Yao Minji

Chief Feature Reporter

Iconic music hall's Lunchtime Concert plays right notes on 10th birthday

Shanghai Concert Hall's path-breaking 'Lunchtime Concert' program celebrates its 10th anniversary, having nurtured many a talented local musician and embellishing their careers.

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In Focus

China's loans and projects transformed Malta's economy

Malta gave China an opportunity to showcase its engineering capabilities to the rest of Europe and the world.

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In Focus

Tech college student honed his work and life skills with Chinese colleagues

Maltese Raymond Cutajar, now a car maintenance shop owner, was among those few Westerners who came in contact and worked with Chinese in the 1970s – at No. 6 Dry Dock work site.

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Art & Culture

A cultural blend of literature and coffee

Sun Ganlu came to literary stardom as an avant-garde writer in the 1980s. He was confident about launching a book club in 2014, when many said nobody reads books anymore.

2022-01-08 10:00 0

Art & Culture

A cup of joe in the 'city's living room'

Traveling, reading and writing are the way Chen Danyan understands the unique identity of Shanghai, as well as the other cities in the world.

2022-01-07 09:30 0

Art & Culture

A rare study in normal – the prolific career of an author

With a focus on "family," Zhang Yiwei's stories are mostly set in Shanghai, often in a "worker's new village," a part of the city where she grew up.

2022-01-06 10:00 0

Art & Culture

A concession to translated Chinese novels

Born in 1970s Shanghai, Xiao Bai started writing in 2009. His sharp, witty and fun style of writing quickly caught the attention of the literary circle.

2022-01-05 09:30 0

Art & Culture

Foreign scribes weigh in on city's ubiquitous coffee

When we put the responses of foreign and Chinese writers side by side, various insights about Shanghai clash or coincide through the lens of coffee.

2022-01-04 18:17 0

Book

Sci-fi writer experiments with the effects of AI

Chen Qiufan discusses futuristic technology across a number of subjects, from coffee and tea to electronic waste to the effects of algorithms and AI.

2022-01-01 09:00 0

Entertainment

Pioneering multimedia sounds to rock festive concerts

Pianist Jenny Chai promises a repertoire for Christmas and New Year events at Shanghai Center Theater that reflects the pandemic period.

2021-12-17 21:22 0

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China's loans and projects transformed Malta's economy

Tech college student honed his work and life skills with Chinese colleagues

A cultural blend of literature and coffee

A cup of joe in the 'city's living room'

A rare study in normal – the prolific career of an author

A concession to translated Chinese novels

Foreign scribes weigh in on city's ubiquitous coffee

Sci-fi writer experiments with the effects of AI

Pioneering multimedia sounds to rock festive concerts

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Iconic music hall's Lunchtime Concert plays right notes on 10th birthday

China's loans and projects transformed Malta's economy

Tech college student honed his work and life skills with Chinese colleagues

A cultural blend of literature and coffee

A cup of joe in the 'city's living room'

A rare study in normal – the prolific career of an author

A concession to translated Chinese novels

Foreign scribes weigh in on city's ubiquitous coffee

Sci-fi writer experiments with the effects of AI

Pioneering multimedia sounds to rock festive concerts

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