Reaching for the Broadway stage, via Skype and YouTube

Reaching for the Broadway stage, via Skype and YouTube

Julia Tan auditioned online from her Idaho home for a role in "Annie." Paul Hosefros for The New York Times

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US Vice-President Joe Biden visits China August 17-22.

Li Xing, China Daily's assistant editor-in-chief and veteran columnist, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on Aug 7 in Washington DC, US.

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