Chinese singer Zhang Liangying stages 1st concert in Japan
Chinese singer Zhang Liangying sings at her first concert in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Ye Jia)
Chinese singer Zhang Liangying sings at her first concert in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Ye Jia)
Chinese singer Zhang Liangying sings at her first concert in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Ye Jia)
Chinese singer Zhang Liangying sings at her first concert in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Ye Jia)
Chinese singer Zhang Liangying sings at her first concert in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2009.
Students' creations on China Int'l Fashion Week
A model displays a creation during a fashion show of 2009 fashion graduates of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University on China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) in Beijing, China, March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhuo Ensen)
Models display creations during a fashion show of 2009 fashion graduates of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University on China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) in Beijing, China, March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Fan Jian'en)
A model displays a creation during a fashion show of 2009 fashion graduates of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University on China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) in Beijing, China, March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Fan Jian'en)
Models display creations during a fashion show of 2009 fashion graduates of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University on China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) in Beijing, China, March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Fan Jian'en)
Models display creations during a fashion show of 2009 fashion graduates of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University on China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) in Beijing, China, March 29, 2009. (Xinhua/Zhuo Ensen)
Models display creations during a fashion show of 2009 fashion graduates of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University on China International Fashion Week (2009/2010 autumn/winter series) in Beijing, China, March 29, 2009.
National sport dance competition kicks off in Zhejiang
Dancers perform during the sport dance competition held in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 28, 2009. A national sport dance competition kicked off in Shaoxing on Saturday. Over 900 dancers from seven provinces and cities took part in the competition. (Xinhua Photo)
Dancers perform during the sport dance competition held in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 28, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Dancers perform during the sport dance competition held in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 28, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Dancers perform during the sport dance competition held in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 28, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
Dancers perform during the sport dance competition held in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 28, 2009. (Xinhua Photo)
A national sport dance competition kicked off in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Saturday, March 28, 2009.
Over 900 dancers from seven provinces and cities took part in the competition.
Cindy Crawford looks flawless at 43
In tiny red shorts and a black top, Cindy Crawford looked fit and toned during a walk with friends on the beach in Malibu
She looked much younger than her 43 years
The supermodel tears up a loaf of white bread in a photo shoot for an anti-ageing issue of the American magazine Allure
As a supermodel, Cindy Crawford can rest assured that a professional photo shoot will leave her looking her very best.
But even away from the airbrushes, stylists and make-up artists, she still manages to look flawless.
The 43-year-old revealed her long, toned limbs during a walk with friends on the beach in Malibu.
In tiny red shorts and a sporty top, she showed no signs of losing the athletic figure that helped make her famous.
She looked ready to burst into a spot of exercise.
Last week Cindy appeared in a photo shoot for Allure magazine's anti-ageing issue.
In one picture she is seen tearing up a loaf of white bread to imply that it is best avoided if you want to stay looking young.
In an accompanying interview, she said she still likes her body, 20 years after it catapulted her to fame.
'I think I look pretty good for 43, but I don't look the way I did when I was 23,' she said.
She also admitted she has cellulite.
'I do, and I never said I didn't. I've had two kids and I'm 43, so leave me alone!' she said.
Cindy told the magazine that the body parts she took the most care of were her hands and decolletage.
She explained: 'In LA, there are 65-year-old women walking around in Juicy sweatpants, and from the back, you'd think they were 20.
'But when you see their hands or their neck, you know.'
The model was married to actor Richard Gere between 1991 and 1995.
She has been married to Rande Gerber since May 29, 1998.
The couple have two children, Presley Walker and Kaia Jordan. Mail Online reported.
Ronnie Wood basks with 20-year-old lover Ivanova
Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood took his girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova for a romantic getaway in Hawaii last week
Ronnie showed off a painting of his girlfriend as they attended an opening at Gallery 319 in Santa Monica yesterday
The 20-year-old shows her affection for the rocker, who is 41 years
Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood has whisked his young lover Ekaterina Ivanova off for a romantic getaway in Hawaii. Mail Online reported.
The 61-year-old was spotted topping up his tan as he relaxed with the former cocktail waitress, who is just 20, while visiting a quiet beach on the sun-drenched island last week.
