Taiwan says it will bar visit by Uighur activist to avoid harming ties with ChinaSeptember 25th, 2009 Taiwan to bar visit by Uighur activistTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's interior minister said Friday the island will bar a visit by Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, whom Beijing has accused of inciting ethnic violence in China's far west. The decision was made "in consideration of our national interests," Chiang Yi-hua said.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo praises founder of Venezuela's famed youth orchestrasSeptember 15th, 2009 Placido Domingo offers free concert in VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — Spanish tenor Placido Domingo thrilled several hundred Venezuelans on Tuesday by showcasing his soaring voice during a free concert and heaping praise on the founder of the South American country's famed youth orchestras. Domingo said composer Jose Antonio Abreu "deserves a monument" for inspiring more than a million Venezuelan children to take up music since he founded "The System," a network of more than 200 youth and children's orchestras, over 30 years ago.
Shooting of Tibetan film 'The Lost Country' begins in NovemberSeptember 6th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The shooting of "The Lost Country", produced by an exiled Tibetan on the condition of exiles and their issues of identity and culture, will start in November, film maker Kargyur Rinpoche said here Sunday. "The shooting of 'The Lost Country' will commence in November.
'Sopranos' actor Michael Imperioli directs first film, with actors from the seriesSeptember 5th, 2009 'Sopranos' actor Imperioli directs first filmNEW YORK — "Sopranos" actor Michael Imperioli has taken on a new role: first-time film director. "The Hungry Ghosts" — packed with the kind of gritty passions found in the hit HBO series — will premiere Sept.
Brit PM wants BGT winners Diversity to be youth role modelsAugust 15th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity have revealed that Prime Minister Gordon Brown thinks they are the perfect role models for the youth. The street dance group, from East London and Essex, said that the premier had invited them to 10 Downing Street to take their advice on future youth policy.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma says listening to Venezuelan youth orchestras a learning experienceJune 26th, 2009 Yo-Yo Ma feels the music with Venezuelan youthCARACAS, Venezuela — Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma led a workshop with Venezuela's top young musicians on Thursday and said he came away feeling like a student himself. Ma came to Venezuela to perform with conductor Gustavo Dudamel and his Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra, but also took time to listen to youth orchestras at a Caracas music school.
Shanghai film festival sees Tibetan film scooping Jury Grand PrixJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 12th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) saw Tibetan director Pema Tseden's movie 'The Search' bagging the Jury Grand Prix. The film follows a director's search for a leading actor for his drama set in picturesque Tibet.
Francis Ford Coppola casts fresh face Alden Ehrenreich in starring role in 'Tetro'June 12th, 2009 Coppola casts fresh face Ehrenreich in 'Tetro'CANNES, France — Alden Ehrenreich has a short but impressive resume. The 19-year-old Ehrenreich's lone big-screen credit: A starring role in Francis Ford Coppola's latest drama, "Tetro."
"It's very unusual, I think, nowadays to get any lead if you haven't done a film before," Ehrenreich said at May's Cannes Film Festival, where "Tetro" premiered ahead of its theatrical release Friday.
Twenty-year old Tibetan crowned 'Miss Tibet 2009'June 8th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan beauties walked the ramp on the final round of the 'Miss Tibet 2009' beauty pageant in Dharamsala. Twenty years old, Tenzin Choezom from Dharamsala, was announced winner of the beauty pageant.
Tenzin Choezom crowned Miss TibetJune 8th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tenzin Choezom won the Spice India Splendour Miss Tibet Pageant 2009 in this Himachal Pradesh hill town, organisers said Monday. "Tenzin Choezom of Dharamsala won the Miss Tibet contest that concluded last (Sunday) night," event organiser Lobsang Wangyal told IANS.
Miss Tibet-2009 enters its second dayJune 7th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - On the second day of Miss Tibet-2009 beauty pageant, the contestants presented their performing arts skills. The eight edition of Miss Tibet-2009 beauty pageant began here with just four participants.
Miss Tibet-2009 beauty pageant commences in DharamsalaJune 6th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Miss Tibet beauty pageant 2009 commenced on Friday in Dharamsala, the seat of Tibetan government-in-exile. Only four participants sashayed down the ramp in the show title 'Spice India Splendour Miss Tibet Pageant 2009.'
According to the pageant director, originally there were seven applicants, but three withdrew later due to personal reasons.
Miss Tibet pageant begins in DharamsalaJune 5th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Spice India Splendour Miss Tibet Pageant 2009, which has four beauties vying for the crown, got underway in this Himachal Pradesh hill town Friday. This year the event carries a special message - thanking India for supporting Tibetan exiles for the past 50 years.
Tibetan exiles' film fest June 12-13June 5th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile will organise a two-day film festival here June 12-13 to commemorate its 50 years in exile. "The film fest will screen 17 Tibetan films at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts.
Dharamsala to hold Miss Tibet-2009 beauty pageantJune 4th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Four Tibetan beauties would sashay along the stage in the 'Miss Tibet-2009' beauty pageant that would begin here from June 5. The participants namely Dolkar from Dehradun, Ngawang Choying from Darjeeling, Tenzin Choezom from Dharamsala and Yeshi Lhamo from Bir in Himachal Pradesh would compete in the beauty contest.
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