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  • Chinas manufacturing slows HSBC

    China's manufacturing activity fell into contraction for the first time since October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC showed. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6 in May, dropping under the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since October, according to figures released by HSBC Thursday. Qu Hongbin, chief economist of the HSBC China, said ...

  • Oliver tops 110m hurdles at World Challenge Beijing

    With the absence of Chinese star Liu Xiang, American David Oliver topped the men's 110-metre hurdles at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge Beijing here, while China's Li Jinzhe continued his good form and grabbed a second win in the men's long jump. Oliver, bronze medallist in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games, held off the challenge of London Olympic runner-up Jason Richardson and Jamaica's ...

  • The Bund opened about 30 ticks higher

    On monetary policy , the statement said that the Committee is prepared to increase or reduce the pace of purchases according to the developments in the economy. It will depend on the incoming information on the economy and the degree of progress made towards the FOMC objectives. A "highly accommodative policy" is required. Monetary policy is providing significant benefits, but will ...

  • Shanghai shares have worst day in a month as China flash PMI disapoints

    HONG KONG | Thu May 23, 2013 3:06am EDT HONG KONG May 23 (Reuters) - Shanghai shares posted their worst loss in a month on Thursday, falling along with other Asian stock markets after a private survey suggested manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time since October. The Shanghai Composite Index shed 1.2 percent in its biggest single-day decline since April ...

  • Shanghai Peoples Square metro station offers free concerts to passengers

    People's Square attracts audiences that are both keen and curious. It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music. Whatever your taste, free concerts in the grand hall of People's Square metro station in Shanghai have been offering a diverse range of music since the start of the year. Set against a noisy backdrop, the concerts have ...


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Nacho Libre [DVD]

Nacho Libre [DVD]

Much like Jared Hesss first feature, Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre is a film that I dont think you can (or should) get entirely on the first screening. With a similarly dry mix of lethargic pacing, deadpan-quirky humor, and retro styling, it seems calculated to annoy ... ...

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  • Anomaly Expands Global Reach With Shanghai Office Opening

    NEW YORK and SHANGHAI, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Anomaly has announced today it will open an office in Shanghai to further extend the brand's global footprint. ...

  • PM2.5 emerging as major pollutant in Shanghai

    The PM2.5 particles are becoming a major pollutant in the city, surpassing former culprits like sulfur and nitrogen dioxides, Shanghai officials said ...

  • Hang Seng Shanghai open lower

    (14 mins ago) Stocks in Hong Kong opened 0.81 percent lower, reflecting falls on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve hinted it could soon start to ease its policy of aggressive stimulus measures. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 189.05 points to 23,072.03 in the first minutes of trade. Stocks in Shanghai were down 0.44 percent in early trade ahead of the release of HSBC's ...

  • Pope Urges Catholics in China to Stay Loyal to Vatican

    During his weekly address Wednesday in St. Peter's Square, the pope called for prayers so Chinese Catholics can live their lives "in the service of their country and fellow citizens," in a way that is consistent with their faith. China's government does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. The two sides have regularly clashed over China's ...

  • Tesco closes Shanghai superstore owner refused to renew lease

    A 10-year-old Tesco store in Shanghai will be closed in the end of May, the UK retailer Tesco Group announced Wednesday, shortly after rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc shut down three superstores in the Chinese mainland in April. The property owner has no intents of renewing the lease contract, so the firm decided to close the supermarket on May 31, an PR representative with Tesco China, who wished to ...

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