1. Grand opening — TORONTO

Dr. Nelly Ng (sixth from right), chair of the Canadian Fund for International Understanding through Culture (Can4Culture), alongside Lou Zhaohui (to Ng’s left), Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Canada and guests, announce that the 4th Canada-China Cultural Dialogue 2015 opens on Wednesday in Toronto. The two-day forum co-organized by Can4Culture, the Canada-China Economic Growth Alliance (CCEGA), and Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, brought together a panel of distinguished Canadian and Chinese cultural and corporate leaders to share their insights gained from years of experience managing and conducting successful and profitable cross-cultural businesses and cultural ventures, as well as examine existing and emerging global challenges. From third from left: Fan Dian, president of China Central Academy of Fine Arts; Xue Bing, Chinese Consul General in Toronto; John Tory, mayor of Toronto; Luo; Ng; Michael Chan, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade; William Cheng, chair CCEGA; Judy Lee, vice-president of Commercial Financial Services at RBC; Niu Gengshen, President of Laoniu Foundation; and Nancy Tian, chair of GaoSheng Wealth Holding Group. NA LI / CHINA DAILY