China's Modern Media Group announced a link-up with Italy's Umberto Allemandi Publishing House to issue a Chinese-version of The Art Newspaper on May 3 in Beijing.

The newspaper, which started in 1983, is a world-leading monthly publication that includes art news, interviews and commentaries.

The Chinese-version will be a free monthly newspaper inside Modern Weekly and Leap, two popular publications from the Modern Media Group.

A free App of the digital version is also available at the Apple Store.