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Super Salesman

June 17， London： Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is followed by British Prime Minister David Cameron as he walks past an Honour Guard at the Treasury building in London. Acting as an advocate for Chinese products， Li promoted Chinas technology and service to the UK by signing a series of landmark deals in finance， science， education， energy and infrastructure. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Britain comprehensive strategic partnership. Cameron and Li agreed to seize the opportunity to lift bilateral relations to a new level. Sino-British cooperation will not only benefit both sides but the whole world as well.

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Stars Shine in Shanghai

June 14， Shanghai： Actress Nicole Kidman accepts an award for outstanding achievement from director John Woo at the opening ceremony of the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival. Fifteen films out of over 2，000 entries from more than 100 countries competed for the “Golden Goblet，” the top prize of the annual festival. Of the 15 finalists， Uncle Victory and Sacred Arrows were Chinese films. Chinese actress Gong Li became the first female president of the Shanghai International Film Festival this year. CFP

Alibaba Scores Share of Soccer Giant Evergrande

June 5， Hangzhou， Zhejiang Province： Founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma （right） and Chairman of Evergrande Group Xu Jiayin pose during a signing ceremony between Alibaba and Evergrande. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba agreed to pay Evergrande 1.2 billion yuan （US $191 million） for a 50-percent share of Guangzhou Evergrande， Chinas most successful soccer club in recent years. Later， Alibaba announced a controlling purchase of UCWeb， a major Chinese web browser， as it continued to fight for dominance of Chinas internet industry. It seems that Alibaba Groups impending initial public offering has done little to dent its appetite for acquisition. CFP

MH370 Prayers Continue 100 Days Later

June 15， Beijing： Relatives of passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 burn incense to pray for the return of their loved ones at Yonghegong Lama Temple. The day marked the 100th since the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared along with 239 passengers and crew on board. Many relatives believe their loved ones are still alive， so they visited the temple to pray for their safe return. The Beijing-bound flight disappeared from radar screens on March 8， shortly after takeoff. The search for the doomed airliner initially focused on a massive area of the Indian Ocean some 1，000 miles off Australias coast， but nothing has yet been found. The Malaysian government pledged on June 16 that it“would not rest” until the flight is found.