Enhancing China’s competitive strength – 13th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo begins

Themed “enhancing the capability of independent innovation and accelerating the transformation of development,” the 13th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC) opened yesterday at the Great Hall of the People.

New interpretation of a Verdi classic

“Fifty years later, people would not have remembered my novel, but Verdi has made it immortal,” Alexander Dumas Fils, author of Lady of the Camellias, said after the 1853 debut of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata, which was based on the Frenchman’s novel.

Friday, May 28

Here There – The World in Motion 2010
Where: Li Space, 255 Caochangdi Village, Chaoyang District
When: Until June 20, daily except Monday, 10 am – 6 pm
Admission: Free
Tel: 5127 3272

Saturday, May 29

The Beach (2000) and The Fox and the Child (2007)
Where: China Film Archive, 3 Wenhuiyuan Lu, Xiaoxitian, Haidian District
When: 1 pm
Admission: 30 yuan for two films
Tel: 8229 6153

German prizewinner connects creation, life

Muller, who grew up in a German-speaking village in Romania, talks of her early life under the country’s dictatorial regime in her books. Schmidt, who lost the ability to speak and write after a stroke, fought to regain her skills by finishing a novel.

Trends Lounge book listing

One of the foremost figurative artists working today, Lucian Freud has redefined portraiture and the nude through his unblinking scrutiny of the human form. Although he is best known as a painter, etching is integral to his practice. This volume accompanies a major Museum of Modern Art exhibition that will present 75 of Freud’s etchings from experiments in the 1940s to complex compositions he created after rediscovering the medium in the early 1980s.

Taiwan in Beijing – Commercial street boosts island’s oomph

Taiwanese tourism is seeing a boom on the mainland this month. Credit goes to Taiwan Street, a commercial street featuring Taiwanese products, opened in early May.

Lost history – Nine memories from Taiwan

Baldwin’s quote is best illustrated by the millions who moved to Taiwan from the mainland 61 years ago. Most were shipped to Taiwan after Chiang Kai-shek’s defeat on the mainland. Some settled down to start a new family, but others remained alone forever.

Sunday, May 30

Frida (2002)
Where: Liangshe Music Salon, Room 211, Dongwai Gongguan, 2 Xinzhong Dong Jie, Dongcheng District
When: 2 pm
Admission: Free
Tel: 6417 6292

May 28,2010

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