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Leading ladies of the fifties and sixties often sported the half-up, half-down hairstyle. Actresses like Madhubala, Nutan, and Waheeda Rehman popularized variations of this hairstyle, making it a symbol of quintessential Bollywood glamor.  The style still endures, as we see the ultimate Gen Z icon, Janhvi Kapoor, embracing this retro hairstyle. Janhvi adds her own personal touch to these half-ups, giving them a modern flair.  The four variations featured here are super easy to recreate, and an ideal match for all the cute summer looks you have been waiting to wear.

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou named one of his top aides as his chief adviser on national security on Friday in the latest government personnel reshuffle. The appointment of King Pu-tsung, currently Taiwan’s envoy to the United States, is seen as an attempt by the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) to consolidate support at local elections at the end of this year, widely considered a political popularity test ahead of the presidential election in 2016.

Writers from China's diaspora When she was studying writing at the University of Colorado, May-lee Chai remembers taking a course in which the professor 'told us that publishing is in a dismal state, that no one reads books any more, and more or less asked us, 'Why would anyone bother wanting to be a writer?'' Chai proved her erstwhile teacher wrong on all counts by going on to write. Her works include her first novel, My Lucky Face, a family memoir, The Girl from Purple Mountain, and a short story and essay collection, Glamorous Asians.

Beijing categorically denies the stations are used for extraterritorial law enforcement or overseas spying, and some analysts say the role of these stations could be exaggerated. What are the allegations?Starting in September, human rights organisation Safeguard Defenders released reports alleging that China’s Ministry of Public Security was operating more than 100 overseas police stations in as many as 53 countries.The outposts, which have allegedly been operating as far back as 2016, were established by regional police bureaus from cities in southeastern China, such as Fuzhou, Nantong, Wenzhou and Qingtian.