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Fans say they'll sleep out to see Sammi
Sammi Cheng, a well-known Hong Kong singer and actress will hold four concerts in May in the special administrative region.
Sammi, 35, who in recent years has stopped releasing albums and paid more attention to movies, is still adored by her faithful fans, who have booked all of the 15,000 priority tickets overnight.
To buy the normal tickets, some fans even said they would camp outside the Hong Kong Coliseum where the concerts will be held.
In order to guarantee the fans' safety, her company declined to reveal when the tickets will be sold formally.
Angelina's adoption 'fast-tracked'
American movie star Angelina Jolie adopted her fourth child on Thursday, a Vietnamese boy from a Ho Chi Minh City orphanage.
Government officials said the boy was renamed Pax Thien Jolie and is almost three-and-a-half years old.
The adoption will be final once US embassy officials in Hanoi approve the paperwork. Jolie and Vietnamese officials have already signed adoption documents in Ho Chi Minh City. "Everything went really well. It was a successful event this morning," said Nguyen Van Trung, director of the Tam Binh orphanage in the city.
"All she needs to do now is to travel to Hanoi to get the travel paperwork from the US embassy for the boy."
Senior officials said Jolie's adoption had been speeded up, partly due to her celebrity status.
Woody makes Scarlett once, twice, three times a leading lady
Scarlett Johansson has cemented her status as Woody Allen's latest leading lady of choice by signing up to appear in a third film by the veteran director, it was reported on Wednesday.
Johansson, 22, who appeared in Allen's 2005 film Match Point and 2006's Scoop, will star alongside Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz in the as yet untitled movie to be shot in Spain later this year, Daily Variety reported.
It is Johansson's third starring role in Allen's past four movies, making her the director's most frequently used actress since his celebrated earlier films with Mia Farrow and Diane Keaton.
Another gong: Now Helen Mirren's TV royalty too
Helen Mirren has added another gong to her awards cabinet, this time for her performance in the British TV drama Prime Suspect.
The Oscar-winning star of The Queen was named best actress at the Royal Television Society awards on Tuesday for playing embattled cop Jane Tennison in the final season of the show, which sees her alcoholic character struggling to save her career.
Michael Sheen's performance as comic legend Kenneth Williams in BBC4's Fantabulosa earned him the best actor award while writer-comedian Stephen Merchant won best comedy performance for Extras.
Agencies-China Daily
(China Daily 03/16/2007 page18)
