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  • Nine dead in China shop fire

    As many as nine people, including three children, died in a fire that broke out in China's Guangdong province early Friday, fire authorities said. The flames engulfed an automobile repair shop in Foshan city in the morning, reported Xinhua citing a fire brigade official. It was a single-storey building, existing as shop-cum-residence, the official said, adding that the fire was later ...

  • China reaffirms denuclearisation on Korean Peninsula

    President Xi Jinping Friday reaffirmed China's stance of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula while stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved irrespective of how the situation evolved. During his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Nork Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Xi stressed that denuclearisation and long-lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula ...

  • Pope hopes Chinas Catholics can pray without fear

    Pope Francis hopes Chinese Catholics would be able to practise their faith freely and without fear, inviting them to stay loyal to the Vatican, whose authority is challenged by China's Communist rulers. "Let them live daily lives practising their faithwithout being afraid to speak of Jesus," the pontiff said. Pope Francis said he prayed that China's Catholics would receive "the grace to ...

  • Pyongyang Willing to Take Chinas Advice on Talks

    A North Korean envoy has told a senior Chinese official that Pyongyang is willing to take China's advice to start talks aimed at resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that envoy Choe Ryong Hae made that remark to a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party, Liu Yunshan, during talks in Beijing Thursday. Liu told Choe that China ...

  • Chinas Catholics show fervour in Shanghai celebration

    SHANGHAI (AFP) - Thousands of Chinese Catholics gathered in Shanghai on Friday for a celebration to honour the Virgin Mary, in a show of religious fervour permitted by the Communist-ruled state.China exercises strict control over religion, requiring followers to worship in state-approved churches.In an annual tradition dating back more than a hundred years, pilgrims walked up Sheshan -- or She ...


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The House on Sorority Row [DVD]

The House on Sorority Row [DVD]

Mark Rosman's The House on Sorority Row is a mid-'80s slasher flick that has been largely forgotten, which is unfortunate because it's one of the better ones, an interesting and generally entertaining addition to a genre that is often characterized by a lack of creativity and mindless repetition. The House on Sorority Row actually has a story in addition to a lot of young people bei ... ...

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  • South Korea to keep sanctions until North apologizes for ship sinking

    North Korea must show remorse for sinking a South Korean warship before the South will consider easing or lifting sanctions, a government spokesman said Friday. The North has denied any responsibility for the sinking of the Cheonan in the Yellow Sea near the maritime border in March 2010. Forty-six sailors died. The South Korea spokesman, Kim Hyung-suk, said the sanctions were "aimed at ...

  • Work gets underway on Shanghai Disneyland

    /enpproperty--> Construction began on Friday on Shanghai Disneyland's Enchanted Storybook Castle, which will be the world's tallest and largest Disney castle. The Enchanted Storybook Castle will be stationed at the heart of the theme park, which is scheduled to open in 2015. It will be the most interactive Disney castle yet, complete with entertainment, dining and performance ...

  • North Korea offers to discuss nuclear disarmament

    It quoted Mr Choe as saying North Korea "is willing to accept the suggestion of the Chinese side and launch dialogue with all relevant ...

  • China Biologic Comments on the Proposed Shanghai RAAS Transaction

    BEIJING, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Biologic Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBPO, "China Biologic" or the "Company"), a leading fully integrated plasma-based biopharmaceutical company in China, today announced that the Company has recently learned from a public announcement issued by Shanghai RAAS Blood Products Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai RAAS"), a public ...

  • Shanghai Festival Announces Project Market Entries

    , in 2008 Chang is also at present chairman of the Taipei Film Festival and the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong International Film Festival ...

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