A Chinese woman has purchased a $6.5 million condo in the heart of New York City for her two-year-old daughter, according to Yahoo!'s The Exchange.

The luxury apartment is in One57 Tower, which is currently under construction. The realtor who showed apartments to the woman said she wanted an apartment for her daughter who she said would go to Columbia University, New York University, or Harvard so she wanted an apartment in the center of the city. In a city where apartment inventory has shrunk due to demand, this is one family that doesn't have to worry about off-campus housing anymore.

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A photo of China First Lady, Peng Liyuan, serenading Chinese troops decades ago is generating buzz on social media, according to the Associated Press.

In the photo, Peng, a famous folk singer, is dressed in a green military uniform as she sings to martial law troops after a crackdown on pro-demoncracy supporters in 1989. The picture is a reminder that although China may be trying to revamp the image of its leaders, it can't shy away from the past. The photo was quickly censored on the Internet though many people in China are aware of Peng's affiliation with the military as she is one of the most famous singers in China.

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I came across this video on CNN about a spot in Hong Kong that offers real life video games. Guests who go can choose from seven different games, each housed in a separate room. Each party must find codes, solve puzzles, and crack codes to win the game.

Each group gets 45-minutes to try to solve the game and they can ask for hints only one time. Once the time is up, the game is over and unlike video games, guests cannot continue playing; they must play a different game on subsequent visits.

I can't wait to try out this real life video game the next time I'm in Hong Kong.

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Now that Xi Jinping has officially taken over as China's president, the world is getting its first look at his wife, Peng Liyuan, according to CNN.

Peng is a household name in China. The soprano rose to fame when she performed at the first CCTV New Year's Gala, China's most-watched television program which airs on Chinese New Year's Eve.

In the years leading up to Xi's appointment, Peng slowly faded from the limelight. She stopped performing on the gala and was given a desk job in China's military - steps taken to ensure she and her superstar status would not upstage her husband.

While the world got a glimpse of China's First Lady this week as she accompanied Xi on a three-nation tour, her fans are no doubt happy to see her publically again but it's unclear if she will re-ignite her singing career. Either way, she is already breaking the mold of the First Lady in China.

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