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Sceneries of sylvite base in China's Xinjiang

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2015 shows the scenery of a sylvite base of State Development and Investment Corp. in Lop Nur, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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"Go Away Mr. Tumor" leads China's box office sales

Tear-jerking romance "Go Away Mr. Tumor" ruled China's box office in the week ending Aug. 16, pulling in 185 million yuan (28.9 million U.S. dollars) after opening on Aug. 13.

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Sarajevo Film Festival to open

The annual Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) will open later this month, to be participated by film stars and directors from some 20 countries, organizers said on Tuesday.

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"Silk Road" shines at Edinburgh Festival Carnival

​A large banner was spotlighted with "SILK ROAD IN THE WORLD" in English and chinese characters to highlight Silk Road and the Chinese civilization in the grand parade at Edinburgh Festival Carnival on Sunday.

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Peking Opera performance in Washington

Hu Wenge, student of Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu, has been the only successor of male Dan, a female role in Peking Opera, in Mei school of Peking Opera for the past 50 years.

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"How to Train Your Dragon 2" leads China's box office

American blockbuster sequel "How to Train Your Dragon 2" earned 168 million yuan (about 27.35 million U.S. dollars) to rule China's box office in the week ending Aug. 17.

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Mercedes-Benz recalls Smart cars in China

German automaker Mercedes-Benz will recall 50,144 Smart cars in China after they were found to have a defective belt drive, China's top quality watchdog said Friday.

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Anti-dumping duty for Indian optical fibers

Chinese authorities ruled on Wednesday that India dumped single-mode optical fibers in China after a year-long investigation and that an anti-dumping duty will be imposed.

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"Jurassic Park 3D" remains atop Chinese box office

The 3D version of sci-fi adventure "Jurassic Park" remained top of China's box office charts in the week ending Sept. 1, taking about 100 million yuan (16.34 million U.S. dollars), according to a film industry weekly. 

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Obama to speak at 50th anniversary of "I have a dream" speech

U.S. President Barack Obama will make remarks later this month at the ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march best remembered for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, said the White House on Wednesday.

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Fung Wah re-appointed as Hong Kong's Electoral Affairs Commission chairman

The chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has re-appointed Justice Barnabas Fung Wah as the chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) for a term of four years from Aug. 17, 2013 to Aug. 16, 2017, according to the city's government news website on Friday.