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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Six Detained for Alleged Cult Murder at McDonald’s in China
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The Last Week of Mao Zedong
At five o’clock in the afternoon of September 2, 1976, Mao suffered a heart attack, far more severe than his previous two and affecting a much larger area of his heart. X rays indicated that his lung infection had worsened, and his urine output dropped to less than 300 cc a day. Mao was awake and alert throughout the crisis and asked several times whether he was in danger. His condition continued to fluctuate and his life hung in the balance.
Meng Jingyun from Wuhan, China, was nurse for Mao during the last 489 days of his life.
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Harvard Hosts Book Launch Ceremony for Macroeconomics A Chinese Perspective
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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Terrorist Attack in Xinjiang, China Killed at Least 31
Beijing, China, May 22, 2014, –At least 31 people have been killed and more than 90 injured after two vehicles ploughed into a market and explosives were thrown in China’s restive Xinjiang region, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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Li Na Graces Cover of Time and GQ China
By David Li, bostonese.com
New York City, May 16, 2014, — China’s “golden flower” Li Na will appear on the cover of the May 26 issue of TIME magazine. This year’s French Open, where Li Na won her first Grand Slam title three years ago, starts on May 25.
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Mountains of People at Season Comic Exhibition in Shenzhen
By Vicky Li, high school student in Shenzhen
Shenzhen, China, May 2, 2014, — Season Comic Exhibition (Summer) 2014 opened in Shenzhen on May 2. I had looked forward to it for a long time. I have been to HK C3 and Shenzhen ACG(Animation, Comic and Game) Exhibition before, but never been to SCE (Season Comic Exhibition). Today is the opening day of SCE – Summer. I spent some time on the long queue outside the exhibition. There were mountains of people there.
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Chinese Students Mark Youth Day
(Host of this CCTV report is Raquel Olsson, a Boston University graduate.)
To celebrate China’s annual Youth Day which falls on May 4, a dazzling gala featuring students from around the country was aired on CCTV on Saturday night. Some 1,500 students took part, filling the atmosphere with their energetic songs and dances, all based on the theme “Flowers of May, Our Chinese Dream”.
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Online Education Drives Innovation and Competition in China
(from ecns.cn)Xie Kan, a former TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) tutor at New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc, had never delivered a lesson to more than 200 students.
But in late April he set a personal record by teaching 1,500. And the venue was not your typical classroom but the 31 year-old’s apartment.
Mobile apps for test preparation available for download at 100.com.
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Han River Pollution Affects 300,000 People in Wuhan
(from ecns.cn)Residents queue up to receive drinking water in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, April 24, 2014. Two major water suppliers in Wuhan, the Baihezui and Yushidun water plants, suspended water production on Wednesday, after tests showed that the Wuhan section of the Han River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, contained excessive amount of ammonia and nitrogen.
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The 17th Harvard China Forum Opens with Entertaining Speech by Kevin Rudd
By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., April 19, 2014, — The 17th Harvard China Forum(HCF) opened with a welcome ceremony in the evening of April 18 at Charles Hotel in Harvard Square. About 500 attendees packed the large ballroom to listen to speeches by former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, China Entrepreneurs Forum president Tian Yuan, and Taikang Life Insurance’s Duan Guosheng. The three-day conference is one of the largest China focused conferences in the US.
(Front row from left)17th HCF Co-VP Yuechen Zhao, Co-Presidents Helen Shi, Eric Ziyao Wang, Co-VP Sabrina Castenfelt with the organization team (from HCF official Facebook page).
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