Composer Huang Ruo long dreamed of adapting the classic Chinese tale “Journey to the West” and its mythical character the Monkey King into an opera, but thought that ambition was a pipe dream. “I grew ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16th century epic to modern comics, animated movies and ...

The production opens unconventionally — with a bodhisattva choir chanting the Diamond Sutra without orchestral accompaniment. "The voices float in from a distance, purifying the mind and transporting ...

Wild video shows a monkey in a diaper running loose inside a busy Spirit Halloween store in Texas — where it evaded capture for 30 minutes while swinging from the rafters. The pet primate broke free ...

A Polk County kindergarten teacher received a written reprimand for singing a version of "Happy Birthday" with monkey-related lyrics to a Black student. The school district found the teacher violated ...

A six-year-old boy was celebrating his birthday at Floral Avenue Elementary School in Polk County, Florida, which included his teacher singing “Happy Birthday” to him in front of his class. But after ...

Karaoke, or KTV as it is known in China, is no longer just about singing your heart out. Young urbanites are increasingly turning KTV parlors into affordable calorie-burning fitness floors, mixing ...