A selection of 58 short films will also be shown as part of the festival, representing 15 countries and with 64 percent directed by women.
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KUALA LUMPUR， April 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese companies are widely considered as the forerunner for the proposed high-speed railway project linking the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and Singapore， a local media reported on Sunday.
A series of recent investment by Chinese state-owned companies have helped to lay the ground for the bid for the 350 km high-speed railway， according to the Sunday Star， a Malaysian English newspaper.
In March， China Railway Group Limited (CREC)， one of China's largest state-owned companies， announced a 2 billion-U.S. dollar investment to build its regional headquarter in Bandar Malaysia， the proposed terminal for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore line.
The announcement came three months after CREC's successful bid with its Malaysian joint-venture partner in December to acquire 60 percent of the equity in the Bandar Malaysia project.
On the railway bid， China is facing competitors from Japan， South Korea， France and several other countries.
One of the advantages of the Chinese side is the experience of working with Malaysia on the latter's regular railway system and light rail transit projects， according to the Star.
Chinese companies have supplied about 75 to 80 percent of the locomotives and coaches and related equipment to Malaysia.
China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has built a manufacturing center for Southeast Asia in Malaysia.
Despite being a late comer in high-speed railway， China has developed the most cost-effective rail system in the world， thanks to China's research and development on major train projects and super lengthy tracks， said Goh Bok Yen， a well-known transportation planning consultant.
However， Goh told the newspaper that it was far from a done deal as the project remains in an early stage.
The governments of Malaysia and Singapore are expected to finalize the commercial model and procurement approach of the project by this year.
WELLINGTON， Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English looked set to step into the prime minister's shoes Thursday with at least half his ruling party Parliamentary caucus declaring their support for him.
English was endorsed by outgoing Prime Minister John Key in his shock resignation speech on Monday， but a seamless transition was disrupted when Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Judith Collins， who holds the Police and Corrections portfolios， threw their hats in the ring.
However， it was widely reported that English on Thursday had the declared support of at least 30 of the 59-strong caucus of the ruling center-right National Party -- enough to take the leadership if it came to the vote scheduled for Dec. 12.
Radio New Zealand reported that Collins had withdrawn from the race that same day and declared her support for English.
It also reported that English had said he would give Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce the key finance portfolio， should he become prime minister.
With English now looking certain to be New Zealand's new leader， more attention would now be given to his deputy， said the report.
On Wednesday， Climate Change Issues Minister Paula Bennett and Transport Minister Simon Bridges both put their names forward to be English's deputy should he win the top job.
English， 54， was a farmer in the far south of the South Island and policy analyst at the New Zealand Treasury before being elected to Parliament in 1990.
He became National Party leader in 2001 and led the party to its worst ever general election defeat in 2002.
He has been deputy to Key and Finance Minister since the National Party was returned to power in 2008.
He now appears likely to lead the party into the next general election， which is expected later next year， although he could decide to call it earlier.
English told Radio New Zealand Tuesday that the circumstances were different now.
"The National Party was different， the political environment was quite different， I've worked closely with the prime minister， learnt an awful lot in those 15 years and I think it's partly because of that experience I can see the opportunities ahead，" he said.
by Xinhua Writer Zhong Ya
BEIJING nike air presto uomo scontate , July 18 (Xinhua) -- China's economy is operating within a reasonable growth range due to effective policies implemented by the Chinese government, say experts.
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China' economy continued its steady expansion in the first half of this year with GDP up 6.9 percent year on year to about 38.2 trillion yuan (5.6 trillion U.S. dollars), data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.
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