NEW YORK — United States (AFP) — Facebook said Tuesday it has signed a series of deals to pay celebrities and media companies to produce content for its new live video streaming service. The test program calls for “a relatively small number partners that includes a broad range of content types from regions around the world” receiving “temporary financial support to encourage experimentation with this new format,” Facebook said in a statement. The Wall Street […]
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Foreign protesters’ bark unleashes Chinese dog eaters’ bite
by Benjamin CARLSON YULIN, China (AFP) — International groups and celebrities, backed by millions of foreign petitioners, have rallied against an annual dog meat festival in the Chinese city of Yulin: but the protests may have backfired, residents say, spurring more people to eat man’s best friend. “My store’s dog-meat sales are much higher than before, last year was up more than 50 percent,” the owner of Yulin Number One Crackling Dog Meat Shop told […]
Inspired Homes: The Shang collaborates with popular personalities to create dream living spaces
MANILA – Spaces as one-of-a-kind as the people who dream them. Showcasing a number of the top home, entertainment and complementary brands that make their “home” at the mall, and collaborating with various personalities from different fields – from architecture, visual art, fashion design, to photography – the Shang’s Inspired Homes: Dream Living Spaces exhibit realizes these visions to inspire others to create their dream spaces in their own homes. “Home is where the heart is, and here at […]





