| Jia Qinglin watches Olympic baseball match with leaders of KMT, PFP Jia Qinglin, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), watched a baseball preliminary match here Wednesday together with Taiwan's Kuomintang Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and People First Party Chairman James Soong. The preliminary involved two teams from Chinese Taipei and the Netherlands. Despite a working day, the stands of the Wukesong Baseball Field were full. &$ &$Jia Qinglin (C), member of the Standin ... english.people.com.cn |
Chinese duo atop Olympic trampoline qualifications Lu Chunlong led a Chinese one-two in the Olympic men's trampoline qualifying while his compatriot He Wenna topped the women's event on Saturday. &$ &$Huang Shanshan of China poses to the audience after she finishes her first routine at the women's qualification during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games trampoline event, in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. She ranked 14th in the qualification and was eliminated from the final ... english.people.com.cn |
Peruvian Film Wins Golden Bear in Berlin “The Milk of Sorrow,” the first Peruvian film in the main competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, won the top prize, the Golden Bear for best picture. nytimes.com |
Nat Finkelstein, ‘Court Photographer’ of Andy Warhol’s Factory, Dies at 76 Mr. Finkelstein’s photographs of Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and the Velvet Underground are among the most famous images of Warhol’s Factory and its revolving cast of characters nytimes.com |
Museum and Gallery Listings for Nov. 12-18 A selected guide to visual arts exhibitions in New York and the region. nytimes.com |