【IBTIMES】China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that any decision on who should head theInternational Monetary Fund “should be made through democratic consultation.” France’s Finance andEconomy Minister Lagarde attends the questions to the government session at the National Assemblyin Paris.
【Artdaily】Tibetan worker draws the dragon as he repairs the temples of the Drepung Monastery inrural Lhasa city, Tibet, China, 25 May 2011. The Drepung Monastrey repair began in 2009. The Chinesegovernment said they have invested near 1.3 billion yuan(14 million Euro) to protect and repair theTibetan historical relics over the course of 30 years.
【Artdaily】BEIJING.- Visitors view a sculpture installation of sculpted heads by Chinese artist Fang Lijunon display as part of the Bad Exhibition in Pin Gallery of Beijing China on 24 May 2011.
【Artdaily】HONG KONG.- Back for its fourth year, ART HK 11 – Hong Kong International Art Fair willtake place from 26 – 29 May 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Amarble sculpture entitled ‘Marble Arm’ is seen at ART HK 11.
【MSN】President Barack Obama addresses the members of Parliament in Westminster Hall in Londonon Wednesday, May 25. In an address to British Parliament on Wednesday, President Barack Obamasought to counter critics who assert that U.S. and British influence in world affairs is waning as risingpowers like China and India assert themselves. To the lawmakers seated at majestic Westminster Hall,Obama declared: “The time for our leadership is now.”
【MSN】President Barack Obama addresses the members of Parliament in Westminster Hall in Londonon Wednesday, May 25. In an address to British Parliament on Wednesday, President Barack Obamasought to counter critics who assert that U.S. and British influence in world affairs is waning as risingpowers like China and India assert themselves. To the lawmakers seated at majestic Westminster Hall,Obama declared: “The time for our leadership is now.” U.S. President Barack Obama is escorted toaddress both Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday, May 25. Flanking Obama are Speaker ofthe House of Commons John Bercow, left, and Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness HeleneHayman.
【Artdaily】HONG KONG.- Bonhams Hong Kong secured another ‘Golden Gavel’ triumph today (25May 2011) with the sale of the legendary Mary and George Bloch Collection of Chinese Snuff bottles:Part III. All 142 lots sold out for a total of HK$38,361,600 (£3,054,329). The top price was achieved bya pair of superbly decorated inlaid panels showing mythical landscapes, which sold to a Chinese buyerat HK$3.8 million(£302,440) (lot 275, estimate HK$600-800,000).
【WP】An art work titled “untitled (Cosmic Bust Man)” by artist Tom Friedman of the U.S is seen ondisplay at Hong Kong International Art Fair May 25, 2011. The fair brings together over 260 of theworld’s most celebrated international galleries from 38 countries.
【NY Times】Jinyu, left, and Karren demonstrated planking during an interview with Reuters at theChiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Lying face flat on the ground may not be the world’smost glamorous pose, but the two have made a name for themselves on the Internet — and hope touse the craze to spread positive social messages. The pair have about 100,000 fans following them onFacebook.
【LA Times】Beijing — A child’s concentration wanders during class at a school in the suburbs ofBeijing.
【LA Times】Wuhan, China — Plants sprout as small streams of water begin to fill the cracks of thedried-up bed of a branch of the Hanjiang River. The worst drought in 50 years has hit the middle andlower reaches of the Yangtze River, affecting 9.89 million people in four central Chinese provinces.
【IBTIMES】The Supreme People’s Court – the highest court in Mainland China – has ordered lowercourts to suspend death sentences for two years, but only in cases that does not call for “immediateexecution.” Inmates listen to a speech at Taiyuan No.1 prison in Taiyuan.
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