The underground catacombs of one of Britain's most iconic buildings are to offer a rare chance to relive the dark days of one of the most notorious Japanese prisoner of war camps in China. Liverpool's St. George's Hall is to host a photographic exhibition highlighting the Shenyang World War II Allied Prisoners Camp, originally known as Mukden POW Camp.
A concert was held at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland. on Sept 5 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
Over 1,000 people gathered at Hongyan Revolutionary Memorial Museum square in Chongqing, Southwest China, on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II victory.
Religious circles in China hold V-day commemoration
Israel on August 26 paid tribute to Shanghai’s efforts in helping Jewish people during World War II with a video titled “Thank you Shanghai”. The video, which features Israelis from all walks of life coming together to raise banners with the words “Thank You” written in Chinese, Hebrew and English, was created by the General Consulate of Israel in Shanghai.
The 1972 film Walter Defends Sarajevo was a major blockbuster during its time, viewed by 300 million people all over the world. While it was well received in Bosnia and Sarajevo, it actually owed much of its success to, oddly enough, movie-goers in China.
The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), stressed in an editorial to be published Thursday that a V-Day parade is to review the nation's history in order to better pursue peace and justice.
"Come on President Xi Jinping, we love you!" "Let's go for world peace!" That's what youngsters from the Republic of Korea (ROK) said to Chinese President Xi in a video clip that spread online in the ROK before the V-Day commemoration parade.
Eyes blurred by tears, hands trembling, the 80-year-old man slowly raised a box of ashes and put it into the case at an altar, murmuring: "My elder brother, finally you may rest in peace".
President Xi Jinping presents commemorative medals to 30 veterans for their contribution to China’s victory against Japanese aggression.