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Golden shot at the silver screen

2011-02-23 07:20

This year, 30 of the 4,392 applicants to the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy will get a spot. And 4,400 people are competing for 60 openings at Central Academy of Drama.

Snapshot: The world in 24 hours Feb 21

2011-02-22 17:35

the world in 24 hours

Giant pandas arrive at new home in Tokyo's zoo

2011-02-22 13:33

Two men wearing panda-like garments, holding name pads of Xiannv and Bili wait at the gate of Ueno Zoo in Tokyo for the arrival of two Chinese giant pandas,Feb 22,2011.

Carry a torch to light up the school road

2011-02-22 11:54

Zhang Huaying's home is located 10 kilometers away from her primary school on the top of a mountain at a height of 200 meters. She gets up at 5 am and spends more than two hours walking to school everyday.

Deadly quake hits New Zealand

2011-02-22 10:14

A strong quake hit New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday for the second time in five months, toppling buildings, causing "multiple fatalities", trapping people beneath rubble and sparking fires.

Rich soul keeps giving

2011-02-22 07:34

Farmer-cum-multimillionaire Wang Mingdian has given away more than 5 million yuan ($761,243) - nearly all of his earnings - to vulnerable groups during the past 18 years.

Discovery rekindles legend of 'blood-sweating' horse

2011-02-22 07:49

The bones of 80 horses unearthed from the mausoleum of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,000 years ago have rekindled an ancient legend about blood-sweating "heavenly horses" from Central Asia.