Cambridge Mass. — Women in China’s workforce have significantly lower fertility rates than those who are not employed. That is one finding in a new Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Working Paper co-authored by HKS Professor Richard Zeckhauser.
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New Study Links Lower Fertility Rates to Female Off-farm Employment in China
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Director Niu Chen Zer Wants to Elevate Mandarin Film
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Golden Horse-nominated director Niu Chen Zer says he gets tremendous joy doing work he loves and he’s found a new way to share it with the world.
Director Niu (middle) attending a press conference in Taipei.
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“Sodium Energy” Wins 2012 MIT CHIEF Pitch to China Business Plan Contest
By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass. — In the afternoon of Nov. 18, 2012, the Winner of 2012 MIT CHIEF Business Plan contest was announce at the MIT China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (CHIEF) at Stata Center in MIT. “Sodium Energy”, a clean energy project by MIT students Kai Xiang Zheng Li, won the first place award, and the $10,000 grand prize.
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Soprano Yan Lian’s Debut Concert at St. Paul’s Parish Church Draws Rave Reviews
By David Li, bostonese.com
Malden, Mass. — Just a little over a year ago, Yan Lian was a student at South China Normal University, and Attila Dobak was studying singing in Italy. They might never have imaged that one day they would share the stage, singing a classic duet together. Famous for its world-class universities like Harvard and M.I.T., Boston is also becoming a magnet for talented young musicians and singers from around the world in recent years.
On Saturday, November 10, Soprano Yan Lian’s Boston debut concert was held at St. Paul’s Parish Church in Malden, Mass. About 200 people packed the historical church, and were in festival mood as the holiday season was just around the corner. They enjoyed the classic Western songs as well as favorite Chinese folk songs, like the Jasmine folk song from Jiangshu province and the Dragon Boat folk song from Hubei province.
Lian (left) and Dobak performing Duet I Love You So.
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BU Student Chung-Wei Yang Struck by a Bus Riding a Bike Died in Hospital
BOSTON, Nov. 16, (AP) — The Boston University student who died when the bicycle he was riding came in contact with an MBTA bus has been identified as an international relations major from Taiwan.
Chung-Wei Yang was struck and killed while riding a bike. (Photo from BU Today)
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Suffolk University and Primary Source to Hold Talks on Japan and Korea Later This Month
By Ron Suleski, PhD, Professor and Director, Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies
Boston, Nov. 16, 2012 — We have asked Professor Sara Dillon of the Suffolk Law School to speak to us about the Japanese renegade writer Daizai Osamu (1909 –1948). Social Outcast, Rebellious Critic, the World of Daizai Osamu. He was critical of the Japanese society he saw, and might have been obsessed with sex. You can decide when you hear his story.
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Eaden Huang – A Photographer with a Passion for Nature’s Beauty
Eaden Huang immigrated to Boston in 1986 from Guangdong, China. He has studied in Bunker Hill Community College and the New England School of Photography. In New York City, he has worked for Zan Productions, Inc. as a full-time staff photographer. His talents and his persistence in the past 20 years of study and practice on photography have made him mature and skillful in his occupation.
This tree in the picture above was on the bank of Charles river.
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Fifth Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair Opens
November 8, 2012 – The fifth edition of one of Asia’s largest wine fairs opened today and continues through 10 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Some 950 exhibitors from 36 countries and regions are taking part in the fair, open to trade buyers only for the first two days. On the final day, 10 November, the show opens to trade and the public.
Exhibitors from Azerbaijan, Denmark and Russia are first-time participants. Italy and France feature the largest pavilions.
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NAJMS – An Open Source Medical Journal Brought to You by ACMES
By David Li, bostonese.com
I learned about North American Journal of Medical Sciences (NAJMS) at the annual conference of American Chinese Medical Exchange Society (ACMES) on Nov. 3, 2012 at Hyatt Regency Cambridge. In her annual report, Dr. June Kong proudly held a copy of NAJMS, and mentioned that this monthly publication had made significant contribution to advancing medical sciences in a short time period.
Dr. Kong presented the annual report of ACMES during the annual meeting.
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For 160-Year-Old Steinway, Lang Lang Is a Perfect Brand for Expansion in China
By Chen Yingqun (from chinadaily.com.cn)
Venerable piano maker that goes back nearly 160 years sees china as an important part of its future.
Zhang Yuan, a 26-year-old Beijing resident who has been playing the piano for about 10 years, was on the verge of drooling over the Steinway in front of her. There was an ancient dragon logo on one side of the body. On the other were Chinese calligraphy carvings. The music stand took on the shape of a traditional Chinese fan, while the stool looked like a table for the guqin, a seven-string Chinese zither.
A Steinway piano is given some loving attention. Although sales of Steinway grand pianos have been affected by the economic recession in Western markets, the company found a new path to success as it seeks to expand in China.
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