New York City, August 28, 2015, — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that the international community recognizes China’s contribution and sacrifice in the Second World War, and it is very important now for the world to learn from the past lessons and look forward in order to build a better world. [Special coverage]
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UN Chief to Attend China’s V-Day Celebrations
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Alibaba’s Aliyun to Open Singapore Cloud Data Center
SINGAPORE, August 19, 2015, (BUSINESS WIRE)– Aliyun, Alibaba Group’s (BABA) cloud computing arm, today announced that it will establish a new cloud data center in Singapore. Its headquarters for overseas business will also be based out of Singapore to drive Aliyun’s overseas expansion plan. Scheduled for an early September launch, the Singapore facility will be the seventh globally.
Jack Ma of Alibaba delivers a speech at the Economic Club of New York in June 2015(file photo).
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Shocking Pictures from 2015 Tianjin Explosions
Photos by He Xiaoxin
Tianjin, August 17, 2015, — The 2015 Tianjin explosions were a series of explosions that occurred at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin starting on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. At lease 112 people, including 39 firefighters, were killed and 721 of others were injured. There are still dozens of people missing as of today.
Hundred of new cars were burned near the explosions(Photos by He Xiaoxin).
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Biography of WWII Hero Arthur Wong Donated to Firefighters in Hangzhou, China
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Hangzhou, China, August 6, 2015, — To commemorate 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War and the World Anti-Fascist War, remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs and peace, a book donation ceremony was held at the Gongshu District Fire Department meeting room in the afternoon of of July 30. One hundred books of Chinese American WWII hero Arthur Wong’s biography were donated to firefighters of the department.
Firefighters receive the book donation(file photo).
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Mother Saves Her Son’s Life in Fatal Escalator Accident in China
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Jingzhou, Hubei, China, July 31, 2015 — In Jingzhou, Hubei a mother named Xiang Liujuan saves her 3-year-old child’s life while losing her own after a metal panel collapses underneath them after stepping off an escalator in a shopping center this central China province. The horrific scene was captured by the surveillance video .
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An American Teacher’s Advice to Chinese Students on Learning English
By Jennifer Rose Nelson
My time in Hangzhou is drawing to a close, and I want to extend my gratitude generally to the kind people of this city, and specifically to the more than 400 HFLS students I had the pleasure of teaching this past semester. I bow to your studious, curious natures and credit you with revitalizing my passion for education. Many of you are working towards studying or working in English-speaking communities, and now that gaokao is over and final exams are nearly upon us, I am certain that I know what you are thinking as summer vacation approaches: how can I use all of this glorious free time to improve my English? Fortunately, I’m here to offer you some parting advice on how to improve your already-impressive command of my native language.
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Divorce Rate Peaks in China after Gaokao
Wuhan, China, July 10, 2015, — An annual “divorce peak” reemerged recently as a large number of couples ended their marriages after their children completed China’s national college entrance exam, known as the gaokao.
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China Moves to Stabilize Stock Market
NEW YORK, July 7, 2015, /Xinhua/ — Chinese regulators’ response to the country’s stock market following a three-week losing streak has been encouraging and in line with what is needed to stabilize the market, US experts have said.
Shanghai SE Index dropped over 11% in past five trading days.
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The Legend of Female Generals of Ancient China Comes Alive at Lincoln Center
By Shixin Li, bostonese.com
New York City, June 30, 2015, –China National Peking Opera Company performed Female Generals of the Yang Family and other classic arias in the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center, New York, on June 26-28. Over 1,000 fans of Peking Opera packed the theater and enjoyed the brilliant performance by artists from China.
A female general on stage at Rose Theater on the opening night on June 26(photos by Shixin Li, bostonese.com).
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Red Thread — My Stories of Adopting Two Daughters from China
(Note: Ms. Taylor delivered this speech about her new book Red Thread at the Yiwen Club in Nowton, Mass. on June 7, 2015)
By Virginia Ross Taylor
Thank you, Zeyang, for inviting me, and thanks to all of you for coming today to hear about The Red Thread, or Hong Si Xian. I am especially grateful to Harry Chen, whose essential roles in this book process have included translator and agent. The families of Zeyang Wang and Harry Chen have been very important to my family for more than a decade.
Ms. Taylor (right) and Xiaoyang Chen, president of Yiwen Club, pose for a picture(photos provided to bostonese.com).
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