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The Beijing Hour
Evening Edition
Shane Bigham with you this Friday, June 27th, 2014.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on the programme this evening...
The Chinese mainland's Taiwan Affairs Chief has been in meetings with the mayor of New Taipei city, talking about stronger ties and cooperation...
50 Chinese workers in Iraq have been taken to safety in Baghdad, as fighting in the country continues...
and Ukraine has finally signed a partnership deal with the European Union...
In business, China's industrial profits are rising...
In sports, at the World Cup, we're off to the round of 16...
In entertainment, celebrating 75 years of The Batman...
Weather
Beijing will be clear tonight with a low of 21 degrees Celsius. Sunny tomorrow with a high of 36 degrees.
Meanwhile Shanghai will be overcast tonight, with a low of 21, cloudy tomorrow, with a high of 28.
Chongqing will be overcast, 23 degrees the low, showers tomorrow with a high of 28.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny with a high of 40.
Kabul, sunny, 36.
Over in Australia
Sydney, sunny, high of 20.
Canberra, showers, 9.
Brisbane, showers, 23.
And finally, Perth will be sunny with a high of 16.
Top News
Beijing's highest level official to visit island meets Taipei mayor
The head of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs office has met with the mayor of New Taipei City.
Zhang Zhijun and Mayor Eric Chu have discussed economic cooperation between the two sides.
Zhang says he hopes New Taipei City will work with cities on the mainland to expand economic cooperation.
"We will continue to strengthen the development of the economic exchange through major companies on both sides. And we are also seeking ways to help small scale Taiwanese businesses to grow in the Chinese mainland."
Zhang Zhijun is set to make a number of stops in different communities in Taiwan as part of his 4-day trip to the island.
Zhang has already held a formal meeting with Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief.
Mainland officials are describing Zhang Zhijun's trip as a sort of fact-finding mission to better understand what people in Taiwan want when it comes to the relationship with the mainland.
Taipei mayor starts first visit to Beijing
Hau Lung-Bin, the Mayor of Taipei, has begun a four-day visit to Beijing.
Hau is here to take part in the Beijing International Tourism Expo, where he's set to try to market his city as a tourist destination.
This is his first visit to Beijing since he took office 8-years ago.
Hau is also due to meet mainland's chief of Taiwan affairs, Zhang Zhijun, following his return from Taiwan.
"He is my old friend and I feel happy to have a chance to meet him on June 29. I also hope to hear what he saw and heard during his visit to Taiwan and what he knew about Taiwan,"
As part of Hau's time here, he's also due to inspect anti-terror facilities in the Beijing subway system.
"We want to know the measures Beijing subways have taken for safeguarding security and see if there is something we can learn."
Security on the subway system in Taipei has become a concern following a mass stabbing a couple of weeks ago.
50 trapped Chinese flown to Baghdad by helicopter
More than 50 Chinese nationals trapped in conflict-torn northern Iraq have reportedly arrived in Baghdad by helicopter.
Reports say the rest of the 1,200 employees of China Machinery Engineering Corp trapped in the province of Salahudin are expected to be taken to the Iraqi capital by bus within three days.
A previous evacuation plan failed earlier this week.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has said most of the 1,200 workers were safe in their workplace residences.
A ministry spokesperson said Beijing is monitoring the security situation before deciding on any large-scale evacuation of Chinese citizens in Iraq.
Iraqi security forces wage airborne attack on militant-seized Tikrit
The Iraqi government is moving to acquire second-hand fighter jets from Russia and Belarus to secure air cover for its ground forces fighting the massive insurgency in northern Iraq.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the jets should arrive in Iraq in the next two or three days.
Meanwhile, UK foreign secretary William Hague is calling on al-Maliki to form a unity government.
He's made the call while on a visit to Baghdad.
"We urge the Iraqi leaders and communities to unite, the Iraqi state faces an existential threat and the growth and expansion of the area controlled by ISIS or ISIL with huge implications for the future stability and freedom of this country and many other countries."
