Korean record label SM Entertainment has held two SMTown concerts in the French Capital on June 10/11, featuring the likes of TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee and f(x) etc. Loads of photos and videos have been uploaded onto SMTown’s official Facebook and Youtube. Below are some of the stuff…
French Republic
Li Na Wins French Open
29-year-old Chinese tennis player Li Na became the first Asian ever, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title after beating defending champion Francesca Schiavone (of Italy) 6-4, 7-6 in the French Open final on Saturday.
Li’s countrywomen Yan Zi, Zheng Jie and Sun Tiantian had won Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles and mixed doubles before, but it’s a first for Asian in the singles competition. Li will also rise to #4 in world ranking, equalling Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm’s Asian record in WTA history. Image by Yanior.
Park Min-young, Ceci, Paris
Korean actress Park Min-young is featured in December 2010 issue of Ceci Magazine [Kr], with photos taken in the City of Paris…
Thai film wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or
Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives took the Palme d’Or at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. It was only the sixth Asian film to win the top prize at Cannes, and the first for more than a decade.
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the movie tells the story of a dying man who meets spirits of the dead. Among the surprises, his son appears as a monkey and an ancient princess has sex with a talking catfish. [via Bangkokpost]
Feature films
Palme d’Or: “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”
Grand Prix: “Of Gods and Men”, directed by Xavier Beauvois
Best Director: Mathieu Amalric, “On Tour”
Best Screenplay: Lee Chang-dong, “Poetry”
Best Actress: Juliette Binoche, “Certified Copy”
Best Actor (double winner): Javier Bardem, “Beautiful” & Elio Germano, “Our Life”
Jury Prize: “A Screaming Man”, directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Short Films
Palme d’Or: “Barking Island”, directed by Serge Avedikian
Jury Prize: “Bathing Micky”, directed by Frida Kempff
Cannes Film Festival – Previous: Cannes Film Festival 2009 winners
Miss Universe & Miss USA visit France
Miss Universe Stefania Fernandez (from Venezuela) and Miss USA Kristen Dalton (2009) recently joined Joe Cinque, the President of The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, for a luxurious trip to Cannes, France…
French “Spiderman” conquered Petronas Towers finally
Alain Robert, nicknamed Spiderman, climbed successfully to the top of Malaysia’s iconic 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers on September 1…
The 46-year-old Frenchman is famous for scaling skyscrapers and famous architectures across the world, without safety equipments.
This was Robert’s third attempt to conquer the 452m Petronas Towers, formerly the world’s tallest building. He made the first attempt in 1997, and the second a decade later; both climbs were thwarted by authorities on the 60th floor.
He was subsequently arrested and fined RM2000 (~USD567) for illegal trespassing.