Figure Skating Grand Prix final backs to Beijing

The 2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating final will be held in Beijing for the second time from December 9 to 12 at Beijing Capital Gymnasium, announced a top official of the China winter sports in Beijing on Tuesday.

"This is the second Grand Prix final that China host since 2004, " said Zhao Yinggang, director of China's Winter Sports Administrative Center, "We are ready to host the tournament and hope the figure skating fans in Beijing would enjoy the gala at the Beijing Capital Gymnasium."

As the final of this season's figure skating Grand Prix, the top level international figure skating

Thongchai ready to triumph at Black Mountain Masters

Thai hero Thongchai Jaidee has committed to the US$600,000 Black Mountain Masters next month with every intention of ending his season on a winning note.

 

The decorated Thai, a three-time Asian Tour number one, will join defending champion Johan Edfors of Sweden, England's Simon Khan and Finland's Mikko Ilonen at the Black Mountain Golf Club from December 16-19 in what is to be the Asian Tour's season finale.

 

A gathering of Asia's top stars will also help ensure a climatic finish to the 2010 season.

"I'm looking forward to the Black Mountain Masters. I will have a break before

Shanghai Expo's China Pavilion to reopen

Workers clean the plaza of Shanghai Expo's China Pavilion in Shanghai, east China, November 25, 2010. Shanghai Expo's China Pavilion will reopen to the public on December 1 and remain open for half a year, the Expo Bureau said. Photo: Xinhua

Shanghai Expo's China pavilion will reopen to the public on December 1and remain open for half a year, the Expo Bureau said Thursday.

Exhibitions in pavilion will mostly remain the same as they were during the Shanghai World Expo which ran from May 1 to October 31. Only an exhibition featuring stories behind China Pavilion's construction and operation

Churches in Beijing

Thanksgiving is coming again! For Westerners, it is a day to show appreciation to the Lord for every trail he carries and all the things he has done in the whole year. It is a good time to be grateful for the entire blessed thing. The church plays an important role to learn about gratitude. In Beijing, you can choose one of the following churches to spend the holiday.

Xuanwumen Catholic Church (Southern Church) 

Located in Xuanwumennei Street in Beijing, Xuanwumen Catholic Church (Southern Church) is the oldest Catholic Cathedral in China. It was built by the Italian missionary P.

Green economy powers future

At Beijing green industry forum where governmental officials and business executives gathered, the major topic is how to develop green and clean technology, which is emerging as one of the critical factors in reshaping the world economy.

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Zhou Tienong, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, speaks at the China International Green Industry Forum 2010 Wednesday in Beijing.  [China.org.cn]

China's rapid economic growth has surprised some over the last

Roddick suffers two straight defeats at ATP Finals

American ace Andy Roddick was outplayed by Tomas Berdych from the Czech Republic in straight sets, suffering his second defeat in a row at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday.

Roddick, 28, finished in Top 10 for a ninth straight year, joining Federer as only active players to accomplish the feat.

While facing the season finale debutant Berdych who lost all three matches against him this year, Roddick couldn't push himself forward as the usual genre but was broken in the 11th game to lose the first set 7-5.

The world No. 8 then struggled more helplessly when Berdych

Nam Co Lake, Tibet

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Tourists arrivals in Philippines up by 17% despite travel warnings

The Philippine tourism industry remains buoyant despite the travel warnings issues by other countries.

Data from the Bureau of Immigration showed that tourist arrivals in the Philippines jumped by 17 percent to 2.56 million as of Nov. 8 over the same period last year.

"Despite the travel advisories, I can tell you the numbers are up," Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim said Friday.

Last month, the United States, Britain, Australia, France, Canada, and New Zealand warned their citizens against traveling in the Philippines because of possible terror attacks in Manila, its capital city.

 

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Harry Potter 7 dominates spellbound box office in N America

Cast members (L to R) Ralph Fiennes, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Tom Felton pose at the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" in New York November 15, 2010. [Xinhua/Reuters File Photo]

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," the seventh installment on Hogwarts, has prevailed in the U.S. and Canadian box office over the weekend, garnering a projected 125.1 million dollars in ticket receipts and assured of having the biggest opening weekend for the franchise.

