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  • Chinas manufacturing activity at nine-month low HSBC

    China's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June fell to 48.3, the lowest level since October and down from 49.2 in May, according to figures released by HSBC Thursday. An index reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 means ...

  • North Korea willing to restart six-party nuclear talks

    North Korea is willing to restart nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said. North Korean officials said they wanted to peacefully resolve the nuclear issue, the ministry's website said. On Sunday, Pyongyang offered to hold high-level talks on regional peace with the US, although it has reneged on deals several times in the past. The comments from North ...

  • Chinas sex video scandal official put on trial

    Beijing, June 20 (Xinhua-ANI): The trial of a former official embroiled in a sex video scandal opened on Wednesday in a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court heard the case of Lei Zhengfu, former secretary of Chongqing's Beibei District Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Lei, accused of accepting bribes, had been ...

  • One killed 150 injured in China restaurant blasts

    A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China's Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over 150 others, officials said. The incident took place in a two-storey building housing the restaurant in Shuozhou city, Xinhua reported. Among the 156 injured, dozens are fire fighters who were at the scene when the final blast occurred. Three fire-fighting trucks were ...

  • Beckham attends news conference in Shanghai

    Former England soccer captain David Beckham answers questions during a news conference in Shanghai, east China, June 20, 2013. Beckham arrived in China on Monday for a seven-day visit as the ambassador for the Youth Football Programme in China and China's Super League. Photo: ...


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The Departed

The Departed

In many circles The Departed is being hailed as a return to form for Martin Scorsese, but I dont see it. This is not to say that The Departed isnt a good (even close to great) film and doesnt bear many of Scorseses hallmarks--it is and it does. Rather, I question why it marks ... ...

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  • Shanghai university websites hacked report

    (10 mins ago) Most of Shanghai's famous universities have had their websites attacked by hackers, as student candidates and their parents choose majors via the universities' official websites at the end of this year's national college entrance examination, Shanghai Evening Post reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted Qihu360, a leading Chinese company specializing in ...

  • Hang Seng Shanghai take a hit

    (43 mins ago) Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks sank today after data showed manufacturing activity in China contracted for a second straight month in June. The benchmark Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong ended down 2.85 percent, or 598.27 points, at 20,388.62 on turnover of HK$75.34 billion. Stocks in Shanghai closed down 2.77 percent. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slumped 59.43 points to ...

  • Taiwan delegation arrives in Shanghai for cross-Straits talks

    A delegation headed by Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Lin Join-sane arrived in Shanghai on Thursday for a new round of talks with mainland negotiators.The delegation was welcomed by Cheng Deming, president of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).The talks will be the first of their kind to be held since the two sides' newly-elected ...

  • Hackers attack Shanghai university websites

    /enpproperty--> Most of Shanghai's famous universities have had their websites attacked by hackers, as student candidates and their parents choose majors via the universities' official websites at the end of this year's national collage entrance examination, Shanghai Evening Post reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted Qihu360, a leading Chinese company specializing in ...

  • Shanghai government buys electric vehicles

    /enpproperty--> The Shanghai municipal government has bought 10 electric vehicles as part of a government-sponsored project to encourage the use of energy-saving cars. The Roewe E50 model, which was selected for the first batch of EVs for official use in Shanghai, is a domestic battery-driven mini car developed by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, or SAIC. The car has advanced ...

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