He revealed his incredibly wiry physique in a pair of blue board-shorts while Ekaterina showed off her curves in a string bikini and baby pink hotpants
The luxury holiday was just one of a number of treats for the Russian brunette, who is still discovering the many benefits of dating a wealthy rocker.
After the holiday, Ronnie and his girlfriend flew in to Los Angeles for an exclusive Prince gig on Saturday night.
They jetted to the city especially for the concert, where they were spotted cosying up together backstage.
Then yesterday, in another sign of his adoration, Ronnie opened an art show which included his portraits of Ekaterina at Gallery 319 in Santa Monica.
Ronnie struck up an affair with the young Russian in Ireland last July, behind the back of his distraught 53-year-old wife, Jo.
He was married to Jo for 23 years and they have two children, 30-year-old Leah and 25-year-old Tyrone, together.
While his new May-December romance appears to be going strong, Ekaterina recently laughed off rumours they will wed.
‘That would be mad,’ she told Grazia magazine last month. ‘I don’t even know him properly yet.’
Heroes star Panettiere is more than cheerleader
Hayden Panettiere features in this month's InStyle
Hayden Panettiere features in this month's InStyle
Hayden says she wants to have four children
Hayden Panettiere found fame in the cult US TV show Heroes as a strong-willed teenager.
But in real life the actress feels much more grown up, as she shows in her latest photoshoot for In Style magazine.
Despite being only 19 blonde-haired Hayden reveals she is planning a large family.
'I always said I want four kids – I love kids,' she said.
'I would love to be a mum and to have a family – for Italians, it’s the most important thing you can have.'
But Hayden says she would not want her children to follow her into the acting world.
'I think you have to be a pretty strong person to enter the industry that young and not be affected by it,' she said.
'I was lucky, but I’d never want my kids to be subject to that much criticism at such a young age.'
However Hayden may have to wait before she starts her family.
Last month she broke up with her 31-year-old Heroes co-star Milo Ventimiglia, with sources citing the 12-year age gap as a factor.
Rumours of their romance first circulated when they were seen kissing at an Emmys party in September 2007 - and by the end of the year, they were regularly seen out together at showbiz events.
Milo had previously denied rumours of a relationship with the star, who was then 18.
In Heroes Hayden plays the character Claire Bennet, who has the ability to regenerate, while Milo plays her uncle Peter Petrelli, who is able to take on other characters' superpowers. Mail Online reported.
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actress and singer Jennifer Hudson poses backstage at the 40th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles
In Feb. 12, 2009 file photo, actress and singer Jennifer Hudson poses backstage at the 40th NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles. (Agencies)
NEW YORK – Jennifer Hudson is returning to "American Idol" — for one night only.
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning actress, singer and "Idol" alum is scheduled to tape a performance in front of the studio audience on Wednesday after the live broadcast has ended, says a person close to the show who did not want his or her name used because the person was not authorized to speak to reporters.
Hudson's appearance will air on an upcoming segment, the person says. It will be the 26-year-old superstar's first time as a performer on the stage that made her famous since the slayings last year in Chicago of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
Hudson will likely sing a song from her self-titled debut CD, which won the Grammy for best R&B album in February. She was a finalist on the third season of "American Idol."
Supreme Court considers anti-Hillary Clinton movie
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton smiles before U.S. President Barack Obama receives shamrocks from Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen while in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington March 17, 2009. (Reuters Photo)
BEIJING, March 25 -- The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Tuesday over a challenge to a campaign finance law by a conservative group in a case that could open the door to fewer restrictions on political advertising.
The group, Citizens United, released a 90-minute documentary film "Hillary: The Movie" in January 2008 when Hillary Clinton, then a New York senator, was running for president. She now is secretary of state in President Barack Obama's administration.
Citizens United released the movie to theaters and for store sales on DVD. The group also wanted to broadcast the movie on cable television video-on-demand but that was rejected by a federal court.
The court ruled the movie clearly was intended to influence people to vote against Clinton and thus was covered by the campaign finance law's ban on the airing of ads or "electioneering communications" right before an election.
The Supreme Court, with a 5-4 conservative majority, appeared divided while hearing arguments in the case.
A ruling in the case is expected by the end of June. The impact could depend on how broadly or narrowly the court rules on the question of political advertising.
Liberal justices said the movie was a form of advocacy designed to sway voters and thus was covered by the law while conservatives questioned whether the government regulation went too far in violation of constitutional free-speech rights.
Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts asked a hypothetical question of whether the government under the law could ban a book critical or supportive of a political candidate before the election.
The liberal justices said the movie was filled with criticism of the former first lady, raising questions about her fitness and qualifications to be president and effectively urging people not to vote for her.
"If that isn't an appeal to voters, I can't imagine what imagine what is," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said.
Justice Stephen Breyer also seemed to believe the law applied to the documentary. He said he had watched the film and added, "it is not a musical comedy," a remark that prompted laughter in the courtroom.
Theodore Olson, the attorney arguing for the conservative group, said participation in the political process was one of the most fundamental guarantees of the Constitution's First Amendment.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who often casts the decisive vote on the court, said that if there was no difference between the film and a 60-second political ad, then the part of the law regulating communications by corporations or labor unions right before an election might be struck down.
Justice Antonin Scalia seemed concerned the law violated free-speech rights, drawing a distinction between broadcast political ads, which most listeners probably do not want to hear, and this case involving video on demand and listeners who want to receive the material.
(Source: Agencies)
Madonna's boyfriend Jesus Luz blasts cheating rumor
Recording artist Madonna poses as she arrives at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California February 22, 2009. [Agencies]
BEIJING, March 25 -- Madonna's boyfriend insists he didn't cheat on her - because his mother was watching him.
Jesus Luz has blasted reports he kissed lingerie model Luciana Costa, 31, at a party in his native Brazil earlier this month, insisting it would be disrespectful as he was accompanied by his mother Christiane.
He is quoted as saying: "I danced with her, but I danced with everyone at the party. My mother was at my side at the party and never would I become intimate with a woman if my mother was nearby - even if I was interested in that person.
"I have nothing with Luciana. The next day I met her on the beach and greeted her normally."
The 22-year-old model also refused to comment on his romance with Madonna - who at 50 is 14 years older than his mother.
He added: "Even if it is true that I am with her, I would never reveal these details. I was never one to comment on my personal life and that won't change now. This is a characteristic of my personality."
Jesus was spotted "cavorting" with Luciana in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro last week (14.03.09), while Madonna was at home in New York.
An onlooker said: "Jesus was the hit of the party and all the girls went wild for him when he arrived. But Luciana was more interested than most and soon got hold of him for a dance.
"He whispered things in her ear, grabbed her hand, put his hand around her waist."
Newly-single Jennifer Aniston hides beneath enormous hoodie
Jennifer Aniston hides beneath a wizard-like hoodie as she leaves her hotel in New York to work on her latest film The Baster today
After rehearsals Jennifer Aniston left the theatre with her head on show; she had applied a full face of make-up
Before the split: Weeks before Jennifer Aniston ended their relationship, she brought John Mayer to the Oscars
Single again: A stony-faced Jennifer clutches a script for The Baster as she enters her New York hotel yesterday
Work commitments meant she couldn't stay holed up inside, but that didn't mean Jennifer Aniston was ready to face the cameras.
As the newly-single actress left her New York hotel for her film set today she hid her face beneath an enormous hoodie, the Mail reported.
Perhaps Jennifer had yet to apply her lipgloss - by the time she left the theatre a few hours later she had pulled the hoodie back, and exposed her perfect make-up.
Yesterday reports surfaced that she dumped on/off boyfriend John Mayer over his obsession with micro-blogging site Twitter.
During the actress's trip to Europe earlier this month, to promote her new film Marley & Me, she was apparently infuriated when the musician claimed he was too busy to return her calls, but found time to update his Twitter page.
The couple split last week after a rocky 11-month romance, with John writing on his Twitter page, just days later, 'this heart didn't come with instructions'.
Following the split, Jennifer has thrown herself back into work after relocating to New York to start on her new comedy film The Baster.
The actress was spotted looking stony-faced as she left her Manhattan hotel clutching a script on Monday.
Singer John, 31, is one of the most high-profile Twitter users and updates his page on a daily basis.
A friend of the 40-year-old actress said she was unimpressed he found time to write random ramblings on the site, but not to contact her.
A pal claimed in America's Star magazine: 'John suddenly stopped calling her or returning her emails and when she would finally catch up with him, he'd say, “I've been so busy with work. I'm sorry I haven't had time to call you back."
'Jen was fuming. There he was, telling her he didn't have time for her and yet his page was filled with Twitter updates.
