An RCMP Honour Guard watch as the Canadian flag is hoisted aloft during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.[Agencies]
Most lovers will seize Valentine's Day for that scary first encounter with the future in-laws, but not for Xiao Yi and Liu Xing.
The launch of index futures is considered as a milestone move that ends the one-way trade in China's capital market.
(L-R)Cast member Anne Hathaway and Jessica Bielattend the premiere of "Valentine's Day" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood,Feb 8, 2010.
Singer Lady Gaga performs during a gala benefit for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, in New York February 10, 2010.
"If you marry this year, your husband may die earlier," according to old superstition.