HK International Film Festival to Open in March

Date: 2009-2-26 by mica;

The 33rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is to be held here from March 22 to April 13, the organizer announced Thursday. Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) said at a press conference on Thursday that that Shinjuku Incident, starring famous actor Jackie Chan and directed by Derek Yee Tung- shing, and Night and Fog, from acclaimed Director Ann Hui, will open the ... View Details

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Historic Bridge Lifted Back into Place

Date: 2009-2-25 by mercier;

Shanghai's 102-year-old Waibaidu Bridge is being set back in its original location after a 10-month absence for repairs and restoration. Cranes lifted the northern section of the bridge's main structure onto a barge at 7:20am today. Two tugboats then pulled the barge with the steel structure to the mouth of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek at about 10:20am. Aided by favorable tides, the bar ... View Details

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China's Last Widerness Keke Xili Opens to Tourists

Date: 2009-2-24 by piksl;

Keke Xili, the mysterious and least inhabited area of Qinghai province in West China, has been formally opened to tourists, but for the protection of the unspoiled environment the number of tourists allowed to visit the region will be limited to 1,000 each year. Xiao Jinghui, a representative from Keke Xili Eco-adventure Travel Service Company stated that each tour group is allowed to have a m ... View Details

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Algeria Opens Algiers-Beijing Direct Flight

Date: 2009-2-24 by findani;

Algeria launched its direct flight from Algiers to Beijing Sunday, with the Chinese ambassador among the passengers aboard the inaugural flight. The inaugural flight, with some 60 passengers aboard, took off at night from Algiers Airport and is expected to arrive in Beijing on Monday morning. The president of Air Algeria, that runs the Algiers-Beijing flight, said this was a good start and t ... View Details

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Free Passes to Boost Hangzhou Tourism

Date: 2009-2-23 by mercier;

Hangzhou city will be offering Shanghai citizens 800,000 yuan (US$117,000) worth of free passes to designated tourist venues and restaurants next month. It is part of a 40-million-yuan boost for the city's tourism industry. The passes will be distributed throughout the Yangtze Delta region. Shanghai will be one of the cities targeted in the program. Although details on how the coupons will b ... View Details

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