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"Guardians of the Galaxy" Rockets to Top of Chinese Box Office
Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" has rocketed to first place at the Chinese box office in its second week on mainland screens, dethroning domestic comedic hit "Breakup Biddies."
"Guardians" took in 38 million U.S. dollars over the week, boosting its 10-day gross on the mainland to 69 million U.S. dollars.
But Chinese director Ning Hao's massive comedy is still supplanted among China's top box-office earners, adding another 20 million U.S. dollars from the past week for its total three-week take of roughly over 170 million dollars.
"Breakup Buddies" has become the second Chinese movie to break the billion-yuan benchmark this year; "The Monkey King," which screened during Chinese Lunar New Year, was the first.
Director Peter Chan Ho-sun's renowned child-abduction drama, "Dearest," stayed in third during its fourth week at the box office.
And new release "Ice Age: Meltdown" came in fourth place at the box office. While the 3D animation was the highest-ranked new release, the new "Ice Age" only managed to pull in 4.3 million dollars in its seven-day release.
Chinese Pianist Lang Lang, Sting to Celebrate Youth at Concert for UN 70th Anniversary
Chinese pianist and UN messenger of peace Lang Lang will perform at the United Nations headquarters on Friday for UN Day.
He will be joined by Grammy-award-winning British musician Sting and an international youth orchestra conducted by fellow UN spokesperson Manuel Lopez-Gomez, who announced the performance on Monday.
Commemorating the anniversary of the UN, the concert is also seen as an opportunity "to highlight the UN's focus on youth and education of global citizens."
Lang Lang was chosen by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to be a messenger of peace in October of last year.
Jangxi Province Launches Ceramic Artwork Database to Regulate Art Market
Jiangxi province has launched an online database listing detailed information on Chinese ceramic art work in the city of Jingdezhen on Monday.
Jointly developed by the Copyright Society of China and the Jiangxi Entry-Exit inspection and quarantine bureau, the database is expected to help regulate the market for ceramic crafts in order to protect intellectual property of these art pieces.
The database catalogues details on each piece of ceramic art such as microscopic structure, chemical constitution and physical form, as well as a 3D image of each item.
Art appraisers and collectors can log on to the database at www.ccloudb.com to verify the identity and authenticity of ceramic works.
So far, 90 pieces have been catalogued.
Fashion Icon Oscar de la Renta Dies at 82
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, a favorite of socialites, political players and movie stars alike, has died. He was 82.
Actress Jennifer Garner said this about la Renta yesterday outside Elle magazine's "Women of Hollywood" event in Los Angeles:
"Mr. De la Renta loved women. And you saw it in every design that he did. He honored women's features, he honored our bodies. He wasn't afraid to pull back and let the woman be the star of the look."
Garner wore de la Renta dresses to multiple Academy Awards ceremonies, including the Oscars earlier this year.
The Dominican-born De la Renta was among a group of designers that helped put the U.S. on the map in the late 1960s as a home of serious fashion.
His specialty was elaborate, embroidered eveningwear. His designs also made it onto the global stage of politics, with first ladies Laura Bush and Hilary Clinton both donning de la Renta gowns to attend past inaugural balls.
De la Renta died at home Monday evening in Connecticut surrounded by family and friends and "more than a few dogs," according to a handwritten note signed by two of his company's executives.
Taylor Swift Releases 2nd Single Off New Album
American pop star Taylor Swift has just released her new single, "Welcome to New York," the second song from her newest album.
The American recording artist plans to release one song at a time from her new album, titled 1989. "Welcome to New York" is Swift's ode to the Big Apple after becoming a new resident of the city.
Chinese fans are split over the new single. Some say Swift is trying too hard to depart from her country-music roots. One particular fan expressed regret over pre-ordering the album, because newly-released songs, "just keep disappointing."
But these detractors might be in the minority, since Swift's new release is currently charting at the top of the iTunes list, with her first release from the album, titled "Shake it Off," is in second.
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