Meanwhile, Syrian forces have launched air strikes against Islamist militants at a border crossing between Iraq and Syria.
The strike took place inside Iraq, leaving around 90 dead.
At the same time, Iraqi security forces have launched air assaults on the militant-seized city of Tikrit.
For more on the situation, CRI's Nathan Wakelin-King spoke earlier to Hua Liming, China's former ambassador to Iran.
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Hua Liming, China's former ambassador to Iran, speaking to CRI's Nathan Wakelin-King.
Ukraine signs partnership deals with EU
Anchor:
Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova have signed partnership agreements with the European Union. This comes as a week-long ceasefire is about to end in eastern Ukraine in just a few hours. CRI's Tu Yun has details.
Reporter:
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the signing is a momentous occasion for his country.
"It's result of seven years' work. It's absolutely a new perspective for my country and I think this is one of the most historic days after getting independence. And I think we can use this opportunity to modernise the country."
At the end of last year, then-President Viktor Yanukovych rejected the long-anticipated agreement in order to join a Russian-led customs union.
This led to wide-spread protests in the country and Yanukovych fleeing the country.
The signing comes as Ukraine's week-long ceasefire is set to end later today.
As part of the ceasefire deal, officials of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic released four members of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Two groups of OSCE monitors including eight observers were kidnapped at the end of last month.
The Luhansk-based team has not yet been released.
Meanwhile, as the cease-fire plan enters its final hours, thousands of Ukrainians have fled their homes and have lined up at the border to cross into Russia.
Anastasia is one of them.
"It's scary. We are afraid for the kid. We don't know what will happen tomorrow, if there is or isn't a ceasefire. It's really scary, everybody is leaving and running away. It's scary. If we didn't have a kid it would probably be easier."
Russia's migration service says it has registered the arrival of 90,000 Ukrainians since Ukraine's government began fighting rebels in the east.
The UN estimates air strikes and artillery attacks by the Ukrainian military have killed over 400 people since mid-April.
For CRI, I'm Tu Yun.
Ukraine-EU pact
For more on the Ukraine and EU trade pact, we earlier spoke with Gao Fei, Associate Professor at China Foreign Affairs University.
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Back Anchor:
That was Gao Fei, Associate Professor at China Foreign Affairs University.
Israel identifies two suspects in hunt for teenagers
Israel has named two men as suspects in the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers believed abducted in the West Bank earlier this month.
The two are said to be associated with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of kidnapping the teenagers, a claim it strongly denies.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested and five people have died in clashes in the hunt for the youths.
Nigeria Aftermath - Shopping centre blast left more than 20 dead
Forensic experts in Nigeria have been gathering evidence at the site of Wednesday's bomb attack in the capital, Abuja.
At least 22 people were killed in the blast, as Nigerians were preparing to watch their country play in the World cup.
Security had been warned of the attack two weeks before it occurred.
Marilyn Ogar from the Nigerian Department of State Security Service says they tried to tell people in busy shopping areas to be cautious.
"About two weeks ago we had information that they were planning an attack at a busy shopping mall or market, and of course you know what the police proceeded to do with the markets. And so we had to go from one shopping complex to another trying to tell people to be more aware."
So far there has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks but they are similar to those of Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group that abducted over 200 schoolgirls in April.
It was the latest in a series of violent attacks blamed on the Islamic extremists.
Two separate explosions in the capital have killed more than 120 people and wounded about 200 at a busy bus station.
China's role in RIMPAC shows commitment to boost bilateral ties: Defense Ministry
China's Ministry of National Defense says the participation of Chinese navy vessels in US-led multinational naval drills shows China's commitment to boost military cooperation.
The Rim of the Pacific multinational naval exercise has begun in Hawaii.
China has sent four navy vessels, including a missile destroyer.
Yang Yujun is the Ministry's spokesperson.
