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Turnover totaled HK$70.87 billion ($9.14 billion) compared with Wednesday's HK$57.96 billion.
Despite the stormy night, nearly 400 people packed into the Jinsha Theater in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, ready for one special performer who was about to capture their imagination.
The international board for listings by foreign companies will make its debut in Shanghai later this year.
The American magazine "Good Housekeeping" celebrated its 125th anniversary in New York City.
Chinese actress Xu Jinglei and actor Stanley Huang, the two leads in the film "Go, Lala, Go", recently posed for a series of photos.
We need to acknowledge or at least be aware of many things the Chinese have accomplished recently which merit global recognition.