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  2. Rainie Yang - Wikipedia

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    Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time she was 13, she had to start working because her father's business failed, which led to her parents being divorced. She attended Hwa Kang Arts School which specialized in performance arts .

  3. Yang Chen-Ning - Wikipedia

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    Yang was born in Hefei, Anhui, China. His father, Ko-Chuen Yang [ zh] ( 楊克純; 1896–1973), was a mathematician, and his mother, Meng Hwa Loh Yang ( 羅孟華 ), was a housewife. [citation needed] Yang attended elementary school and high school in Beijing, and in the autumn of 1937 his family moved to Hefei after the Japanese invaded China.

  4. Yang Yu (swimmer) - Wikipedia

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    Yang Yu. Yang Yu ( simplified Chinese: 杨雨; traditional Chinese: 楊雨; pinyin: Yáng Yǔ; born February 6, 1985, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from the People's Republic of China. She became part of the Chinese national swimming team in 1999, and competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

  5. Edward Yang - Wikipedia

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    Edward Yang ( Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 [1] – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema.

  6. Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    With a population of over 33 million, the country is the world's 43rd-most populous country. Malaysia is tropical and is one of 17 megadiverse countries; it is home to numerous endemic species. Tanjung Piai in the Malaysian state of Johor is the southernmost point of continental Eurasia .

  7. Ying Yang Twins - Wikipedia

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    D-Roc. The Ying Yang Twins are an American hip hop duo consisting of Kaine (born Eric Jackson on December 16, 1978) and D-Roc (born Deongelo/D'Angelo Holmes on February 23, 1979). Despite the name, the duo are not twin brothers. They debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Britney Spears on her album In the ...

  8. Luoyang - Wikipedia

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    The name "Luoyang" originates from the city's location on the north or sunny ( "yang") side of the Luo River. Since the river flows from west to east and the sun is to the south of the river, the sun always shines on the north side of the river. Luoyang has had several names over the centuries, including Luoyi ( 洛邑) and Luozhou ( 洛州 ...

  9. IP Multimedia Subsystem - Wikipedia

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    IP Multimedia Subsystem. The IP Multimedia Subsystem or IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem ( IMS) is a standardised architectural framework for delivering IP multimedia services. Historically, mobile phones have provided voice call services over a circuit-switched -style network, rather than strictly over an IP packet-switched network.