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Shenzhou X and three astronauts blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to setting up its own space station in 2020.

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Shenzhou X and three astronauts blasted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, into a clear blue sky on Tuesday, bringing the nation one step closer to setting up its own space station in 2020.

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台湾媒体关注神舟十号飞船成功发射
中新社台北6月12日电 (记者 路梅 刘舒凌)神舟十号飞船搭载着3名航天员,于11日在酒泉卫星发射中心成功发射,台湾各主要报纸12日均在重要版面刊载相关消息,认为这“标志大陆航天科技迈入崭新阶段”。

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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】 6月3日晚,由中国海外交流协会主办、上海市海外交流协会承办的文化中国·名家讲坛哈佛专场在哈佛大学教育学院成功举行。复旦大学知名教授z葛兆光与徐以骅先后以“什么才是中国的文化”和“信仰中国——宗教与中国对外关系”同近200位中美学生、学者展开了深入的探讨。

上图:(左起) 葛兆光、高璐、徐以骅在演讲开始前合影。
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Boston, June 11, 2013 – Governor Deval Patrick today recognized the 2012-2013 graduates of the Commonwealth Management Program (CMCP). Seventy-eight managers completed the program, representing all eight secretariats and 37 agencies across the Executive Branch. During the year long program, managers explore ways to provide better service to the citizens of the Commonwealth and streamline processes to gain efficiency in their agencies.
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5月份,两支来自中国大陆的文艺团体先后在波士顿后湾的汉考克剧院登台表演。虽然两个文艺团体的背景迥然不同,但是演员们对艺术的投入和精彩的表演,在波士顿爆炸案发生之后不久为波士顿观众带来了美好的艺术享受,获得观众的好评。
展望生命之歌——上海癌友艺术团波士顿献艺
【侨报周末实习记者王昊、特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】 5月13日、14日来自上海癌症康复俱乐部展望生命艺术团的45名成员专程到美国波士顿访问,并与美国癌症协会的癌友联手于14日晚在波士顿汉考克剧场进行了一场别开生面的演出。本活动是应美国哈佛大学麻省总医院脂类医学与技术研究中心、美国癌症协会(American Cancer Society)以及美国亚裔乳癌协会(Asian Breast Cancer Project)的邀请进行的。这也是中国大陆的癌症团体第一次组团到美国访问。

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China’s new first lady Peng Liyuan continued with her charm offensive during a recent visit to Latin America along with her husband President Xi Jinping. She shows her start power at every appearance. President Xi and Peng Liyuan have arrived in Indian Wells, Calif. on June 6, 2013. The summit between Xi and Obama will take place at the 200-acre Sunnylands estate outside Palm Springs, Calif. starting Friday evening.

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静思,bostonese.com 专栏作家
母亲节过去不久,马上要到父亲节了,把两年前的博客整理了以下,和大家分享。祝所有的朋友们双亲节快乐!
爸爸的姐姐(右)是妈妈(左)的嫂子。父母家族的联姻史还可以追溯到上一辈甚至更早,但是他们保持了没有血亲联姻的传统,其中妈妈家的儿子娶了爸爸家女儿的居多,妈妈恰恰是反例。

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【侨报特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】骑单车环游世界的广东顺德人赖立坤,6日下午骑着一辆山地自行车离开波士顿,前往他的美国之行最后一站纽约市。

上图:黄镜明(左一)、周文熙(右一)送给赖立坤(左二)书法横幅。
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Boston, June 6, 2013, — Chung Changing Lives, Inc. and the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc (BCNC) are pleased to announce the creation of S.M.A.R.T, a summer music education program for youth ages 13-18, running from July 8-July 24, 2013.

Patrick and Cecelia Chung.
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