BEVERLY HILLS, California - "I'm Valerian and she's Laureline," Luc Besson says with a smile, and gesturing to his producer and wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. "She's the clever one."
Having lived in Shanghai for a few years, producer and actress Jane Wu learned that more than 20,000 Jewish refugees had taken shelter in the city after fleeing Europe during World War II.
Dressed in traditional Chinese dress, called hanfu, with a long plait hanging down her back, 9-year-old Zhang Linxi introduced her artworks - two calligraphies and two ink paintings of birds and flowers - to those who stopped by her works during an exhibition in Beijing's 798 Art District in June.
When Chen Hong refused her colleagues' invitation for a party after work, explaining that she had a calligraphy class to attend, her colleagues were surprised and wanted to know why she was learning the ancient writing style.
Public access to sports facilities has become a concern for sports authorities over the years. There are many venues for big sports events in the country, but facilities for people to exercise daily are not enough, experts said at a sports forum in Beijing in May.
The South-South Cooperation and Development Institute at Peking University hosted its first graduation ceremony on July 6 in Beijing.
FOX VALLEY, Illinois - Fox Valley area students offered their take on important issues through art at an exhibition in Batavia.
MIAMI - Researchers in Sweden have identified the top four things people can do to reduce their carbon footprint, but warned on July 11 these steps are rarely promoted in the public sphere.
CANBERRA - The University of Adelaide has become Australia's first university to gain accreditation to offer a course in professional drone piloting, in what has been described as a major step forward for commercial drone use in Australia.
Like many people her age, Ou-yang Nana grew up watching Walt Disney movies, and her favorite character is Cinderella.
NEW YORK - Writer-director Marti Noxon's deeply moving feature debut, To the Bone, isn't just about a young woman confronting anorexia; it's a story about coming to terms with the ridiculous, awkward, beautiful and painful realities of adult life.
No matter how much I pine for summer, the super-hot weather sneaks up on me.
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