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"The idea of human rights begins with a fundamental commitment to the dignity that is the birthright of every man, woman and child."
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U.S. Secretary of State was speaking on the release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Hang Seng Set For Overdue Rebound
Amergence Group Set To Joint Venture Major Music Events In Hong Kong
Hong Kong May Sell Apartments To Cool Market
Hang Seng Index Closes 0.3pc Lower
<font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">update: Hong Kong May Sell Subsidized Apartments To Cool Market</font>

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Senators Back Bill To Pressure China On Currency
China Finance Online Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results

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Hong Kong Rains Men As China's One-child Policy Spills Over - Feature
Hong Kong - An alarming consequence of China's one-child policy spilling over into Hong Kong is a skewed sex ratio, experts say. The ratio of boys to girls in the city of 7 million people rose from...

Hang Seng Opens Up 0.69pc
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A new American study has found that wealthier people tend to be healthier even in communist...

Missing Chinese lawyer charged for subversion
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has confirmed that missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sentenced to prison on subversion...
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China Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to develop good-neighbourly relations with India, but added that 'the border issue remains unsettled between the two...
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BA has plans to alleviate strike effectsBA has plans to alleviate strike effects
British Airways has announced contingency plans to enable around 45,000 passengers to fly each day during a first strike period, which has been called by the union which looks after the industrial interests of airline cabin...

Air Berlin to cut back on Boeing planesAir Berlin to cut back on Boeing planes
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The prestigious 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), from March 21 to April six, will pay special tribute to India's late actor-director-producer-writer Guru Dutt, whom it calls "Bollywood Guru".

Festival will showcase his "Kaagaz Ke Phool" (1959, with Waheeda Rehman), "Mr. and Mrs. 55" (1955, with Madhubala), "Sahib Bibi aur Gulam" (1962, with Meena Kumari and Waheeda Rahman), and "Pyaasa" (1957, with Mala Sinha and Waheeda Rehman) films. While "Sahib Bibi aur Gulam" was directed by Abrar Alvi, rest were all directed by Filmfare Award winner Guru Dutt himself.

Commending HKIFF for honoring Guru Dutt, Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged India Government and large private conglomerates of India to promote independent cinema.

India was full of creative and excellent filmmakers and they only needed an integrated effort in funding, encouragement, marketing/promotion, exposure in global avenues, and organization of world-level film festivals in India, Rajan Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, added. (ANI)


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