2 h. ago Trump military parade set for Washington, while protests are planned around US

For the first time in more than three decades, the United States is holding a major military parade in the nation’s capital on Saturday – fulfilling a long-standing desire of US President Donald Trump and echoing displays more typically seen in countries like China, France and Russia. Showcasing the nation’s political divisions, though, the display in Washington will come on the same day as mass protests across the US. Trump sparked nationwide outrage just days earlier when he ordered thousands...

Events

5 h. ago Beijing Eight Imperial Handicrafts Museum holds Cultural and Natural Heritage Day event

Beijing Eight Imperial Handicrafts Museum holds Cultural and Natural Heritage Day event  Global Times

Culture

28 h. ago Special adjudication team for art auction cases in Dongcheng

Special adjudication team for art auction cases in Dongcheng  China Daily

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33 h. ago AADTHU undergraduate works go on display at Tsinghua art museum

AADTHU undergraduate works go on display at Tsinghua art museum  China.org.cn

Politics

54 h. ago '2025 Diplomats' Day at the Palace Museum' event held in Beijing

'2025 Diplomats' Day at the Palace Museum' event held in Beijing  ecns.cn

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62 h. ago China’s orchard of AI, chip grads now ripe for the pickin’ as tech trade sours

When Jack Wang enrolled as an undergraduate in microelectronics at a prestigious Chinese university, the year was 2019, and China was in the early days of its trade war with the United States. Looking back, his decision to focus on the field revolving around the design and manufacture of hi-tech microchips has proved prescient. Today, it complements Beijing’s aspirations to make world-leading semiconductors amid Washington’s amped-up efforts to curtail China’s technological progress. Indeed, the...

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4 d. ago Espace LV presents 'Painting From Nature' art exhibition in Beijing

Espace LV presents 'Painting From Nature' art exhibition in Beijing  China.org.cn

Politics

4 d. ago As 2 Hong Kong art chiefs step down, what’s next for city’s culture scene?

Para Site and Asia Art Archive (AAA), two long-standing independent cultural institutions in Hong Kong, are simultaneously seeking new executive directors at a pivotal moment for the city’s cultural scene. On June 2, Para Site in Quarry Bay announced that Billy Tang had stepped down as executive director and curator after concluding his three-year contract. The British-born former senior curator of Shanghai’s Rockbund Art Museum took over from Cosmin Costinas – who had run Para Site for 11 years...

Culture

4 d. ago Beijing Wraps Up Inaugural ‘Art Season,’ Making Bid to Reclaim Top Spot in China’s Art Economy

Beijing Wraps Up Inaugural ‘Art Season,’ Making Bid to Reclaim Top Spot in China’s Art Economy  ARTnews.com

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8 d. ago Rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered amid tariff and economic struggles

Rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered amid tariff and economic struggles  The Art Newspaper

Economics

8 d. ago Amid tariff and economic struggles, the newly rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered

Amid tariff and economic struggles, the newly rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered  The Art Newspaper

Economics

8 d. ago New PLA force university to offer training in AI, unmanned operations

A new university under the Chinese military’s mysterious Information Support Force plans to offer training in artificial intelligence (AI), unmanned operations and other key technology, according to its first public enrolment notice. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Information Support Force Engineering University in the central city of Wuhan will offer 10 undergraduate majors in information and intelligent technology, according to a Thursday report by state broadcaster CCTV. It added that...

Culture

1 week ago ‘Lies into truth’: outcry in Japan over Chinese bias at Canadian history museum

Conservatives in Japan are urging the government to take action against a museum in Toronto run by a Chinese-Canadian organisation, accusing it of distorting history and harming the country’s international reputation. They say the Asia-Pacific Peace Museum, which opened in June 2024, presents a solely Chinese perspective on events such as the massacre at Nanking, now known as the city of Nanjing, the wartime use of “comfort women”, and the activities of Unit 731, a covert Japanese military unit...

Culture

1 week ago China's terracotta army reportedly ‘damaged’ by museum visitor

China's terracotta army reportedly ‘damaged’ by museum visitor  The Art Newspaper

Events

2 w. ago Hong Kong display strikes gold at Chelsea Flower Show with rare orchids

The Chelsea Flower Show, held in London every summer for more than a century, is a British institution drawing around 150,000 gardening enthusiasts to enjoy spectacular floral displays. This year, there was an exhibit with a difference, featuring rare orchids from Hong Kong and other parts of Asia and the Pacific. The vibrant display, with orchids from Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in the New Territories, won a coveted gold medal and was visited by Queen Camilla. It also sent a powerful...

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2 w. ago Trade war elephant in the showroom at Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech expo

There was an elephant in the showroom at this year’s Computex Taipei tech expo. Loud speakers boomed the guttural sounds of action games loud enough to be heard across dozens of booths, where blazing white lights glinted off the thin black edges of new microprocessors on display. Some of the show’s 86,521 prospective buyers tried out AI-enabled laptops with 3D displays – visible without special glasses – screening a country lane in Japan one moment, a complicated colon surgery the next. And...

Events

2 w. ago Launching May 23, 2025: Yanran Chen’s Neon Dreamland at ART FOCUS Beijing

Launching May 23, 2025: Yanran Chen’s Neon Dreamland at ART FOCUS Beijing  nerdbot

Politics

2 w. ago New Contemporary Art Landmark "ART FOCUS" Opens in Beijing with Yanran Yanran’s First Solo Exhibition in China

New Contemporary Art Landmark "ART FOCUS" Opens in Beijing with Yanran Yanran’s First Solo Exhibition in China  Programming Insider

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2 w. ago Chinese university canteen recruits manager who must have PhD, sparks debate

A university in eastern China recruiting a canteen manager has sparked controversy online by requiring job candidates to hold a doctoral degree. Southeast University in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, posted a recruitment advertisement on its official website on May 22. As a top institution in China affiliated with the government’s “985” and “211” projects, Southeast University is among only 39 mainland universities, including the prestigious Tsinghua and Peking universities, considered an entry...

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2 w. ago Who’s got the next Labubu? Hong Kong creators eye a slice of ‘goods economy’ pie

As an avid collector of modern and contemporary art, Hong Kong fintech millionaire Kenneth’s latest splurge is a whimsical luxury watch with a HK$2 million (US$242,000) price tag. The limited edition timepiece by Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet features Companion, the toy character with a skull, crossbones and gloves by American Brian Donnelly, better known as Kaws. The artist and designer first turned his Companion character into toys in 1999, selling out immediately. It is now one of the most...

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