'Every few hours, sometimes minutes, he'd update with some stupid line. And in her mind, she was like, “He has time for all this Twittering but he can't send me a text, an email, make a call?"'
The couple decided to end their romance just days after Jennifer returned to the U.S.
During her trip to London, Jennifer hinted at possible romantic problems as she told the Mail On Sunday's You magazine it was naive for people to believe a relationship can last for ever.
When questioned about the perfect relationship, she said: 'I don’t have one and I don’t think it exists. We are just fooling ourselves if we think it does. Whoever said that every relationship has to last for ever?
'That’s hoping for too much. I think every relationship is a world unto itself.'
The split marks the second time they have called time on their relationship since they first started dating last April.
They originally parted ways in August with John holding an impromptu press conference outside his New York gym, informing the press it was he who had ended the relationship.
He said: 'There's no lying, there's no cheating, there's no nothing.
'People are different, people have different chemistry. I ended a relationship to be alone, because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right.'
When the couple later reconciled, Jennifer said John immediately regretted his behaviour.
She told Vogue magazine: 'He had to put that out there that he broke up with me... Trust me, you'll never see that happen again from that man.'
At last month's Oscars, the couple appeared inseparable as they arrived at the Vanity Fair after-party together.
The event marked the first time Jennifer had come face-to-face with her ex-husband Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie.
Jennifer and Brad split in January 2005 after four years of marriage and the actor has since gone on to become the father of six children with his Mr & Mrs Smith co-star.
John is just the latest failed romance for the unlucky-in-love actress, who dated her The Break Up co-star Vince Vaughan for over a year and had a brief fling with English model Paul Schulfor, who is now dating Cameron Diaz.
Moscow Fashion Week
A model presents a creation by designer Flora Mazi during Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, March 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin)
A model presents a creation by designer Flora Mazi during Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, March 23, 2009. (REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin)
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin during Fashion Week in Moscow, ,Russia, Saturday, March 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
A model displays a creation by Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin during Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
Models performed during Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, March 21-23, 2009.
Megan Fox steps out in a low-cut top
Busting out: Megan Fox showed off her assets in a low-cut top and skinny jeans as she left a Hollywood hotel over the weekend
Lad's favourite: Megan was voted FHM's Sexiest Woman In The World last year
Megan Fox has one of the most desirable bodies in Hollywood and she was showing off quite a bit of it as she stepped out in Hollywood at the weekend.
The Mail reported that the Transformers actress, 22, pumped up her cleavage in a low-cut pink and black top as she left the Sunset Marquis Hotel.
She was wearing ripped jeans and beige peep-toe ankle boots but no engagement ring - a further sign that things aren't going well in her relationship to actor Brian Austin Green.
The stunning actress, recently voted Sexiest Woman In The World by FHM magazine, finished off an odd-looking outfit with a crochet waistcoat.
Over the weekend, E! gossip columnist Ted Casablanca claimed Megan had moved out of the Hollywood Hills home she had shared with fiance Brian for four years.
An insider told E!: 'Well, when someone leaves and goes to a hotel, it doesn't exactly say, "Let's get married," does it?'
Last month, it was reported the couple had ended their engagement after four years together.
Despite news of their split, they have been frequently spotted together and were seen shopping for homewares in LA last week.
A friend told InTouch Weekly magazine the couple had simply hit a 'rough patch' and were hoping to work things out.
At the American GQ Man of the Year awards in November, the couple silenced earlier rumours they had split in the summer as they spoke of their wedding plans.
Brian said: 'The ceremony will be small, Originally we were talking elopement and now we might have a few people there.'
Megan added: 'It's not going to be a big wedding. I'm not one of those girls. If it happens, it will be very low-key and quick and unplanned.
'I feel like I need to set my career and do a movie other than Transformers. Then I'll explore family.'
Last year, Megan was named FHM magazine's Sexiest Woman In The World.
The actor was clearly aware of Megan's popularity with male fans and admitted he felt unattractive next to her.
He said: 'She always looks hot. I stand next to her and it's like beauty and the beast.'
Brian has previously been engaged to his 90210 co-star Vanessa Marcil, mother of his son Kassius and also dated another 90210 co-star Tiffani-Amber Thiessen in the Nineties.
