The Associated Press reports from BEIJING:

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn began his return to public life Monday with a speech at a business conference in Beijing after the scandal over his arrest in New York City on sexual assault charges.

Appearing onstage with him, prominent Chinese economist Li Daokui praised Strauss-Kahn's "huge contributions" to the global economy while at the IMF.

"In China, a lot of people still support you and really love you," said Li, a member of the Chinese central bank's monetary policy advisory committee. "Beijing probably is the most welcoming place for you." Read the full story.

Previously on PhotoBlog:

• Sex assault charges against Strauss-Kahn dropped
• Jeering crowd greets ex-IMF chief as he arrives at courthouse
• Strauss-Kahn moves to Manhattan town house for detention
• Bail denied to IMF chief in hotel sex assault case
• DSK's NYPD prisoner movement slip
• IMF chief arrested

So much for the glamorous life of the international journalist. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from jail today, but the judge prohibited him from staying at the Bristol Plaza apartment after residents complained about this media scrum.

Previous PhotoBlog posts on Strauss-Kahn.

Read more about Strauss-Kahn's resignation.

msnbc.com staff and news service reports:

NEW YORK — A judge on Monday ordered the head of the International Monetary Fund to remain jailed at least until his next court hearing on charges he sexually assaulted a maid who went into his penthouse suite at a hotel near Times Square to clean it.

A tired and grim-looking IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn appeared before Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson to answer to charges that include attempted rape.

The judge granted prosecutors' request to hold Strauss-Kahn without bail and set the next court date for May 20. Continue reading.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's reputation with women earned him the nickname "the great seducer," and not even an affair with a subordinate could knock the International Monetary Fund leader off a political path pointed in the direction of the French presidency. All that changed with charges that he sexually assaulted a maid in his hotel room, a case that generated shock and revulsion, especially in his home country. Continue reading.