"The relationship between the Chinese and U.S. militaries has entered a new stage. The two sides have reached a consensus on building a new type of military relations. We hope the U.S can work with China to boost communication and understanding, to deepen cooperation, and to develop of a new type of military relationship. "
Meanwhile, referring to the tensions in the South China Sea, Yang says the routine patrol of Chinese vessels in the area is completely legal and is conducted to protect China's sovereignty.
In this year's RIMPAC, Chinese vessels will participate in exercises including weapons drills, and anti-piracy and disaster-relief operations.
A total of 23 nations are taking part in the exercise. It is the first time the Chinese navy has participated.
The drill will run till August.
Chinese fishing boat sinks off Diaoyu Islands
A Chinese fishing boat has sunk near the Diaoyu Islands. An unknown number of fishermen are missing.
The information comes from an unnamed source with the Chinese navy.
The boat reportedly sank just before nine this morning.
The cause of the sinking is not yet known. Two Chinese vessels are headed to the scene.
Biz Reports
Stocks
Anchor:
First off, let's take a quick look at the closing numbers across Asia.
Joining me on the desk, CRI's Ding Lulu.
Reporter:
Asian shares were mostly in the red on Friday, weighed down by a weak performance on Wall Street and doubts about the strength of the U.S. economy.
Asian stocks reacted poorly after U.S. consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, inched up in May at half the rate that economists had predicted.
The poor reading disappointed investors who had been looking for stronger signs that the U.S. economy is bouncing back after shrinking 2.9 percent in the first quarter.
Chinese shares closed mixed on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.1 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index gained 0.3 percent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.1 percent.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei fell 1.4 percent as poor U.S. economic data and a strong yen soured the market mood ahead of the weekend.
Singapore's Straits Time Index lost 0.2 percent.
Australia's ASX trimmed 0.3 percent.
China Jan.-May industrial profits up
China's industrial profits have continued to rise in the first five months but growth was down slightly from the Jan.-April period.
The National Bureau of Statistics says industrial businesses saw profits rise by nearly 10 percent from a year ago in the first five months.
But economic growth slipped to the lowest quarterly expansion since the third quarter of 2012.
Official GDP growth in the second quarter will be released in mid July, along with other indicators including industrial output, investment and retail sales.
China simplifies rules on banks' foreign exchange business
China has simplified rules governing the buying and selling of foreign currencies by banks.
According to the central bank, banks will have greater autonomy in foreign-exchange transactions with companies and individuals.
The People's Bank of China also says the threshold for banks to enter the foreign exchange market will be lowered while approval procedures will be simplified.
The foreign exchange regulator says that it will increase the number of foreign exchange derivative products available in the market to facilitate export growth and help companies hedge currency risks.
China has the world's biggest pile of foreign exchange reserves, which hit a record high of nearly 4 trillion dollars at the end of March.
The new rules will take effect on Aug. 1.
QVOD fined 42 mln USD for copyright infringement
Chinese video sharing site QVOD has been ordered to pay a fine of 260 million yuan for copyright infringement. That's more than 40 million US dollars.
The fine is three times the illegal earnings QVOD made by violating others' rights.
The Shenzhen-based company has been ordered to pay the fine within 15 days.
Authorities say QVOD streamed 24 films and TV dramas, even though it was fully aware or should have known that third-party video websites infringe copyright laws.
Corporate news of the week
Anchor:
Time now for corporate news of the week.
The first story is about word that China's Postal Savings Bank is planning a 4 billion dollar IPO.
Rumor says the bank is to list in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The second story is about Today's Headlines, a popular mobile news app being under investigation by the Copyright Regulator.
Chinese web portal Sohu is currently suing Today's Headlines for copyright infringement and unfair competition.
For more on these stories, CRI's Paul James spoke earlier with Doug Young, associate professor at Fudan University and former China company news chief at Reuters.
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Back to Anchor:
Doug Young, associate professor at Fudan University and former China company news chief at Reuters.
