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- Jet Li returns to Chinese film after 3 US movies [AP] "Jet Li is returning to Chinese film with a reportedly non-kung fu movie after three Hollywood productions, a publicist said Tuesday. Li is due to start shooting the movie — tentatively called "Ocean Paradise" in Chinese — Edko Film publicist Zhang Hongyan told The Associated Press in a phone interview Tuesday. The film, due to be released next year, will be directed by a newcomer, Zhang said, declining to give further detail before the official announcement at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday."
- China Premier Rejects 'Blindly Optimistic' View of Economy [WSJ] "China's Premier Wen Jiabao expressed caution about the country's economic recovery, saying the effects of some short-term policies may fade while longer-term policies will take time to have an impact. Ending a three-day visit to the eastern province of Zhejiang, Mr. Wen warned against being "blindly optimistic," according to a statement by the State Council."
- China Mobile chief pushes e-book potential [BusinessWeek] "China Mobile Ltd., the world's largest mobile carrier, is pushing e-reading, seeing it as its next big mobile business, the company's chief executive has said. Wang Jianzhou, also China Mobile's chairman, called e-reading a "new culture" and said he expects such services to grow in China because of the rising popularity of smart phones, which can download content faster than conventional cell phones."
- Rich youngsters picked for controversial training [China Daily] "A training course to turn rich children into business leaders has become a lightning rod for critics who suggest the province of Jiangsu is interfering in the market economy and catering to the wealthy. "I feel like we are going back to the time of a planned economy," said a netizen from Hebei province on Sina.com."
- China's Hunan, Guangxi check lead smelters [Reuters] "Hunan, the second-biggest producer of refined lead among China's provinces, is checking lead smelters in the wake of lead poisoning in Shaanxi province, a provincial environmental official said on Tuesday. China, the world's top lead producer, has shut as much as 240,000 tonnes of annual lead smelting capacity in its top producing province of Henan after reports of lead poisoning in a neighbouring province, smelter officials said on Monday."
- Q+A-China's pressing pollution problem [Reuters] "Over the last month, China has reported two cases of large-scale lead poisoning among children living close to heavily polluting factories. Here are some questions and answers about pollution problems in China, the world's most populous nation."
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