"Death Hallows" has surpassed 2005's "Goblet of Fire" Friday showing of 102.7 million dollars, the franchise's previous

Wizards beat Grizzlies 89-86

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Washington Wizards' JaVale McGee (top) dunks during the NBA basketball games against Memphis Grizzlies in Washington, the United States, Nov. 19, 2010. Wizards won by 89-86. [Zhang Jun/Xinhua] 

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New 'Harry Potter' opens worldwide

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" poster [Photo: imdb.com]

Friday, November 19, 2010 is a big day for "Harry Potter" fans. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" (Trailer) hits theaters worldwide, including China.

It may be a red-letter day for fans, but for the film's stars, it's somewhat bittersweet.

Daniel Radcliffe explains, "It kind of feels like it's over more for me than everyone else because we all had our period of mourning kind of like three months ago after the film stopped and I think it was very sad and very weird for all

Man walks through cities to promote low carbon

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Yu Hongyin has finally finished the 2,600-kilometer journey from Shenzhen to Beijing in 80 days, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported. He finished his walk Nov. 16.

Yu did it to call on people to adopt low-carbon living and support for Asian Games 2010. He began walking on Aug. 29 with more than 25 kilograms supplies.

He walked along the G107 road, and his daily walking limit was about 70 kilometers. He often walked into the evening hours and pitched a tent for the night.

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Harry Potter's grave draws tourists to Israeli town

 

Tourists and film fans are flocking to the grave of Harry Potter – but not the teenage wizard created by J. K. Rowling, the Daily Telegraph reports. Potter was a British soldier killed in 1939, and his grave is drawing tourists to the backwater Israeli town of Ramle. "There is no connection with the Harry Potter we know from literature, but the name sells, the name is marketable," said a tour guide who has taken dozens of tour groups to see the grave.

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New cold front to hit N. China

A new cold front will hit north China and bring down temperatures over the next three days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said Tuesday.

As the previous cold front moved south, temperatures in some parts of northeast China had risen by more than 10 degrees Celsius, according to NMC's online statement.

North and northeast China regions would see higher temperatures on Tuesday, with highest temperature in Beijing and Tianjin to exceed 10 degrees Celsius in the daytime.

But the NMC said the new cold front to enter the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesday would drive down temperatures by 4

China's panda breeding base to be rebuilt by end of 2012

Rebuilding of China's Wolong Nature Reserve, a major giant panda breeding base ravaged by the massive earthquake in May 2008, is expected to start before the year-end, an official said.

The project, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012, "will greatly improve the living quality and environment for both captive and wild pandas," said Zhang Hemin, head of administration at the state-level reserve in Sichuan Province.

Under the plan, the new reserve will include 65 facilities, including a panda protection and research center, a disease control center, a natural vegetation preservation center and mobile monitoring stations, "which will

China takes sweet revenge for Uber Cup loss

Chinese shuttlers overwhelmed their South Korean opponents in the women's team competition 3-0 at the Asian Games on Sunday to partly make up for their loss in this year's Uber Cup final.

Host China opened their team title defense with a rematch against South Korea who stopped them from winning the seventh Uber Cup trophy running this May.

"I am very happy. We have done thorough preparation for this encounter, and the result turned out to be good," said head coach Li Yongbo, whose team booked a final berth and wait for the winners between Indonesia and Thailand in the

Venezuela wishes Cancun climate conference success

Venezuela expects participating countries to reach an effective agreement to reduce negative impacts of climate change at the upcoming UN climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, a senior Venezuelan climate official said on Friday.

In an interview with Xinhua, Caludia Salermo, who will be Venezuela's representative to the Cancun conference, said, "We are ready to fight this bitter battle to the end."

The conference, slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 10, will gather leaders or their representatives from some 180 countries to discuss the issues of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.

Venezuela "seeks an agreement involving the 192 member

Heavy snow disrupts traffic in NE China

Continuous heavy snow has delayed flights, caused massive traffic pileups, forced expressways to close and schools to cancel classes in northeastern China, local authorities said Friday.

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Cleaners sweep snow on a street in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 12, 2010. A heavy snow hit the city from late Thursday. [Xinhua] 

Heavy snow began to fall in most parts of Heilongjiang Province Thursday afternoon, and more than 20 inbound and

Wuhan shopping

Turquoise

Turquoise means "Turkish stone". The Sky blue to bluish green Turquoise is porous, so contact with liquids, oils or even perspiration should be avoided. Jewelry made with turquoise should be removed before washing hands, etc. The pure blue color is rare, most stones contain the matrix from which it was found. Although the stones without matrix are rarer and more valuable, many people find the black matrix attractive, and it makes the stone unique.

