Authors who participate in The Bookworm Literature Festival (BLF) consistently say that they are amazed how a small independent bookstore can put on such an epically proportioned event. Visitors (expats and countrymen alike) from across ...
Tom Cruise's stunts and news of some Chinese investment are drawing people to Mission: Impossible-Rouge Nation. Xu Fan interviews director Christopher McQuarrie. Ethan Hunt looks unbeatable in Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation. Tom ...
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The National Day week has provided rich pickings for local filmmakers with homegrown movies overcoming competition from Hollywood, Xu Fan reports. The challenge from Hollywood has been a longtime concern for Chinese filmmakers. But the ...
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From the luxurious bedrooms of the mothers of kings to personal worship areas filled with Buddha statures, the Palace Museum is showing us a different side of imperial China. Deng Zhangyu reports. Visitors to the Forbidden City can now ...
Nora Lighting’s Nicholas, Waterfall and Ghost LED pendants feature a “touch of gold” within the decorative glass, adding a rich and warm effect to overall illumination. The three models with hints of gold are now available ...
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After hitting a 10-year same-month record in June, new-car sales in Taiwan continued on an uptrend in July, especially in the last 10 days of the month, to 46,800 units, up 13.5 percent from the previous month, or month-on-month (MoM), also ...
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REI reported record annual revenues of $2.2 billion, a 9.9 percent increase from 2013, and said it would double its investment in non-profits and new projects to create access to inspirational outdoor places to nearly $8 million. The ...
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Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II rolled into Southeast Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia, today. The arrival of Ghost Series II was celebrated at a private grand reception. Since its launch in 2009, Ghost has become the ultimate symbol ...
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Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Bacon Grind Burgers. * The Original Bacon Grind Cheeseburger - Arooga's soon to-be-famous Bacon Grind Burger topped with cheese and ...
Tags: smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, Agriculture
Most smartphones give up the ghost by teatime, which can be very annoying if you're going somewhere and you're halfway through your hair metal playlist. These, however, charge your phone while you listen. That's because they have a ...
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Named after one of the brightest constellations in the sky, Suhail and its light is believed to have inspired the 10th Century Arabic mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham, whose best known work is the Book of Optics (Kitab ...
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The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Winter Solstice, the 22nd solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 22 and ends on Jan 6. On the first day of Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere ...
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Jaguar Land Rover has launched a research project to develop technologies that will offer drivers 360 degree view out of their vehicle. The car maker is planning to place a screen which will be embedded in the surface of each pillar ...
Currently one million high-definition digital surveillance cameras used by the DSP has a lot of options, ordinary million surveillance cameras hot big hair, mainly on the DSP, heat a large, inevitably stability worrying. Especially in the ...
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Luxury car maker Rolls Royce has introduced the Ghost Series II in the Chinese markets at the 2014 Chengdu Motor Show. The new car features the signature design of the Ghost series along with the latest Rolls-Royce technology. It ...
Tags: Rolls Royce, Ghost Series, Chinese markets