BEIRUT - Within the context of its program to support vulnerable Lebanese communities and Syrian refugees in Lebanon, the United Nations Children's Fund is supporting the Lebanese public education system through funds from global donors, prioritizing the enrollment of Lebanese and non-Lebanese school-aged children into formal public education.
During a visit by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella to China this February, President Xi Jinping and Mattarella witnessed the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements aimed at deepening ties across various fields including culture, innovation, education and trade.
About two years ago, Singaporean singer-songwriter Stefanie Sun picked up painting. It was part of the national movement, called SkillsFuture, which provides Singaporeans aged 25 and above with an initial $500 of SkillsFuture Credit to develop their potential.
CHICAGO - British director Kenneth Branagh had a brilliant twist for a pivotal Murder on the Orient Express scene in which British actress Daisy Ridley, as beautiful Mary Debenham, confronts obnoxious fellow passenger Gerhard Hardman (played by US actor Willem Dafoe).
LONDON - The Association of British Scrabble players banned one of its star players for three years after an independent investigation concluded that he had broken rules in the popular word game.
Everybody knows about The Slump; that point in the day when you slam into a wall of tiredness. One minute you are perfectly fine and the next you are drunk with fatigue or behaving like toddler, tempted to tantrum.
最近，位于天津市滨海文化中心的滨海图书馆以极具“科幻感”的设计在网上走红，网友纷纷感叹：知识的海洋，原来是这样的！如今这座图书馆也火到国外去了，国外著名图片网站BoredPanda把它誉为“世界上最酷的图书馆”(world's coolest library)，称其内部结构美得令人窒息(take your breath away)。
"AI can accomplish lots of creative arts in the future. Using AI to write articles for the media is no longer a dream. Maybe one day, technology will give us a brand-new perspective."
In 2000, a spherical 16th-century polychrome jar which once adorned a Chinese emperors' palace sold for HK$44 million ($5.64 million) at a Hong Kong auction, establishing a world record for Chinese porcelain at the time. The jar had sound provenance, being once owned by Hu Huichun, an eminent Shanghai connoisseur of Chinese art during the 20th century. The victorious bidder was Robert Tsao, a Taiwan entrepreneur and noted collector of Chinese art. The bidding was fierce and Tsao's competitors included London-based Guiseppe Eskenazi, one of the most important Chinese art dealers in the world.
Lacquer was for centuries an important material used to craft artistic objects in the daily lives of the ancient Chinese. A coating of the material brings a shiny finish to an object that has already been carved, painted or inlaid with decorative materials.
HOUSTON - More than 200 artists from around the world took part in this year's Houston Via Colori, one of the largest and most well-known art festivals in the city in the US state of Texas. Now in its 12th year, Via Colori saw an attendance of around 30,000 people, three stages of live music, an array of local food and beverage vendors, and award-winning street painters.
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