Alibaba chooses New York Stock Exchange over Nasdaq
Chinese online retailer Alibaba has chosen to float its shares on the New York Stock Exchange rather than the Nasdaq.
The date for its listing has not been revealed. Nor has the size of the planned offering.
The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq had been competing to host Alibaba's IPO.
It's expected to be one of the largest stock listings in U.S. history.
Japan's May consumer prices log biggest rise in 3 decades
Japan's consumer prices in May soared 3.4 percent from a year earlier, the biggest increase in more than three decades.
The price growth in May follows a 3.2 percent jump in April and is a big boost for Japan's attempt to trigger inflation.
Japan has been battling deflation, or falling prices, for best part of the past two decades and that has hurt domestic demand and stifled growth.
Headline News
Beijing's highest level official to visit island meets Taipei mayor
The head of the mainland's Taiwan Affairs office has met with the mayor of New Taipei City.
Zhang Zhijun and Mayor Eric Chu have discussed economic cooperation between the two sides.
Zhang says he hopes New Taipei City will work with cities on the mainland to expand economic cooperation.
Zhang Zhijun is set to make a number of stops in different communities in Taiwan as part of his 4-day trip to the island.
Zhang has already held a formal meeting with Wang Yu-chi, Taiwan's mainland affairs chief.
Party chief of Guangzhou city under investigation
Wan Qingliang, Party chief of Guangzhou City in south China's Guangdong Province, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of disciplines and laws.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China release a statement about the investigation on its website Friday.
Born in 1964, Wan is a native of Wuhua County, Guangdong Province.
He had successively served as the Party chief of Jiaoling County, Jieyang City and vice governor of Guangdong Province before he became Guangzhou's Party chief in 2011.
N. Korea hails test of 'breakthrough' guided missile
North Korea says it has test-fired a newly developed missile.
The official KCNA news is calling it a "cutting-edge ultra-precision tactical guided missile."
It says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched the test-fire at the central monitoring post.
The report hails the test as a "breakthrough" in national defense capability.
The timing of the test has not been specified, but it appeared to coincide with the firing on Thursday of what South Korea described as three short-range projectiles into the Sea of Japan.
Largest international maritime exercises begins in Hawaii
The world's largest international maritime exercise has begun in and around the Hawaiian Islands.
The biennial Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, draws 23 nations and hundreds of aircraft, ships and submarines.
The Pentagon says the exercise will provide a unique training opportunity to ensure the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans.
China is participating for the first time, sending four naval ships and 1,100 sailors and officers.
India Pipeline Explosion kills 14
At least 14 people were killed after a gas pipeline exploded in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The explosion happened at the Gas Authority of India Limited in East Godavari district, sparking a massive fire that destroyed homes, forcing the evacuation of neighboring villages.
15 others were injured in the fire and taken to nearby hospitals, where doctors say the condition of at least four of them was critical.
Company officials have said it was too early to say what could have caused the blast.
Newspaper Picks
Xinhua
"Officials must take a dip to prove river cleanliness"
Local officials in East China's Zhejiang province will be required to swim in rivers in their administrative areas to prove that the quality of the rivers has improved.
The province's CPC standing committee has stated that by July 12, local governments in the province must nominate rivers that are clean enough to swim in. Once the nominations are approved, the officials must swim in those rivers.
Mao Linsheng, deputy director of the committee, said on Thursday that the improvement of water quality should not be shown by data alone.
Improving water quality is one of the most important administrative targets of the province this year. Each local official is appointed to one or several parts of a river in their administrative region. Improving the water quality is directly linked to officials' performance assessments.
China News Service
Dinner in the Sky wins favor in Shanghai
The novelty of eating at 50 meters in the air has won favor among rich diners in Shanghai.
Guests will enjoy a meal prepared by a world-famous chef on a platform, with dinner costing from just under 2000 yuan to nearly 9000 yuan, depending on the package deal that is chosen.
Guests take their seats and buckle their seat belts, and then the platform is lifted 50 meters high in the sky by a crane-like machine.
