, reality and life." Her husband Bo Xilai, who is currently under internal party investigation, has not been seen since March. From: bontvchina Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 01:34 More in News & Politics

Hamlet rehearsed in Beijing People's Art Theater Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:09 PM PDT Hamlet has arrived in the Chinese capital. For the past week, the Beijing People?s Art Theater has been busy rehearsing their production of the British play.

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