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Former US president Jimmy Carter among winners of HK$60 million first Lui Che Woo Prize

Property tycoon and casino owner announces former US President Jimmy Carter, Medecins Sans Frontieres and Professor Yuan Longping as winners of the first annual, HK$60 million Lui Che Woo Prize.

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Kobe Bryant slimed after winning Kids Choice prize

​Retired Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was given the traditional golden sliming at the Kids Choice Sport awards on Thursday after picking up the "Legend" prize.

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China recognizes prominent scientists, premier stresses innovation

​China gave awards to outstanding domestic and foreign scientists Friday, amid a government campaign encouraging innovation and more sophisticated industry.

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Huawei Ascend P8 wins important European smartphone award

​Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei was on Monday announced as the winner of the prize for the "European Consumer Smartphone 2015/2016" in recognition of its Huawei P8 smartphone.

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"Ruins of Time" wins Chinese sci-fi award

The 2014 Xingyun (Nebula) Award for Global Chinese Science Fiction was announced Sunday, with the best saga novel prize awarded to a story about a world trapped in an endless loop.

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Australian writer Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize

Australian writer Richard Flanagan won one of the most important literature prizes, Man Booker Prize, Tuesday evening in London, making his novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North the finest English book this year.

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Czech Karlovy Vary film festival's main prize goes to Georgian film

Georgian film "Corn Island", directed by George Ovashvili, won the main prize Crystal Globe and and a 25,000 U.S. dollars cash prize at the prize-giving gala of the 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday night.

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Award ceremony for photo contest held in Hong Kong

The Award ceremony for the photo contest named as “Hong Kong in my eyes” was held in Hong Kong. It is also a celebration for the 65th anniversary of Wen Hui Pao.

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2013 Nobel Prize award ceremony held in Stockholm

Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry, medicine and economic science attended the 2013 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm Concert Hall on Tuesday.

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2013 Nobel Prize award ceremony held in Stockholm

Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry, medicine and economic science attended the 2013 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm Concert Hall on Tuesday.

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66th Cannes film festival closes, "La Vie d'Adele" wins Palme d'Or

The 66th Cannes Film Festival drew its curtain down on Sunday evening after 12 days' competition with French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche's "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1&2" ("Blue is the Warmest Colour") taking the prestigious Palme d'Or.

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Mo Yan receives Nobel Prize

Mo Yan, this year's Nobel Literature laureate, received the prize during an official Nobel Prize ceremony on Monday.