Megan will next be seen on screen in the Transformers sequel Revenge Of The Fallen this summer, while Brian is currently filming TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
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Actresses from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) performs in Changchun
An actress from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) performs in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, March 22, 2009. (Xinhua/Shao Shouzhi)
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Madonna invites Jesus to join family
Madonna leaves the Kabbalah Centre in New York with son David and daughter Lourdes, with her alleged boyfriend Jesus Luz
Madonna leaves the Kabbalah Centre in New York with son David and daughter Lourdes, with her alleged boyfriend Jesus Luz
Madonna further fuelled reports of a romance with Brazilian model Jesus Luz after the couple attended a Kabbalah service with her three children, Mail Online reported.
In scenes which are sure to irk her ex-husband Guy Ritchie, the 22-year-old model was spotted just inches away from three-year-old David Ritchie.
Just three months after her high-profile divorce, it looks like Madonna is growing ever closer to the Latin hunk as he gets to know her young family.
Since moving back to New York last year, Madonna always makes time to bring her kids David, Rocco, eight; and Lourdes, 12, to the weekly Kabbalah meetings on Saturdays.
Jesus attended a meeting with Madonna two weeks ago, but this is the first time he's been photographed in such close quarters with her family.
Madonna was dressed smartly for her dose of spirituality in black trousers and a coat, injecting a bit of colour with a hot pink patterned scarf.
As usual, Malawi-born David was dressed in his white Kabbalah uniform, which is said to attract 'positive energy'.
Just like her mother, Lourdes had also opted for pink in a Grease-style bomber jacket.
In a humorous twist, Jesus was wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap - the team of baseball star Alex Rodriguez, who Madonna was romantically linked to last year.
Jesus has frequently been spotted with Madonna in New York since the pair met on the set of a W magazine shoot in Brazil in December.
Although raised a strict Catholic, Jesus has been taking an interested in the Kabbalah and friends of the model claim he is hoping to convert to the mystical offshoot of Judaism.
Meanwhile, Madonna's ex Guy was back in London filming his new movie Sherlock Holmes.
Since the couple announced they were splitting in July, Madonna has spent most of her time living in the Big Apple, which she plans to make her permanent base.
The 50-year-old has already enrolled Lourdes, Rocco and David in local Manhattan schools.
Despite being based in London, where Guy owns a pub in Mayfair, he is reportedly house-hunting in Manhattan so he has a US base for the children.
Madonna is planning to continue her Sticky & Sweet World Tour this year and bring Lourdes - her daughter from a previous relationship to Carlos Leon - with her during the summer dates.
However, Guy is hoping to spend the summer in New York with Rocco and David while Madonna is on the road.
A friend said: 'Guy will have Rocco and David for most of the summer. He's currently looking for an apartment in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.'
Meet Beijing's model citizen
Meet Beijing's model citizen
This week's Fashionista is not so much about what you wear, than about the small details which make you stand out in the crowd. So who else to feature than Beijing-based model and actress, Varya Vodar? As an American who went to Japan for high school and recently graduated from Beijing's Film Academy, Varya has quite the international resume. She is a natural in front of the lens and has all the components Tyra Banks claims are necessary to make a top model: "It's all about the lips, hips and hair." Varya has the naturally pouty lips, slender hips and long shiny hair that all girls (and guys) lust after. As a rising star in the industry, Varya has to keep her skin radiant and goes for Jurlique facials at Oriental Taipan. “The combination of antioxidants and moisture is a must before a major shoot,” she tells us. To keep her hair long, strong and healthy, she gets conditioning treatments at Shenmei Hair Salon to protect against the constant styling her hair endures during photo shoots. As for her stunning figure, she hits the treadmill at Nirvana gym and throws in a couple yoga classes from Yoga Yard to keep her muscles lean and defined. She goes to Lily Nails (on Floor 4 of Yashow) to get her fingernails and toenails painted a juicy fuchsia and hails the necessity of pampering your digits: “Your hands say a lot about who you are.” Thank you, Varya, for sharing some tricks to the trade and being a suave combination of beauty and brains.
Name: Varya Vodar
Occupation: Model / Actress
Nationality: American
Fashionista: MeiLi Autumn
For more style analysis or fashion insight, visit MeiLi's website, www.MeiLiAutumn.com
Photographer: Tao Zi
Hair and Makeup: MeiLi Autumn
