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  • 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 ...

  • `China-Pakistan have all-weather strategic ties

    Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's premier. Xinhua described the Islamabad-Beijing ties as an "all-weather strategic partnership". It is worth noting that Li is the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan in the wake of the country's general elections, Xinhua said in a commentary. The two "firsts" testified to the "all-weather ...

  • 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 ...

  • La Tagliatella Opens Second Location in Shanghai China

    SHANGHAI, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AmRest HK Limited, a HK Company, recently celebrated the grand opening of its second La Tagliatella Italian restaurant in Shanghai, China. Built just behind the Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower, one of China's most iconic modern structures, the new La Tagliatella features a breathtaking location along the Huangpu River. The physical address of the ...


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True Grit (1969) [DVD]

True Grit (1969) [DVD]

John Wayne had starred in more than 130 movies by the time he won the 1970 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the overweight, aging, one-eyed, surly, hard-drinking Federal Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in "True Grit." ...

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  • Six face extortion charges in China for sex-video scandal

    Chinese authorities have charged six people with extortion in connection with a scandal involving secretly recorded sex videos, prosecutors said Wednesday. The six are accused of luring officials in the southwestern city of Chongqing into having sex with women and secretly recording the encounters to blackmail the officials, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. The suspects were ...

  • Durian pizza a hit in Shanghai

    A restaurant in Shanghai is offering affluent middle-class Chinese with a growing taste for the exotic a popular, if unusual, dish - pizza with a Thai durian ...

  • Hershey Opens Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai

    Innovation a key driver for Hershey's Asia growth As part of the company's strategy to drive global growth and innovation, The Hershey Company ( ) today announced the opening of its new Asia Innovation Center located in Shanghai, China. Hershey's new Asia Innovation Center, located at the Jinqiao Golden Bridge Research Park in the Pudong District of Shanghai, is a ...

  • Shanghai Copper Closes Marginally Higher

    The concerns of Chinese demand are well known though the prices posted a confident face at the time of closing. Shanghai August expiry contract closed at 53730 yuan per tonne on Wednesday, up 350 yuan per tonne.LME Copper three month futures gain is most likely to have boosted Copper in China. LME Copper was trading at $ 7463 per tonne, though it was below $ 7400 per tonne levels at the early ...

  • Heavy metal with a political message from Ai Weiwei

    The Chinese artist and political campaigner releases a music video for his heavy metal single Dumbass, which reconstructs the 81 days he spent detained by the ...

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