BoXilaiappeals,courttohearhiscase

JINAN-AChineseprovincialcourtannouncedWednesdaythatitwillheartheappealofBoXilai,whowassentencedtolifeimprisonmentforbribery,embezzlementandabuseofpowerlastmonth.Bo,64,isformersecretaryoftheChongqingMunicipalCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)andaformermemberoftheCPCCentralCommitteePoliticalBureau.Hewaschargedwithbribery,embezzlementandabuseofpoweratatrialheldfromAugust22to26andthecourtannounceditsverdictonSeptember22.

Bowasdeprivedofpoliticalrightsforlife,andhispersonalassetswerealsoconfiscated.TheillicitmoneyandgoodsthatBoacceptedasbribesorembezzledhavebeenrecoveredorcompensated,accordingtothecourtjudgement.

Boandhislawyerhaddeniedallthreechargesbutthecourtheldthattherewassufficientandauthenticevidencetosupportprosecutors'charges.Politics

XiarrivesinBaliislandforAPECmeetingBALI-ChinesePresidentXiJinpingonSaturdayafternoonarrivedintheIndonesianresortislandofBalitoattendthe21stinformaleconomicleaders'meetingoftheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC).ItwillbeXi'sfirstattendanceattheAPECmeetingtobeheldfromOctober7toOctober8,sinceheassumedpresidencyinMarch.XiarrivedinBaliafterwrappinguphisstatevisitstoIndonesiaandMalaysia.Thisyear'sAPECgathering,themed"ResilientAsia-Pacific,EngineofGlobalGrowth,"highlightssuchtopicsasachievingsustainablegrowthwithequity,promotinginter-connectivityintheregion,andattainingtheBogorGoals,atimelineforachievingfreeandopentradeandinvestmentintheAsia-PacificUSgovernmentclosuresjustthebeginningofmorefiscaltroubleBelieveitornot,thegovernmentoftheworld'slargesteconomyandonlysuperpowerhasbeenonapartialshutdownsinceTuesday.Theunprecedentedshutdown-thefirstin17years-thatcouldputmorethan800,000federalworkersonunpaidleave,cameaftertheUSCongressfailedtofindacompromiseonabilltofundgovernmentoperations."Unfortunately,theCongresshasnotfulfilleditsresponsibility.Ithasfailedtopassabudgetand,asaresult,muchofourgovernmentmustnowshutdownuntilCongressfundsitagain,"ObamasaidinamidnightbroadcasttotheUSmilitary

ThegovernmentshutdownthistimemightbejustthefirstmajordramainWashingtoninOctober.Inlessthanthreeweekstime,theUSgovernmentisexpectedtohititsdebtceiling.ItmeansthatunlesstheCongressraisestheceilingandallowstheTreasuryDepartmenttoissuenewdebt,theUSmayfinditselfunabletomakeallthepayments,bothathomeandabroad.EconomyStudentsgoundertheknifeinsearchforbetterjobsAnincreasingnumberofyoungpeoplearechoosingtohaveplasticsurgerytoimprovetheirappearancesandstartnewlives.

FiguresfromoneofthecentersinSouthKoreashowthatin2023some25percentofitsChinesecustomerswerecollegestudents.TheytraveledtoSouthKoreatogoundertheknife,aimingtoimprovetheirself-confidenceandsecurebetterjoboffers.

Amongthesepatients,surgeryontheeyesandnosewasthemostpopular,whileanoperationtoreshapetheface,includingreconfiguringthejawboneandliposuction,wasalsopopular,thestatisticsshow.

Appearancematters,butoneexpertvoicedconcern.“Job-huntingisnotabeautycontest.Talentandworkingabilitystillremainthemostimportantfactors,”saidWangKaiyu,asociologyresearcherwithAnhuiAcademyofSocialSciencesEntertainmentSunLireceivesfirstEmmynominationChineseactress

SunLi

recentlywasnominatedforanInternationalEmmyintheBestActresscategoryforherroleinthetelevisiondrama

TheBackPalace:LegendofZhenHuan.The76-episodeseries,adaptedfromthenovelofthesamenamebyLiuLianzi,centersonthestoriesofEmperorYongzheng‘sconcubinesintheImperialPalaceduringtheQingDynasty(1644-1911).Thefemaleprotagonist,ZhenHuan,playedbySun,isselectedtojointheemperor'sharematthetenderageof17.ShegetscaughtinthefiercebattlefortheEmperor'sloveamongsttheempressandotherconcubines.ZhensoonrealizesthattheBackPalaceisaplaceforthebeautifulandwitty.Shequicklygrowsoutofherinnocenceandlearnstosurviveonherown,evenifshedoessothroughunscrupulousmeans.Shesucceedsintheend,whilelosingbothherfriendsandenemies.ThisisSun‘sfirstInternationalEmmynomination.LiQi(left)fromTaiwanpopdivaA-Mei'steam(right)crownedthisyear'sVoiceofChina.HeiKe/forChinaDailyTheVoiceofChinaconcludeditssecondseasonbycreatinganothergrassrootsidol,23-year-oldLiQi.Hemaynothavethelookofastarbuthasobviouslytouchedtheheartsofmanywithhisunpretentiousandaffectionatesingingstyle.Onceaself-effacedboy,Lifacedroundsofcriticismbravely.Somecommentedthathewonbecauseofhiscrowd-pleasingvoice.Typhoon

Fitow

leaves

5

dead

in

E

China

As

of

6

a.m.

Monday,

Typhoon

Fitow

had

affected

over

3

million

people

ineight

cities

of

Zhejiang,

causing

direct

economic

damage

of

2.28

billion

yuan

(about

160

million

U.S.dollars),

according

to

the

provincial

flood

control

office.

About

360,000

houses

in

Zhejiang

and

130,000

in

Fujian

suffered

a

power

cut.

About

100,000

visitors

to

Zhejiang

were

evacuated

as

of

Monday,

according

to

the

provincial

tourism

bureau.

Some

of

the

tourist

attractions

in

Zhejiang's

Wenzhou,

Taizhou,

Ningbo

and

Zhoushan

were

closed.

Typhoon

Fitow

made

landfall

in

Fujian,

in

adjacent

to

Zhejiang,

early

on

Monday,

with

winds

up

to

151

km

per

hour,

the

National

Meteorological

Center

said.

The

storm,

the

23rd

typhoon

to

hit

China

this

year,

landed

in

Shacheng

Township,

Fuding,

at

1:15

a.m

and

will

continue

to

move

northwestward.

A

red

alert,

the

highest

warning,

was

issued

for

Fitow

on

Sunday.

In

Fujian,

about

176,900

people

had

been

evacuated

as

of

10

a.m.

Monday.

The

direct

economic

losses

were