Dinner in the Sky says it operates in more than 30 countries, including the US, Mexico and Canada.
Such a breathtaking meal usually takes six hours, including the time for going up and coming down. But the timetable in Shanghai, according to the hotel, has been cut to only two hours.
AFP
Curry spices lower hypertension in rats: Indian research
Indian medical researchers say they have successfully tested a blend of curry spices that lower blood pressure in lab rats, raising hopes for a natural and affordable drug to treat the chronic disease.
The research team had tested a mixture of ginger, cardamom, cumin and pepper -- common ingredients in Indian kitchens -- along with white lotus petals and others on the rodents.
They saw tremendous positive changes in rats induced with high blood pressure during their laboratory experiments.
The study said the spices were successful at reducing renovascular hypertension, a secondary form of high blood pressure caused by a narrowing of the arteries in the kidneys.
CTV News
Only half of international medical grads in Canada work as doctors: study
A new study suggests that only about half of international medical graduates living in Canada are currently working as doctors due to intense competition for residency positions.
Researchers from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto have found that in 2011, 1,800 applicants competed for 191 residency spots designated for foreign-trained physicians in Ontario.
The study found that 55 per cent of these graduates end up working as physicians.
Researchers say there are doctors who are working as cab drivers, even working in gas stations right now.
They find it very difficult to find a training position despite finishing their medical exams."
The study found a "substantial number of respondents" felt they were misinformed about their chances of securing a residency position in Canada.
Many of those surveyed said they regretted their decision to move to Canada.
The study found the numbers are similar in the United States.
Special Reports
Hannes Exhibition in Beijing
Anchor:
MOMENTOUS, a multimedia, interactive exhibition that features works by renowned Swiss photographer and artist Hannes Schmid has recently opened at the Today Art Museum in Beijing.
CRI's Xu Fei has more.
Reporter: Sixty-eight-year-old Schmid is one of Switzerland's great visual storytellers. His ongoing exhibition employs an interactive installation that uses the iconic still and moving images out of Hannes Schmid's work around Formula 1.
The Swiss photographer claims he has already turned Formula One into a trans-cultural phenomenon and an art.
"It's based on the art of transformation. And I transform subjects, which have been rooted in a certain kind of culture, idea, visions or existence into a different world. What I did in Formula 1 was actually a transformation. I took a car that does everything and I moved it to the salt flats of Bonneville in a completely alien environment. And I established a land speed record. This is something a Formula 1 cannot do."
At the centre of the exhibition, five monumental mobile sculptures turn in perpetual motion, upon which photographs and moving images are projected.
Visitors are invited to play an active part in the creation of this work by synthesizing images of their own — uploaded through smart phones and a digital app — with those of the artist. Hannes Schmid explains:
"When you come now into my installation and you see these five huge planets that you can upload photographs out of your phone book of your smart phone into the center-piece. So I've been creating together with the people who upload the pictures a new artwork. And I never ever expected it's been six days now and thousands of photographs have been uploaded. It is amazing. And it is the biggest payback I ever got in my life."
The current exhibition in Beijing is the first showing of Schmid's work in Asia.
In fact, the photographer is closely connected to Chinese culture through family, which includes his Chinese wife and two children. He envisions Momentous as a synthesis of two cultural spheres and invites visitors to consider interweaving approaches to art and philosophy from different cultures:
"And of course I learned in the last 15 years since I married. I learned a lot about Chinese culture. So that's why I'm so close to this culture. And I have probably a much better understanding than a lot of people in the west how China functions and what's the problem of Chinese art."
Alex Gao, director of the Today Art Museum, called the Swiss photographer's exhibition a pioneering experiment, expressing the hope that visitors will enjoy their experience of integrating art with social media in China. The exhibition will run until July 17.
For CRI, I'm Xu Fei
Sports
Preview of two fixtures in the last 16
Brazil, the hosts and one of the favorites to win the World Cup, are set to meet Chile in the first Round of 16. That match starts at midnight on Sunday Beijing time.
