Miaoke’s performance on the Beijing 2008 Olympic night, like the ceremony itself, was an immediate hit. "Nine-year-old Lin Miaoke becomes instant star with patriotic song," the China Daily newspaper headline said.

Zhang, China’s most famous film director, was asked at a post-ceremony news conference about the little girl who swung on wires high above the Bird’s Nest National Stadium during the performance.

"She is a lovely girl and she sings well," Zhang said, according to a transcript posted on the Beijing organizing committee’s web site.

Miaoke, however, was a minor celebrity even before the opening ceremony. The third-grader appeared in a TV ad last year with China’s biggest gold medal hope, hurdling champion Liu Xiang, and she was in an Olympics ad earlier this year, China Daily reported.

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It climaxed with the lighting of the giant cauldron draped in red atop the Bird’s Nest by Chinese gymnastics champion Li Ning, who captured three gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the Olympics in which China returned after a 32 year absence.

91,000 enraptured fans at the Bird’s Nest stadium, and an estimated global TV audience of four billion, were treated to an epic display of high-tech wizardry which somehow managed to traverse China’s 6000-year history in 75 minutes.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joined a cavalcade of world leaders looking on, including Chinese President Hu Jintao, his US counterpart George W Bush, Britain’s Gordon Brown, Frances Nicolas Sarkozy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

The capacity crowd gave a rousing welcome to athletes from the US, Russia, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei and tennis great Roger Federer as he led the Swiss in.

Beijing also warmly welcomed Australia’s athletes - oddly dressed in what looked blue tracksuits, and pedestrian ones at that.

The white cap was a strange accessory choice. The Australian Olympic Committee should brace itself for widespread criticism today.

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Se7en finally spoke out after he and YG Ent. were bombarded by accusations from fans and netizens saying that Se7en’s venture into the U.S. was all just for show….or a poor bluff.

He chronicles his life from a young boy to a famous Asian artist who has finally come to the States to fulfill his dream.

The lengthy autobiographical promo clip brings greater admiration for Se7en and a wistful hope that he may reach the elusive American Dream. Good luck and don’t give up, Se7en!

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The ‘2007 China Fashion Awards’ was held last night in Shanghai.Celebrities from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea attended the prestigious event, including, Vicky Zhao, Liza Wang, Bernice Liu, Gaile Lok, Lin Chi Ling, Lun Mei Kwai, Sakai Noriko, Lee Jun Ki and Joe Cheng.

Despite the freezing cold weather at 6pm, the female celebrities slowly made their way down the red carpet, hoping to steal the spotlight.

Bernice Liu, with her curvy body and Taiwanese top model, Chiling Lin, both wore low cut gowns, hence bringing the temperature of the venue to a high.

Bernice Liu, who was wearing a Gucci frock and over $1 million of sponsored jewellery, was obviously ready to win the spotlight.

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Tony Leung and Carina Lau released one of their wedding photos to quench fans’ wedding pictures curiosity on Sunday, one day before the Hong Kong couple’s much-discussed wedding in Bhutan.

The photo shows the star couple wearing red gowns standing in front of a lush backdrop. Leung and Lau began shooting their wedding photos shortly after their arrival in Bhutan last week, the Hong Kong-based Wen Wei Po reported. Places featured in their wedding album include Bhutan’s royal palace.

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Actor Ikeuchi Hiroyuki is appearing in his first foreign film, having been cast in a Hong Kong movie directed by Wilson Yip.

The movie, which has a tentative English title of “Yip Man,” is a semi-documentary about the life of martial arts master Yip Man, known as the teacher of Bruce Lee and many others.

Ikeuchi Hiroyuki plays a Japanese military officer named Miura who eventually has a showdown with Yip Man, played by Donnie Yen.

Ikeuchi Hiroyuki is reportedly the only Japanese actor appearing in the film.

Ikeuchi Hiroyuki shot his scenes in Shanghai during April and May, after being offered the part only two weeks earlier.

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TV Asahi is the latest network to announce the theme song for their Olympic Games coverage.

Popular singer Fukuyama Masaharu is providing a tune called “HIGHER STAGE,” which he says is inspired by athletes such as swimmer Kitajima Kosuke and weightlifter Miyake Hiromi.

In addition, Fukuyama Masaharu will be serving as an official cameraman for TV Asahi’s broadcasts of the Games, like he did in 2000 and 2004.

“HIGHER STAGE” is expected to go on sale this autumn.

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Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Carina Lau Ka Ling are tying the knot in a big way.

News has leaked that the couple’s wedding will cost them well over HK10mil (RM4.4mil) reports China Press and Nanyang Siang Pau.

This is said to include a 38-table wedding dinner (RM456,000), a 38-table wine party (RM45,600), a HK50,000 per night (RM25,000) presidential suite for a week, wedding cakes and invites worth HK200,000 (RM82,000), a dowry of HK1mil (RM410,000), a diamond ring worth HK2mil (RM850,000) and a honeymoon in Europe costing HK300,000 (RM123,000).

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Chinese Name: 林志玲
English Name : Chi Ling Lin @ Lin Chi Ling
Nationality : Taiwanese
Date of Birth : 29th November 1974
Languages : Mandarin, English, Japanese, Cantonese

Lin Chi Ling picture collections from the net. Only the best.

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Vietnam Miss Universe Pageant 2008 is a golden opportunity to advertise Vietnam’s people and tourism to the world.

The final contest will take place at the Diamond Bay Resort, Khanh Hoa province, Nha Trang city, with a nine-minute clip about Vietnam that will be televised live and on NBC channel for 2 hours beginning at 9 AM on 14th July 2008.

It will be watched by over 13 million viewers in the United States and by more than 1 billion viewers over 170 countries and territories, including Vietnam with its population of over 80 millions people.

Throughout this event, Vietnam will definitely send messages and images of Vietnam and its people to the world.

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Ms Putri Raemawasti - Miss Universe Indonesia
AGE: 21 | HEIGHT: 5′7″ | HAIR COLOR: BROWN | EYE COLOR: BROWN | Size: 170cm

Biography
Career ambition: To be an entrepreneur, open a restaurant serving Indonesian traditional cuisines,open a dancing institute and fashion gallery for the Indonesian youth. In doing so, I could participate actively in the preservation and development of my national culture.But my special ambition is working for the poor, for the less fortunate and abandoned children.

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