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  • Sudirman Cup China overcome tough test against Indonesia

    Indonesia almost scared China in their second meeting in three days but the defending champions still made the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup here. Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir provided good start for Indonesia as they stunned Olympic runners-up Xu Chen/Ma Jin in mixed doubles 21-18, 14-21 and 21-16 Thursday. But Chen Long quickly levelled the score for China after he thrashed Tommy Sugiarto ...

  • China clears Boeing 787s for commercial service

    Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China. The CAAC presented Boeing with a Validation of Type Certification (VTC), indicating that the design of the 787 Dreamliner is compliant with China's aviation regulations and that China endorses ...

  • China takes over operational control of Pakistans Gwadar Port

    China has successfully taken over the operational control of Pakistan's Gwadar Port. After pull out by Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) of a 40-year port management and development contract signed in 2007, China will operate the port, which is strategically located close to the Pakistan-Iran border and the Strait of Hormuz in south-western Balochistan province, reports the Daily Times. The ...

  • Lis visit went beyond symbolic Pakistani daily

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's two-day Pakistan visit "went beyond the symbolic", said a daily which noted China is a wealthy neighbour that "does not hand out free lunches". Li's visit "went beyond the symbolic - significant because he was here at a crucial time in our political history, with the process of transition from one government to another now in train," said an editorial in the News ...

  • Pyongyang Willing to Take Chinas Advice on Talks

    A North Korean envoy has told a senior Chinese official that Pyongyang is willing to take China's advice to start talks aimed at resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that envoy Choe Ryong Hae made that remark to a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party, Liu Yunshan, during talks in Beijing Thursday. Liu told Choe that China ...


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Monster

Monster

Like last years Dahmer, Patty Jenkins Monster is a daring film that attempts to find the humanity in a notorious serial killer. In this case, the film searches beneath the leather-thick skin of Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of murdering seven of her johns in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Jenkins doesnt try to construct an easy psychological framework by de ... ...

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  • China seeks closer ties enhanced strategic cooperation with Pakistan Li

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday urged China and Pakistan to nurture even closer ties, and enhance comprehensive strategic cooperation while addressing Pakistan's parliament. In a speech titled "Let all-weather China-Pakistan friendship bear new fruits," Li said peace, development and cooperation is the theme of the times, and Asia has become one of the most dynamic and most visible areas ...

  • China to support Pakistan for stability development Li

    The Chinese government will unswervingly stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realising stability and better development, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. Li was speaking during a meeting with Pakistani military leaders, including chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, army chief General ...

  • China to issue 26b yuan in two-year T-bonds

    The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Friday that it will sell 26 billion yuan (4.2 billion US dollars) in two-year book-entry treasury bonds. The issuance marks the ministry's 12th issuance of book-entry treasury bonds this year, the ministry said in a statement on its website. ( The bonds carry a fixed annual interest rate of 2.98 percent. The interest will be paid every year on May 27, ...

  • NKorean envoy delivers letter to Chinas Xi

    A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday as part of efforts to mend fences after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear ...

  • Happy to enhance China-India friendship

    After graduating from University, I got a job offer from China Radio International, whichwas a new challenge for me and an opportunity as well.CRI aims topromote understanding and friendship between the people of China and people throughout the world. CRI has more than two hundred foreign experts. I was working in Hindi department. As I had advantage of knowing Chinese language, I got appraisal ...

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