BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Here are the highlights of China's cultural news from the past week:

-- China Coast Guard solves case on cultural relics

China's coast guard forces have solved a major case involving illegal salvaging and reselling underwater cultural relics, the China Coast Guard (CCG) said on Thursday.

Ten suspects were captured, and nearly 700 pieces of cultural relics were seized, said a CCG statement, adding that a ship and several diving suits were also confiscated during the operation on Nov. 22.

-- China's box office tops 16 bln yuan

China's box office revenue has exceeded 16 billion yuan (about 2.43 billion U.S. dollars) so far this year, with the top four earners contributing more than half of the earnings.

The box office collection totaled 16.02 billion yuan as of Tuesday morning after crossing the 16-billion-yuan mark Monday, data compiled by the China Movie Data Information Network showed.

-- Spy thriller tops China's daily online view charts

"Fearless Whispers," a spy thriller starring popular young actor Li Yifeng, has remained in the top spot of China's daily TV drama online view charts for 14 days to date, showed figures compiled by film and TV data platform Maoyan on Monday.

Released on Nov. 6 on China Central Television, as well as on online streaming platforms, the show currently boasts a rating of 8.1 out of 10 on review platform Douban, based on more than 70,000 reviews.

-- China bans underage users from tipping livestreaming hosts

China has tightened the management of livestreaming platforms, requiring the implementation of real-name registration to discourage misconduct on the part of hosts and tipping by underage users.

Livestreaming shows should be clearly classified, based on their content, as music, dance, singing, fitness or games, among other categories, according to a circular issued Monday by the National Radio and Television Administration.

Livestreaming platforms should put a cap on tips given to hosts by regular users and ban underage users from tipping, it said. Enditem

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