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  • Blast at firecracker workshop kills three Chinese

    An explosion at an unlicensed firecracker workshop in central China killed three people and left three others injured Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred around 9.50 a.m. in Yangzhai village in Henan province, Xinhua reported. Police suspect it was caused by illegally stored gunpowder. The workshop owner's wife and daughter and a neighbour were killed. The three injured include the ...

  • 4G to debut in Shanghai next month

    4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will be launched in Shanghai next month when the China Mobile company begins large-scale trials. The fourth generation of mobile phone mobile communication technology standards orm 4G provides users with high-speed internet access on devices such as phones, data cards and MiFi ...

  • China thrash India 5-0 in Sudirman Cup

    Indian shuttlers were thrashed 0-5 by their Chinese counterparts on the first day of the Sudirman Cup here at the Putra Stadium Sunday. India lost their Group A matches in all the five categories of the biennial world mixed team badminton championships, winning only one game out of 11. In the first match, Tarun Kona and Ashwini Ponnappa expectedly lost their mixed doubles tie against World ...

  • China ready to act as arbiter in Kashmir dispute

    The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has said that China is ready to act as an arbiter in Kashmir dispute but any such arrangement is subject to India's consent. Envoy Liu Jian affirmed that the India and Pakistan could see rapprochement over Kashmir issue through China, reports The Nation. Jian, at a farewell reception, said that Pakistan and China would sign a wide range of trade and economy ...

  • Deadly rains affect 200000 in China

    Continuous rainfall has claimed one life and affecting some 200,000 people in southwest China, authorities said Sunday. The rains started Thursday and had battered 14 counties in Guangxi region, Xinhua reported. The downpour damaged or destroyed 561 houses and ruined 12,120 hectares of crops, resulting in direct economic losses of about $24 ...


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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) [DVD]

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Since the earliest days of cinema, one of the principle rules of filmmaking is that the actors never look directly into the camera. In Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Klaus Kinski, starring as the titular character, breaks that rule near the end of the film when he looks d ... ...

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  • Craig Stephens This Week in China China ‘hard-landing’ trades revisited

    HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- A string of banks trimming their Chinese growth forecasts last week does not have alarm bells sounding yet. But as well as reviewing China's misfiring economy, it is probably time to revisit some "China hard-landing" ...

  • Central China woos Latin American investors

    /enpproperty--> Central China's Henan province said on Saturday it will try to create a more amicable investment environment for Latin American countries, in a bid to further lure investors from the Caribbean adjacent region amid China's economic slowdown. "We will continue to open up fields including education, medical care, finance, aviation, and modern services to foreign ...

  • Old-age care recommended for rural Chinas elderly

    Sociologists believe the model, characterized with the elderly taking care of those even older should be recommended in China's rural areas where young workforce are migrating to large cities to make a ...

  • China start Sudirman title defence in style

    Wang Yihan of China returns a shot against P.V. Sindhu of India during their match at the 2013 Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 19, 2013. ...

  • NZ meat exports to China at a standstill

    NEW Zealand meat exports to China are at a standstill as the government tries to sort out problems that are holding up consignments. Up to $NZ100 million ($A83.93 million) worth of chilled and frozen meat is sitting on wharfs, unable to enter the country. New Zealand Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says progress is being made but won't say how long he thinks it will take to clear up ...

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