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  • Police bust drug ring in central China

    Police in central China's Hubei Province have seized nearly 300 kg of ketamine and detained 12 suspects for making and selling the drugs in their latest ...

  • Philippine official urges China to be responsible and positive force

    Warning that escalating tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) "could lead to conflict," Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario urged China at a foreign policy forum in Tokyo to act responsibly instead of resorting to aggression in the wake of its its rapid rise as an economic and military power in the Asia-Pacific. In his speech at the Tokyo forum on Thursday, ...

  • China hands over 26 trafficked Myanmar women

    Chinese authorities have handed over at least 26 Myanmar women from January to May 2013, some of whom were considered to be victims of human trafficking, Police Colonel Win Naing Tun of Police Force of Prevention Against Human Trafficking said. The trafficked figures came from the 6th High Ranking Officials' Meeting of Myanmar-China Prevention of Human Trafficking. All the 26 trafficked ...

  • China EU to hold talks on trade disputes

    The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Sunday that it will start negotiating with its EU counterparts in Brussels next week regarding recent trade frictions.Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan and Jean-Luc Demarty, the European Commission's director-general for trade, will co-chair talks on China-EU trade and investment on May 27, according to a statement from the MOC.Zhong will also discuss ...

  • Glacier shrinks on Qilian Mountain NW China

    Photo taken on May 25, 2013 shows the No. 12 glacier in Laohugou Valley on the western section of the Qilian Mountain, northwest China's Gansu Province. The No. 12 glacier in Laohugou Valley, the longest glacier in the Qilian Mountain, has presented an apparent shrinkage due to the rising temperature, according to a research made by China Academy of Sciences. (Xinhua/Nie ...


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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) [DVD]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) [DVD]

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is a towering feat of visual virtuosity. It takes a much beloved literary classicunfilmable in just about every sense of the wordand turns it into an astounding cinematic spectacle. Director Peter Jackson has done what many thought would be impossible: He adapted the complex world of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagin ... ...

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  • Experts urge more protection for fossils in China

    Ancient fossils need more protection, experts said at an on-going paleontology conference in South China.Shan Huachun, vice director of the China Fossil Preservation Foundation (CFPF), said China's fossils are being damaged by illegal excavation."Despite China's preservation efforts, illegal excavation is still rampant and is causing great damage to fossil resources. The ...

  • Backstreet Boys perform during world concert tour in Beijing

    American vocal group Backstreet Boys perform during their 2013 world tour concert at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, capital of China, May 25, 2013. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the group. (Xinhua/Yang ...

  • China expels Japans vessels off Diaoyu waters

    /enpproperty--> BEIJING - Three Chinese maritime surveillance ships expelled Japanese vessels found in the territorial waters of China's Diaoyu Islands on Sunday, the State Oceanic Administration said on its official website. The flotilla monitored the Japanese vessels and took evidence of their violations, the administration ...

  • Pipeline explosion halts gas supplies to southern China Xinhua

    Xinhua said. The pipeline has a capacity to transport 30 billion cubic meters of gas a year. Energy released from the explosion knocked over people hundreds of meters away, Xinhua said, without detailing the length of the exploded pipeline. The government is investigating the cause of the explosion, the agency ...

  • Gas pipeline explosion injures two in East China

    A section of China's second West-to-East natural gas pipeline in East China's Jiangxi Province exploded on Sunday, injuring at least two people. The explosion occurred at an industrial zone in Shangli county, 300 meters away from a highway service station. The heat wave of the explosion downed several people hundreds of meters away. Local officials told Xinhua that following the ...

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