Beijing - Criticism from China rose Thursday against US monetary policy with economists saying Washington must do more to restore confidence in the dollar.
The United States should "take real responsibility to clear up the mess it has created," Erh-Cheng Hwa, chief economist at the Bank of Communications and a former economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), told the official China Daily newspaper.
Washington, Mar 26 : Pop singer Ashanti was left embarrassed when her dress split and exposed her bare bottom at a posh red carpet event.
The 28-year-old star anxiously hid her naked butt while her dresser rushed to stitch up the slit.
"You could see my butt. While I was doing interviews on the red carpet, the seamstress was behind me sewing up the hole in my dress," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
Ashanti has hinted she will marry her rapper lover Nelly in 2009.
Washington, Mar 26 : Obamas surely believe in staying true to their roots. Although life has dramatically changed for Michelle Obama since she became first lady, her hairstylist remains the same till date.
Hairstylist Johnny Wright, popular in Chicago''s Wicker Park area, met Michelle Obama two years ago for an Essence magazine photo shoot, not long after Barack Obama announced his quest for the White House.
Two months into the Obama administration, Wright has become the first lady''s exclusive First Hairstylist, the White House confirmed this week.
New York, Mar 26 : Pop star Mariah Carey has revealed her plan to start a family with her husband Nick Cannon, and she is keen to have a baby girl.
According to reports, the entertainer has splashed a whopping 200,000 dollars on baby furniture at a children''s store in San Francisco for the new Hollywood home she intends to buy with her hubby.
Mariah is said to have set her sights on the David Saperstein estate in the exclusive western L. A. neighborhood of Holmby Hills, worth a whopping 125 million dollars.
Beijing - China on Thursday accused the United States of displaying a "Cold War mentality" in a new Pentagon military report and said it had lodged a formal protest with US officials.
"The report issued by the United States continues to play out the theory of China's military threat, severely distorts facts and interferes with China's internal affairs," Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said of the document, which pointed to "much uncertainty" raised by China's military build-up.