Armless piano player Liu Wei, from Beijing, won the "China's Got Talent" final at Shanghai Stadium on Sunday night.
Liu, who plays with his feet, captured the imagination of a nation of viewers and their text message* votes gave him the title over Shanghai's Zhang Fengxi, 7, who had delighted the television audience and tens of thousands of people who packed the stadium with her amusing performance.
Lennon's anniversary
John Lennon's son Julian and first wife Cynthia unveiled* a monument to the late singer on Saturday, the 70th anniversary of his birth.
The presentation of the US$350,000 6-meter structure, designed to promote peace, was one of several events being held around the world to celebrate one of pop music's most influential singers and songwriters who was murdered in New York in 1980 at the age of 40.
Top box office
The drama about the founding of the popular social Web site Facebook has fared* fairly well two weeks into the screening and kept its title as the king of the North American box office with lucrative* gains, owing to its close relationship to numerous Web users who rely on the Web site to make friends. The film has taken in a total of US$46.1 million in 10 days.
Asian Filmmaker of the Year
Taiwan-based director Tsai Ming-liang was hailed* as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at the 15th Pusan International Film Festival.
The award was given at Sunday's ceremony in Busan, South Korea, with organizers lauding Tsai for "improving and developing the Asian film industry and culture."
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