The Flying Tiger Historical Organization (FTHO) announces the appointment of actress Kerry Berry Brogan as its Goodwill Ambassador. Brogan is an American actress based in Beijing who plays western female characters in Chinese TV dramas and films. She is also well known for her work in promoting Sino-American cultural understanding.
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Newton South High Grad Kerry Berry Brogan Appointed Flying Tiger Goodwill Ambassador
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Too Little Too Late, President Obama Hints at A Smaller Fiscal Cliff Deal on Last Day of 2012
By David Li, bostonese.com
In the afternoon of Dec. 31, 2012, President Obama held a news conference in the White House. Obama told reporters that a deal that would prevent taxes going up for 98% of Americans on Jan. 1, 2013 is “within sight” while also stayed that he would have preferred a larger deal to deal with the nation’s budget deficit and mounting debts. Obama didn’t take any questions from reporters.
CNN’s webcast of the news conference.
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Sidney Friedman’s 23 Predictions for 2013
Online PR News – 24-December-2012 –Chicago, IL — Bedbugs in Boston? Monsoon in Montana? What will occur in the year ahead? One person, Sidney Friedman, may actually have the prescience to know.
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John Kerry – A Profile by CCTV International
(from cntv.com)
John Forbes Kerry is a senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, where he has held office since 1985. He has just been nominated as US Secretary of State by President Obama, who is trying to usher in a new cabinet for his second term. The 69-year-old Democrat is expected to be easily confirmed by his Senate colleagues. -
BU Student Olivia Culpo Won Miss Universe Crown
LAS VEGAS (AP)–A 20-year-old Boston University sophomore and a self-described “cellist-nerd” brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in more than a decade when she won the televised contest Wednesday.
Miss USA Olivia Culpo competes in the swimsuit portion of the Miss Universe pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada December 19, 2012. Culpo was later crowned Miss Universe 2012.[Photo/Agencies]
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China Opens World’s Longest High-speed Rail Connecting Beijing and Guangzhou
(from cntv.cn)
With the Spring Festival around the corner, many migrant workers are planning to go back home to celebrate with their families. Every year it’s hard to get a ticket. With the Beijing to Guangzhou high-speed rail coming to service, will the situation improve?
Passengers board bullet train G80 to leave for Beijing, capital of China, from the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 26, 2012. The world’s longest high-speed rail route linking Beijing and Guangzhou started operation on Wednesday. Running at an average speed of 300 kilometers per hour, the 2,298-kilometer new route will cut the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou from more than 20 hours to around eight. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
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Xi Jinping: Man of the People
Party’s top leader has developed a deep understanding of the public’s needs and vows to improve conditions in future.
It was a pleasant early December morning in a verdant park in Shenzhen, in South China’s Guangdong province. Early risers carrying on their usual morning exercise did not expect to see a big name.
Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan in September 1989.
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BEHC Won Gold Prize at 2012 World Choral Festival
By David Li, bostonese.com
In the evening of December 5, 2012, the world-famous Vienna’s Golden Hall of the Musikverein Concert was packed. Boston Eastern Heritage Chorus(BEHC) performed in the closing ceremony of the World Choral Festival of Adults and Seniors. Conductor Mr. Qiao Wanjun walked up to the central station. With a gently gesture from Mr. Qiao to the piano accompaniment Guo Ling, the audience was instantly quiet, silent.
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HUST President Li Peigen’s N.A. Visit Aimed to Attract Talents Overseas
From Dec. 4 to 12, HUST (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) delegation headed by its president Prof. Li Peigen visited some famous universities in Canada and the U.S. in order to develop substantive cooperation with these universities, recruit high-level talents and promote HUST’s internationalization process.
Prof. Li had a meeting with Dr. Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeast University
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Messi Scores Record 91st Goal to End Brilliant 2012
(from cntv.cn)
Lionel Messi, one of the contenders for the Ballon D’Or award, was looking to continue his stunning momentum and to extend the calendar year record he broke earlier this month. The Argentine talent led his Barcelona against Real Valladolid on Saturday in the last round of the Spanish La Liga before the winter break.