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Ferris Bueller's Day Off [Blu-Ray]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off [Blu-Ray]

In the span of only three years, from 1984 to 1987, John Hughes directed and/or wrote six movies that resulted in his becoming known as the reigning king of the Hollywood teen movie, a genre that had seen a massive resurgence in the 1980s after being largely dormant ... ...

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  • China juggernaut rolls into badminton Sudirman Cup

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - China look set to confirm their dominance of world badminton when the Sudirman Cup gets under way on Sunday as their rivals try to find a way to prevent a ninth Chinese team championship in the event.The 13th edition of the tournament -- held every two years -- is hosted this time by Malaysia, and even without superstar Lin Dan the defending champs may have too much ...

  • Pak adopts China GPS

    Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China’s domestic satellite navigation system, which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, according to a report yesterday.The Beidou, or compass, system started providing services to civilians in the region in December and is expected to provide global coverage by 2020. It also has military ...

  • Super rice top China draw for 2015 Milan Expo

    It will cover some 4,500 square meters, second in size only to the 4,900-square-meter Germany Pavilion, said Wang Jinzhen, vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of International ...

  • China issues alert for rainstorms in south

    China's meteorological authority on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the south from Sunday to Monday.From Sunday to 8:00 a.m. on Monday, regions in south China's Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Taiwan will be swept by heavy rain or rainstorms up to 80 millimeters (mm) within 24 hours, the National ...

  • China Housing Bubble Cools But Prices Still Higher

    China housing prices continued to rise in April. China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday. Of the 70 major Chinese cities tracked by NBS, 67 saw home prices increase in April compared to March, with the highest growth rate at 2.1%, down from the 3.2% in March. All the first-tier cities like ...

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