Brazil is likely going to reshuffle its lineup, with Fernandinho set to replace Paulinho from the start to give the midfield more thrust and fluidity in feeding Neymar and Hulk.
Brazil forward Fred says the changes will not upset the team's harmony.
"Fernandinho is a player of great strength, he is very fast. Paulinho enters the area more on the offensive without the ball. Fernandinho takes over the ball and goes in more passing the ball, but this is a difference that does not change much, the two are very similar and they get the ball forward."
Meanwhile, Chile forward Alexis Sanchez says he is really happy to play against Brazil but he is worried about the referee.
"The next match is about which team has more endurance and which team has the mentality to go a long way. In this group not everybody is friendly but on the field, everybody runs for the others. And the team is like a pitbull. This team goes to the pitch and puts everything into each game. This match is about which team wins with the heart, and which team wants to go all the way to the final."
Brazil will be encouraged by recent history having knocked Chile out at the same stage in two previous World Cups: 1998 and 2010.
Brazil has in fact won nine of the last 10 meetings between the two squads.
In other action,
On Sunday, the match between Columbia and Uruguay is set to kick off at 4 am.
But Uruguay will be without its most outstanding player. Luis Suarez has been hit with the longest ban ever imposed at a World Cup.
FIFA has thrown the book at Suarez, one of soccer's most talented but controversial players, for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 1-0 victory in their Group D match.
The four-month ban means Suarez will have to sit out the first two months of the next English season.
He will also miss Liverpool's opening Premier League and Champions League matches.
Suarez is considered one of the most gifted players in world football, scoring 31 league goals in 33 games for Liverpool last season.
World Cup group matches roundup
Belgian soccer fans are celebrating their team's 1-0 win over South Korea in the final Group H match for the two squads.
Belgium gets to watch its team in the group of 16 round. South Korea was the last Asian team standing at the World Cup and with the loss it has been eliminated from the competition.
For the Asian teams collectively, this is the worst performance in their World Cup history.
Belgium is set to face United States. The US squad advanced despite losing 1-0 to Germany early this morning.
In other action,
Algeria has moved through to the round of 16 with a one-one draw with Russia.
Algeria is due to take on the Germans.
Although Portugal has dumped Ghana 2-1, it's not enough. They failed to qualify for the round of 16.
In other action in this next phase of the World Cup,
The Netherlands will face Mexico.
Costa Rica will meet Greece.
France takes on Nigeria and Argentina faces Switzerland
Cleveland select Andrew Wiggins as No. 1 pick in 2014 NBA Draft
In NBA news,
Canadian Andrew Wiggins has been taken with the number one pick of the 2014 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers at Barclays Center.
"I've been dreaming of this moment from when I was a little kid, you know my dream was just to make the NBA, now going to high school and college the opportunity and possibility of going number one came into talk, now I accomplished that so it's just a crazy feeling right now I don't really know how to feel, it doesn't even feel real right now."
The selection of Wiggins, who played college ball at the University of Kansas, has made it back-to-back number one overall picks from Canada, both selected by Cleveland.
The Cavs took forward Anthony Bennett first overall last year.
This is the third No. 1 pick in the last four years for the Cavaliers.
Jabari Parker of Duke University was the second overall pick, taken by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The 19-year-old Parker, a polished offensive-minded forward who averaged 19.1 points and 8.7 rebounds as a freshman last season, is happy to join Milwaukee, which is about a 90-minute drive from his hometown of Chicago.
"Well they're (Milwaukee Bucks) a young team and I feel like I can contribute right off the bat, I feel like I'm going to be able to grow with that organization and I'm trying to be a throwback player, you know only stick with one team, and you know this might bite me in the butt years from now but right now I just want to stick with whoever's rolling with me."
