By David Li, bostonese.com
Lexington, Mass., May 31, 2014, — Wu Ying Vocal Studio held annual concert at Follen Community Church in Lexington, Mass on May 18. A total of 25 Chinese folk songs and Western opera pieces were performed to an audience of about 150.
Westwood Chinese School Chorus and Acton Little Stars perform Chinese song Long Wen (photo by David Li).
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By Nigel Inkster, Director, Transnational Threats and Political Risk
By general consensus, the 2014 Shangri-La Dialogue entered new territory. Until now, exchanges at the Dialogue had been very Asian in their circumspection and avoidance of controversy. Pressure has been building up for some time, driven by regional concerns about the implications of an increasingly assertive and militarily capable China disposed to challenge the United States’ status as guarantor of regional stability. But this year the dramatic new ingredient was a keynote address by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who expressed his desire to dispense with Japan’s historical baggage and begin a new chapter as a normal country and an exponent of active pacifism. Abe spoke of Japan’s emphasis on the importance of observing international law and norms and promoting human rights – pointed if unspoken references to a China widely perceived within the region to be doing neither, particularly with respect to its maritime policies. And Abe’s speech was followed by an even more blunt statement from US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who accused China of disrupting the regional order and stating that the US government would not stand idly by when confronted with breaches of international law.
Hagal(left) and Wang shake hands at 2014 Shangri-La Dialogue.
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Boston, June 2, 2014, –Today is the Duanwu Festival Day, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional lunar calendar to honor ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan. Boston is the host of one of the longest running Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in North America.
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Lexington, Mass, May 31, 2014, –In the evening of May 27, Lexington High School (LHS) student J gave a lecture titled “Preparing for College” at Cary Library to dozens students and parents.
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Beijing, May 31, 2014, — Chinese police have detained six alleged doomsday cult members on suspicion of beating a young woman to death at a McDonald’s restaurant in the eastern coastal city of Zhaoyuan, state media reported Saturday.
People gathered outside the McDonald’s restaurant after the murder (file photo).
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Beijing, May 28, 2014, (ecns.cn) — With Windows 8 now banned from being installed on Chinese government computers, domestic operating system (OS) developers are itching for a niche in the world’s biggest PC market.
Tiananmen Square, Beijing China(file photo).
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(from chinadaily.com.cn) May 27, 2014, –China’s Consulate General in Los Angeles condemned the shooting rampage in Isla Vista, California, that killed six students at the nearby University of California Santa Barbara, three of them Chinese.
“The Consulate General expresses strong condemnation of this violent behavior. We are mourning and express our deepest condolences to the victims and their family members,” said a spokesman for the Consulate, who asked that he not be named, on Tuesday. He said they have kept close contact with local police, the school and student community to help identify the victims.
(From left)Weihan Wang, George Chen and Chen Yuan Hong were fatal stabbing victims.
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NEW YORK City — XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), a global media and technology leader and creator of the top wedding website TheKnot.com, recently released the results of its annual Real Weddings Study. This comprehensive report surveyed nearly 13,000 US brides and grooms married in 2013. TheKnot.com 2013 Real Weddings Study captures detailed information on the average cost of a wedding, average number of wedding guests, wedding style trends and other key statistics related to weddings in America.
“Wedding budgets have been increasing steadily since the economic downturn of 2008, and in 2013, couples spent a record high average of nearly $30,000,” said Carley Roney, cofounder of The Knot. “Couples are more focused than ever on creating a unique, personalized and once-in-a-lifetime experience for their guests – plus they’re doing so in a modern way, by planning from their smartphones, publicizing details on social media and more.”
Michelle Kwan and Clay Pell tied the knot in January 2013.
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By Qian Liu and Gang Wu, Visiting Scholars at HKS
Cambridge, Mass., May 26, 2014, — “Macroeconomics(English version)” written by Prof. Li Xiaoxi has been published by CENGAGE Learning Singapore. This is the first Macroeconomics textbook written by Chinese economist issued internationally.
In the book launch ceremony this afternoon at Harvard University, Prof. Li Xiaoxi expounds the evolution of GDP and NI as a focus in economics history by starting with “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” written by Thomas Piketty. The book launch ceremony was organized by Chinese Students and Scholars Association(CSSA) of Harvard Kennedy School(HKS). Attendees of the ceremony congratulated Prof. Li for his book and his groundbreaking research.
Prof. Li at the book launch ceremony.
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