​China's sci-fi awards recognize variety of talent

The second Fishing Fortress Science Fiction Awards awarded 1 million yuan ($138,250) in prize money across 42 categories to honor the nation's leading sci-fi writers, professionals and masters, including Han Song and Francesco Verso.

Chinese books draw attention in Algerian capital

The 27th edition of the Algiers International Book Fair is currently underway at the Pin Maritimes Exhibition Center in the Algerian capital Algiers.

Chinese science fiction ascends new heights

From Nov. 8 to 10, Taishan College of Science and Technology held a science fiction carnival at the foot of this mountain, attracting hundreds of science fiction writers from home and abroad.

Chinese publishers shine at Malta Book Festival

A delegation of Chinese publishers, alongside the China Cultural Center in Malta, showcased a variety of Chinese publications at the 45th Malta Book Festival, which runs from Nov. 6 to Nov. 10 in Attard, central Malta.

Books explore ancient Greek influences on Asia and emerging Silk Road

Some 2,100 to 1,800 years ago in what is today's northwestern Pakistan, the Gandharan civilization produced sculptures of Buddha and other Buddhist figures with the features of Greek gods wrapped in aristocratic robes.

Chinese book reading classroom opens at university in Mongolia

The Chinese Book Reading Classroom at the Mongolian University of Life Sciences was inaugurated in Ulan Bator on Monday.

Writing the village as universe

Previously shortlisted in 2022, winning novelist's experiment with style finally clinches him the coveted prize.

Introducing France to China, word by word

The 16th edition of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Prize will be held on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Beijing.

Integrating ancient classics studies with the world

It's been more than three decades since Sinologist Martin Kern studied at Peking University in the late 1980s under Yuan Xingpei, a well-known expert on classical Chinese literature.

Fuchun River sparks impromptu poetry on shared human emotions

For centuries, Chinese poets have captured the stunning beauty of the Fuchun River in simple yet poetic words.