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  • Dalian Wanda Group to buy UK yacht maker and hotel property Dalian Wanda Group to buy UK yacht maker and hotel property

    LONDON - China's largest premier commercial property and entertainment conglomerate, Dalian Wanda Group Wednesday entered into 320million pounds definite acquisition deal with leading British yacht company, Sunseeker International Ltd, under which Wanda will acquire a majority shareholding of 91.81% in pre-eminent luxury motor yacht manufacturer. Under the agreement, the remaining 8.19% ...

  • Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban Afghanistan to shun US peace talks with Taliban

    KABUL - An angry Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday his government would not join US peace talks with the Taliban "until the peace process is totally under Afghan control." He also suspended talks with the US to discuss the nature of US military presence after international troops withdraw in 2014. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the decision was taken over ...

  • Kim Jong-un on 'luxury yacht' in North Korea Kim Jong-un on 'luxury yacht' in North Korea

    SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has used a luxury boat to tour the country's east coast amid indications that the 90-feet-long yacht may have been smuggled into the country in defiance of UN sanctions that bans importing of luxury items to the impoverished country. A website that tracks events in the reclusive state said the yacht, a Princess 95MY made by British-based ...

  • US says Kerrys skipping Pakistan from Asia trip absolutely not a snub

    US Secretary of State John Kerry will not be visiting Pakistan during his trip to Asia. Kerry instead will be visiting India during his trip that is beginning this week, a State Department spokesperson said. The United States said Kerry was keen to visit Pakistan soon and his skipping Pakistan during his Asia trip was absolutely not a snub to the key South Asian country. According to the ...

  • US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

    American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [DVD]

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [DVD]

Viewed in retrospect, knowing that there have been an additional seven sequels plus a recent remake plus an already planned sequel to that remake, the attempts at finality in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter are nothing less than laughable. Not tha ... ...

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  • Facebook looking to partner with Samsung to boost mobile advertising sales

    With the growing mobility of internet, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed potential partnership with Samsung company's president Shin Jong Kyun during Mark Zuckerberg's Asia tour. According to Bloomberg report, the partnership would reportedly focus on advancing mobile-advertising sales. Facebook has been strongly encouraging advertising on mobile. In April, Facebook Home had been ...

  • Asian assets hammered on China fears

    Tokyo - Asian markets buckled badly on Thursday after the Federal Reserve heralded an eventual end to free money and China turned the screw on credit even as factory activity in the world's second largest economy hit a nine-month ...

  • Indonesia chides Singapore over reactions on haze situation

    Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of"behaving like a child" by complaining about severe haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island that has cloaked the ...

  • 148 forest hot spots detected in Indonesias Riau province

    The number of the hot spots in Riau increased to 148from 106 on June 18, indicating that the forest and plantation fires in theprovince have spread to a wider ...

  • Service centre planned to help SMEs access Asean markets

    Thailand's Commerce Ministry's Trade Negotiations Department will forge closer ties with the private sector and other organisations to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) penetrate Asean markets. Director-general Piramol Charoenpao said his department in cooperation with private enterprises, financial houses, educational and research institutions, and legal and accounting ...

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