Icelandic violinist Sigrun Edvaldsdottir and pianist Selma Gudmundsdottir will play a series of concerts in Beijing, Tianjin and Chengdu through July 8. The performances, co-organized by the embassy of Iceland, include performances in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Huzhou and Beijing.
Edvaldsdottir began to play the violin at the age of 5 and has been the concertmaster of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra since 1998.
Gudmundsdottir, president of Richard Wagner Society in Iceland, is a member of the Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra. She often plays in Iceland, Britain, Germany and Norway.
Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has been elected the first mayor of Global Village by the students of Tsinghua University.
This is an honorary post conferred on a leading personality.
Tsinghua University has been organizing a Global Village for the past five years. The Global Village brings together students from all over the world who display their way of life and culture on the campus of the University.
Morning Tears, a charity that supports children of prisoners, hosted a charity fair and barbecue at the Belgian embassy in Beijing in June. The Belgian restaurant Morel's was one of several businesses that provided food, beer and entertainment. Morning Tears has offices in Belgium and Spain and China.
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