China's first lady steals limelight on overseas tour

Peng Liyuan emerges as trendy contrast to her predecessors during Xi Jinping's first trip abroad since becoming president. The 50-year-old People's Liberation Army singer is often compared to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Michelle Obama, Raisa Gorbachev and even Kate Middleton: a charismatic performer, trendsetter and dash of colour in an otherwise monochrome regime. Read more