Cameroon's Joel Embiid from the University of Kansas, the potential defensive ace of the draft, was taken with the third pick by the Philadelphia 76ers
The NBA took time after the 15th pick to honor former Baylor University center Isaiah Austin.
Austin's NBA career ended before he had a chance to be drafted because of a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome, a genetic condition that can cause defects of the heart and other organs.
Entertainment
Latest transformer movie out, fans react
The latest episode of the transformers series, Age of Extinction, has finally hit the big screen here in Beijing.
Fans are excited.
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"Transformers were loved by those of us who were born in the 1980s. I must support the new movie."
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"This time the story in the film is not closely connected to its former series. Main actors and actresses of the film have also been changed. I was not used to this idea when filming began. But later things became better."
"There are so many Chinese elements appearing in the film but I doubt it specially caters to the Chinese audiences. Above all, it's not a bad film. Effects of IMAX are great. The story is touching. I wish there would be more coming up."
Like its predecessors, the film is directed by Michael Bay and executive produced by Steven Spielberg.
Chinese stars like Li Bingbing and Han Geng are also joining the cast.
It is also the closing film of the Shanghai International film festival earlier this month.
Fromer Transfomers star Shia LeBouf arrested for acting off
Also related to the Transformers series, former protagonist in the film Shia LeBeouf, has been dragged away by police at a New York City theater for causing disruption.
Police say the incident happened at Studio 54 in Manhattan during a performance of the Broadway show "cabaret."
A spokesman for the show says LaBeouf was completely disruptive, to both patrons and performers and was handcuffed and led out the studio.
This latest meltdown of the star actor follows his many misbehhaviours in recent years.
As early as February 2005, LaBeouf was arrested by police in Los Angeles and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, after he threatened his neighbor by driving into his car.
LeBeouf was also drawn into the spotlight for drunk driving and fighting at a bar among others.
LaBeouf was best known for starring in Transformers.
"The Godfather of the Middle East" debuts in the Chinese mainland
Howard Gordon's latest TV series Tyrant has started its debut in the Chinese mainland.
The first episode of season one is now available on Tencent video.
Tyrant, widely regarded as The Godfather of the Middle East, tells the story of Barry Al-Fayeed, the son of a Middle Eastern despot who returns to his home country.
Gordon was executive producer of the series, he also has 24 Hours and Homeland under his name.
The series had previously asked Oscar-winning Taiwan, director Ang Lee to direct before David Yates took the helm.
Batman 75th anniversary exhibition held in Burbank, California
A new exhibit featuring a large collection of Batman props and memorabilia from all seven films opened on the Warner Brothers lot in honor of the Caped Crusader's 75th birthday.
The exhibit features a wide range of vehicles, props and costumes used throughout the film franchise's history.
The opening was attended by actor, Danny DeVito, who played the villain, "The Penguin" in the second Batman film, "Batman Returns" in 1992.
DeVito said he had a lot of fond memories from working on the movie, and that he has figured out the key to being cast as Batman.
"I mean you got to have a handsome guy play that part. I mean you can't get Paul Giamatti to play Batman, I mean with all due respect, Paul is a really nice guy a good actor, a great actor, but you need somebody like...who fits in the suit. The thing is, the suit is very, very difficult. That's how they cast the part you know, they got the suits, because Warner Brothers is a little tight, they got all the suits made, so they find the actor that fits into the suit."
The Batman Exhibit, which is held in Burbank, California boasts to be the only one of its kind with major props from all seven films in one location.
First appearing in the comic book, Detective number 27, which hit newsstands in March 1939, Batman emerged to become one of the world's most popular super heroes.
That's it for this edition of the Beijing Hour - a quick recap of headlines before we go:
The Chinese mainland's Taiwan Affairs Chief has been in meetings with the mayor of New Taipei city, talking about stronger ties and cooperation...
50 Chinese workers in Iraq have been taken to safety in Baghdad, as fighting in the country continues...
and Ukraine has finally signed a partnership deal with the European Union...
In business, China's industrial profits are rising...
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