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  • China planning to give private businesses larger role in economy

    China is planning to give a larger role to private businesses and market forces in its economy. The move comes in a major policy shift intended to improve living conditions for the middle class and to make China a stronger competitor on the global stage. According to the New York Times, in a speech to party cadres, Chinese Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, said the central government would reduce ...

  • China Pakistan vow to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation

    Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): China and Pakistan agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian country. In the statement, China reaffirms that its relationship with Pakistan is always a priority in its foreign policy and ...

  • The love hunter goes on the prowl in China

    But Gao isn't a street-snap photographer. His job involves searching out potential wives for some of China's richest bachelors. The 25-year-old is one of China's premier "love hunters," a new breed of matchmaker who differentiate themselves from the more conventional end of the trade. "It all matters -- the girl's looks, her figure, temperament, height and ...

  • Key step cleared to Switzerland-China free trade deal

    BERNE, Switzerland -- Switzerland and China cleared the final hurdle Friday towards a landmark free-trade agreement, as Beijing seeks to underscore its growing global ties via deals with European ...

  • Antony says no miracles to resolve India-China disputes

    Noting that a spirit of cooperation and competition prevailed between India and China, Defence Minister A K Antony on Saturday said negotiations to resolve the disputes between the two will take their own time and he does not expect any "miracles"."It is cooperation and competitionnaturally. Both are neighbours and we have to work together. There are many areas where our ...


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Black Christmas (aka Silent Night, Evil Night) [DVD]

Black Christmas (aka Silent Night, Evil Night) [DVD]

Has any director in recent memory had a stranger career trajectory than Bob Clark? This is, after all, a man who got started making innovative low-budget horror movies in the early 1970s, then graduated to studio-financed animal comedy with Porkys (1982) and Porkys II ... ...

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  • China Switzerland sign free-trade pact

    Switzerland and China have signed a free-trade agreement leaders of both nations called a historic achievement. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in Switzerland to sign the accord, said the trade pact "has huge meaning for global free-trade." "This free-trade deal is the first between China and a continental European economy, and the first with one of the 20 leading economies of the ...

  • Bollywood Reflects India-China Love-Hate

    The film reflects not only prevailing nationalist sentiment, but also communist and revolutionary struggles across the globe. It refers to the 1937 plea by the Chinese Communist Party to Jawaharlal Nehru and the Indian National Congress to assist in its struggle against ...

  • China pledges to step up partnership with Africa

    /enpproperty--> BEIJING - Top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Saturday that China is willing to work with African countries to advance the China-Africa new-type strategic partnership to a higher level. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks at a reception held by the African Diplomatic Corps in China to mark the 50th founding ...

  • Tanzania says work on China-funded gas pipeline to continue

    Sat May 25, 2013 11:51am EDT * Tanzania says disputed gas pipeline to be completed next year * Parliament approves budget with pipeline proposals * Govt says to reform state-run power utility By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA, May 25 (Reuters) - Tanzania will continue building a China-funded $1.2 billion gas pipeline from the south of the country to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam despite ...

  • China will build tower taller than Burj Khalifa in 7 months

    .' Moreover, this may happen as soon as this year. Chinese architects plan to construct a building taller even than Burj Khalifa's 828 meters. The name of this ambitious project is "Sky City." It will be located in China's Changsha and it will be really impressive in size. However, if constructed, the building will break Burj Khalifa's record with only 8 to 10 ...

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