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• Novel contests amuse visitors around the world
• "Window of Shanghai" to open in Cuba
• Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum display artworks from 1980s
• African designer looks to inspire youths
• Male beauty industry booming in S. Korea
• Ethnic performance troupes tour Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
• Style hubs in Shanghai shift "made in China" to "created in China"
• China Art Museum to open on National Day in Shanghai
• China condemns Japan's 'Nationalization' of Diaoyu Island -Microblog Buzz September 17 - BONTV
• Li Daokui on stimulus, taxes - Price Watch September 17 - BONTV
• Art Deco masterpieces go on display in Paris
• Archaeologists find grave of King Richard III
• Elaborate frescoes discovered in Mayan ruler's tomb

Novel contests amuse visitors around the world Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT Creative competitions around the world are wowing visitors, with spectacles including gold fish beauty pageants, pole climbing contests and even Beard and Moustache Championships.

"Window of Shanghai" to open in Cuba Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:27 PM PDT In 2002, Shanghai Library initiated an international publicity project called the "Window of Shanghai", which aims to introduce Chinese culture to foreigners by donating books and equipment to libraries in Shanghai?s sister cities around the world.

Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum display artworks from 1980s Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:24 PM PDT Shanghai?s new contemporary art museum, known as the Power Station of Art, or PSA, is due to open on October 1st.

African designer looks to inspire youths Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:23 PM PDT Up-and-coming Tanzanian fashion designer Ally Rehmtullah has recently presented his catwalk creations in his country?s capital Dar-es-Salaam, appealing to hundreds of professional designers and fashionistas.

Male beauty industry booming in S. Korea Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:21 PM PDT South Korean men are starting to place more emphasis on their physical appearance, by spending more and more on beauty-care products. This traditional conservative society is at odds with what to make of these new "flower boys", as they?re colloquially called.

Ethnic performance troupes tour Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:16 PM PDT Visual arts always attract a crowd, but in remote places, it is live performances that get most people to come out. The Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province is located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.

Style hubs in Shanghai shift "made in China" to "created in China" Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT From the largest slaughterhouse in East Asia to one of the trendiest style hubs in Shanghai, the old Milfun in Hongkou District has undergone a phenomenal transformation.

China Art Museum to open on National Day in Shanghai Posted: 19 Sep 2012 06:13 PM PDT Organizers turning the old Expo China Pavilion into one of Asia?s biggest art museums in Shanghai are less than two weeks away from their opening day deadline.

China condemns Japan's 'Nationalization' of Diaoyu Island -Microblog Buzz September 17 - BONTV Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:16 AM PDT China condemns Japan's 'Nationalization' of Diaoyu Island -Microblog Buzz September 17 - BONTV Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter Weibo users react to Japan's 'nationalization' of the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. From: bontvchina Views: 13 0 ratings Time: 03:37 More in News & Politics

Li Daokui on stimulus, taxes - Price Watch September 17 - BONTV Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:41 PM PDT Li Daokui on stimulus, taxes - Price Watch September 17 - BONTV Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Li Daokui, the former head of the Central Bank's monetary policy committee, largely echoed warning from Wen Jiabao that the Chinese economy could be entering a sustained period of slow growth. Speaking to world leaders, he predicted that growth in China would be low for the following 3 to 4 years, but that the central government would continue attempts to stimulate the economy. From: bontvchina Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 02:15 More in News & Politics

Art Deco masterpieces go on display in Paris Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:15 PM PDT Art Deco masterpieces by French artists have gone on display at Christie?s Art Gallery in Paris, before they go under the hammer in New York later this year.

Archaeologists find grave of King Richard III Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:11 PM PDT The remains of a 15th century English Monarch may be located in a car park in Leicester, in England.

Elaborate frescoes discovered in Mayan ruler's tomb Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:04 PM PDT In Latin America, an amazing discovery has been unearthed recently by a team of archaeologists. Last week archaeologists in southern Mexico gained access to the tomb of a Mayan ruler that?s been sealed for 15 centuries.

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