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China achieves pollutant control targets in advance

China has achieved in advance its pollution reduction targets for two major air and water indices, Zhou Shengxian, minister of environmental protection, said in Beijing Wednesday.

The index for sulfur dioxide, an air pollutant, had dropped 13.14 percent by 2009 compared to 2005 levels thanks to the closing of small thermal power plants and steel plants, Zhou said at meeting in Beijing.

The Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) index, a measure of water pollution, had decreased 9.66 percent by 2009 from 2005 levels, and, in the first half of this year, it dropped another 2.39 percent, he said.

The Chinese government

HK sets three-month trial for new electric cars

Hong Kong Environment Bureau said on Sunday it will conduct a three-month trial starting in January 2011 on a new model of hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, to encourage carmakers to focus on the Hong Kong market as they prepare new electric vehicle launches.

"Hong Kong is glad to participate in the testing scheme of these new vehicles, which will serve to expand the fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles in Hong Kong," Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau said after a test-ride in the vehicle Sunday.

The new model of hybrid vehicle, known as a hybrid plug-in, will

Performers show at 2010 Taipei Int'l Travel Fair

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Shanghai to build world expo museum

Shanghai has begun preparations to build a world expo museum, the World Expo 2010 Shanghai Executive Committee said Friday.

The announcement came days after the Shanghai World Expo closed on Oct. 31, attracting more than 73 million domestic and overseas visitors during a six-month period.

More than 200 expo participants have confirmed in written statements that they would donate about 4,000 exhibits to the museum.

The museum has sought to conserve the typical world expo exhibits while offering a platform to popularize world expo history and current developments, according to Zhu Yonglei, deputy director of the Bureau of Shanghai World

Today Art Museum and Contemporary Art in China

"Throughout the 1980's, Chinese avant-garde artists and art critics envisioned themselves as participants in a delayed modernization movement, which aimed to re-introduce humanism and the idea of social progress into the nation's political consciousness"

Wu Hung on Contemporary Art, Making History

"Contemporary art" is the art that emerged in China in the 1980's, and has been constantly evolving. The name itself came when "modern art" took a major turn in the 1990's, and artists sought another name to describe their humor and irony. Similar artistic movements have taken place in many countries of the world -- Iran, Mexico, Algeria. These combine the local character of the nation with many of the themes of global art. Many of these "works" are not even paintings or ink and brush works, but often they

High fashion on film

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1st stage completed of China's largest wind power project

China has completed building the first-stage of Jiuquan wind power base, the country's largest wind power project, in northwest China, local officials said at the ceremony to mark the completion Wednesday.

More than 3,500 turbines have been erected with an installed capacity of 5.16 GW, and at present the turbines are generating 1.15 GW of power, said Wang Jianxin, director of Jiuquan Development and Reform Commission.

Jiuquan wind power base is located in the desert area near Jiuquan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, which has abundant wind resources.

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Toy Story 3 wants Oscar

 

Walt Disney is launching an intensive marketing campaign with the aim of having "Toy Story 3" secure next year's Academy Award for Best Picture, the Financial Times reported. This movie, which recently passed $1 billion at the ticket box globally, has become the most lucrative animated film ever.

History suggests the odds are against "Toy Story 3."No animated film has ever won the Oscar for Best Picture, although two – "Beauty and the Beast" and "Up" – were nominated. However, the Academy recently changed the rules for the Best Picture category to include 10 films instead of five with

Indonesia's volcano re-erupts

Indonesia's volcano in Central Java is erupting again now on Monday, starting at 10:02 a.m. Jakarta time (0302 GMT) and spewing hot ash up to 1, 000 meters high, an official at Volcanology and Mitigation Agency in Yogyakarta said.

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Photo taken on Oct. 31, 2010 shows Mount Merapi volcano spewing smoke in Central Java of Indonesia. Local administration in Indonesia said 21 volcanos in

Saw 3D rose to top of Halloween box office

Poster of Saw 3D.

As a perfect match for the horror-themed Halloween, the latest installment of the Saw franchise has conquered droves of moviegoers in North America, and is expected to gross a moderate receipts over the weekend, the North America box office authority said on Sunday.

The seventh and final installment of the Saw series, and the first and only film in the series to be shot in 3D, Saw 3D is estimated to take in 24.2 million dollars as it opened on more than 3,500 screens at 2,808 movie theaters. The Liongate release's total movie ticket receipts