Literary exchange forum highlights BRI

China International Publishing Group (CIPG) called for more literary works highlighting the progress of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) at a cultural forum held in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Monday, 2018.

Children's book introduces Dubai

A hand-drawn children's book chronicling Dubai's history was launched in Beijing in late October.

UNESCO to publish first lifelong learning guide

​A handbook on lifelong learning, which was revised by UNESCO and its member states during a forum in Shanghai from Oct. 18 to 19, will be published in 2019.

Xi's CIIE opening ceremony speech published

​President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) on Nov. 5 has been published by the People's Publishing House.

Chinese sci-fi writer wins Arthur C. Clarke award

Chinese writer Liu Cixin won 2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society from the Clarke Foundation in Washington DC.

China's publishing industry booming over past 40 years

China has seen rapid growth in its publishing industry over the past four decades, with the number of publishing houses increasing from 105 to over 580, data from National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) showed.

Murakami to open archive at Japanese university

Haruki Murakami will open an archive at his alma mater that includes manuscripts of his works and his massive collection of music.

Chinese novelist Zhou Libo remembered

A symposium to commemorate the 110th birth anniversary of the famous Chinese novelist and translator Zhou Libo was held in Beijing on Tuesday.

Tokyo love story

Convenience Store Woman is a Japanese literary sensation about an unconventional woman who finds contentment in an unexpected place.

Cyborg story wins Chinese sci-fi award

​A novel about human-robot relations won the best saga novel prize of the 9th Xingyun (Nebula) Award for Global Chinese Science Fiction, which was announced Saturday.