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Insight
Citizen journalism comes to the fore
As hundreds of reporters from home and abroad converged in quake-hit areas shortly after the May 12 temblor struck Sichuan province, Internet users nationwide also did their part to spread news of the disaster through cyberspace and help with relief work.
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| Chen Yunlin (right), chairman of the mainland's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, greets Chiang Pin-kun, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, at the start of a meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing yesterday. Xinhua |
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Life
Shen's art attack
Many believe Shanghai is destined to become a major economic center. But Shen Qibin, director of Shanghai Zendai Museum of Modern Art, believes the city should enact the more important role of international art center.
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Life Expat
Hooked on the hippest craze
The tip of Fatma Sule Sahin's toe gently brushes the floor as she performs one of the oldest dances in history. The darbuka drum creates an unmistakable aura of Middle Eastern mysticism as the 22-year-old sways sensuously to the rhythm of the music. Her fluid movements are beautifully alluring and enchanting.
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Life Pulse
Passion of green
Most new bands that come and go are generally just so-so. Soda Green, a relatively new band from Taiwan, plays rock catchy enough to charm college-aged music-lovers, yet interestingly enough to appease even fussy critics. Some have even likened the band to the almost-legendary Mayday. The six-boy band of college students performs its debut gig in Beijing on June 15 at the Beizhan Theater.
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