Archive for February, 2010

Constant battle with wrecking ball

by admin in February 22nd, 2010

Zhang Jinqi lives in an old hutong neighborhood simply because he wants to. He says he has to take part in the vanishing traditional lifestyle and experience its rapidly fading heritage before its too late.
Zhang is devoted to saving the traditional homes and other cultural artifacts – a battle against demolition crews, developers and local [...]

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Heard on the grapevine

by admin in February 22nd, 2010

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Jeannie Cho Lee thinks drinking wine is like meeting interesting people.
“Great wines always change. They all have their own life cycles,” she says.
The only Master of Wine in Asia, Lee started buying wines by the case in 1996. She would keep the wines and drink them three years later.
“If you really love wine, it’s part [...]

Life’s an opera stage

by admin in February 22nd, 2010

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I set out on a journey in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, last April after a friend told me stories about the folk opera troupes there.
It took me sometime before I found Tiange Peking Opera Troupe. I spent several days with them, capturing their lives in video.
The troupe had some 40 people who came [...]

Resourcehouse believes $60b coal deal binding

by admin in February 10th, 2010

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PERTH/HONG KONG: IPO candidate Resourcehouse Ltd said it believed it had signed a binding $60 billion coal sales deal with China Power International Holding Ltd, though the Chinese company said it was “just a framework”.
Clive Palmer, the founder of Resourcehouse, said the $60 billion headline contract figure was based on its forecast of coal market [...]

First Heavy IPO falters on government tightening

by admin in February 10th, 2010

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China First Heavy Industries, which makes equipment used in the mining and energy industries, fell in its first day of trading in Shanghai, bolstering speculation demand for IPOs is drying up as stocks drop.
China First Heavy, based in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, lost 3.2 percent to 5.52 yuan, compared with a 0.5 percent gain for [...]

Destiny of Tibet ‘in hands of people’

by admin in February 10th, 2010

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china daily
Tibet will stick to its own path with or without the Dalai Lama, a central government official said yesterday, noting that the Chinese, including Tibetans, will decide the future of the region.
The official also warned that a possible meeting between US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would further strain Sino-US relations.
He stressed [...]

Ugly truth for ‘Ugly Betty’: This season it ends

by admin in February 1st, 2010

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NEW YORK – It’s ugly news for all the fans of “Ugly Betty.” ABC says the series will be canceled after this season.
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A critical and popular success with its premiere in fall 2006, “Ugly Betty” has struggled in recent years with audience erosion.
Based on a Colombian telenovela, the warmhearted dramedy stars America Ferrera as an [...]

J.Lo gets guest spot on TV comedy “How I Met Your Mother”

by admin in February 1st, 2010

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LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Lopez has landed a guest spot on the hit CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” — and producers are expecting “revealing outfits and sexy dance moves.”
Lopez, 40, who resumed her singing and acting career late last year after giving birth to twins in 2008, will play a self-help book author [...]

Jay Leno says bad guy image unfair in Conan struggle

by admin in February 1st, 2010

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CHICAGO – Comedian Jay Leno said on Thursday he felt he had been unfairly portrayed as the bad guy in NBC’s late night talk-show wars with Conan O’Brien, and would work to repair his image.
Leno told Oprah Winfrey in a television interview that “nowhere in his wildest dreams” had he expected to be asked to [...]

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Archive for February, 2010

Constant battle with wrecking ball

Heard on the grapevine

Life’s an opera stage

Resourcehouse believes $60b coal deal binding

First Heavy IPO falters on government tightening

Destiny of Tibet ‘in hands of people’

Ugly truth for ‘Ugly Betty’: This season it ends

J.Lo gets guest spot on TV comedy “How I Met Your Mother”

Jay Leno says bad guy image unfair in Conan struggle

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