There are not many Chinese actresses who made a name in Hollywood. Here is a list of ten famous Chinese actresses who did!
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Oct 27 19
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Leading Ladies
More women have stepped forward to serve as head of government in their countries. Here is a list of ten Asian women who served their countries.
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Jan 31 20
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World Leaders
Over the next twenty years, a few major events occurred and the Chinese economy rose rapidly. From 1990 to 2009, the GDP grew by 4.5 times.
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Nov 10 19
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China
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2019 marked the 200th Anniversary of Singapore, since it was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819.
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Feb 24 20
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Mixed Singapore
EURO 2020 was the 16th edition of this competition which was started in 1960. The tournament was delayed by one year due to the pandemic. During the last fifteen editions, there were some surprise winners.
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Jun 21 21
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European Championship
The "Thirty-Six Stratagems" of Ancient China, as compared to "The Art of War", were little known to the Western world. The thirty-six strategies came from the actual experiences of kings, politicians, military leaders and even ordinary people.
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Jan 05 20
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Eastern Philosophy
A list of world's historical events occurred in 2019.
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Jan 07 20
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2010s History
During the 2010s, China made rapid progress in technological advancement to become a major world's economic power. The People's Republic of China also celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding on 1 October 2019.
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Oct 30 20
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China
206 national teams from 6 confederations played a total of 865 matches to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup hosted by Qatar.
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Sep 13 22
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2022 Qatar
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Review of the FA Premier League 2002-2003 which was the eleventh season of the English premier league.
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Jan 28 23
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Premiership 2000s
Sixteen teams made it to the knock-out stages. The eventual winner, France won their second world title after their first victory in 1998.
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Jul 19 18
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2018 Russia
Can you identify these People's Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (ROC/Taiwan) leaders from the 20th and 21st centuries?
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Aug 19 19
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Government
A list of ten commonly used loanwords from Chinese.
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Dec 05 20
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Borrowed Words and Phrases
210 nations played in the qualifiers to decide 31 of the 32 teams taking part in the finals in Russia. In Part 2, find out which teams from South America (CONMEBOL), Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC), Central, North America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) qualified.
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Feb 20 23
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2018 Russia
After 20 years of isolation, China started to show gradual development in their economy after they started to adopt the open door policy in the late 1970s.
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Mar 04 25
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China
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A selection of books written by global political and spiritual leaders.
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Dec 30 20
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Author's Life
This massive country is blessed with a spectacular range of beautiful and natural landscapes, historical buildings and monuments.
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Aug 07 18
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China
Tokyo hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics in July and August 2021. The Games was delayed by one year due to the pandemic.
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Jul 20 21
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Olympics History
The last three letters are the answers for each new word. All words are related to Geography.
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Jun 16 20
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Geography - Wordplay
Mao Zedong (1893-1976) was a man who rose from humble beginnings to become the supreme leader of the People's Republic of China for three decades.
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Oct 18 21
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Chinese
210 nations played in the qualifiers to decide 31 of the 32 teams taking part in the finals in Russia. In Part 1, find out which European (UEFA) teams qualified.
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Jun 07 18
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2018 Russia
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What do you know about the activities of some of the world's most important politicians in 2018? Try this quiz and find out.
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Jun 20 19
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World Leaders by Year
Following is a list of ten words borrowed from the Chinese language. Most of the early loanwords came during the time of the Qing Dynasty and British colonial period.
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Aug 05 19
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Borrowed Words and Phrases
In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run a sub-four minute mile. Find out the barrier breakers in the world of track and field athletics.
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Oct 03 18
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Athletes A-Z
The Chinese civilization is the of the oldest in history. The 4000 years of imperial history from 2070 BC to 1912 AD of China can be divided in 17 periods. This is part-one of the series from 2070 BC to 220 AD. Tough, 10 Qns, sw11,
Sep 04 22
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China
Match the meaning of the names of some historical regions in Asia.
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Jul 24 20
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Historical Geography
The kingdom of Qin founded in 10th century BC became the first dynasty to unite China 700 years later. Despite a short reign of fifteen years from 221 to 206 BC, the Qin Dynasty had made a great contribution in the history of China.
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Aug 17 18
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China
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In June and July 2018, the heroic rescue of a soccer team of 12 young boys and their coach from a flooded cave in Thailand captivated the world for 18 days. How did the rescuers manage to carry out this seemingly impossible mission so successfully?
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Aug 07 19
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Thailand
News highlights on world leaders in 2019.
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Mar 26 25
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World Leaders by Year
The athletics events were held from 31st July to 8th August 2021 mainly at Tokyo Olympic Stadium. There were some unexpected winners during the ten-day events.
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Oct 10 21
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2020 Tokyo
Japan hosted the 2019 Rugby World Cup (ninth edition) from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues including Tokyo. South Africa won its third title defeating England in the final match.
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Jan 02 23
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Japan
In the year 2020, we witnessed the loss of quite a few prominent footballers and football managers.
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Dec 21 20
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Football Players
The sleeping giant of South East Asia is rich in oil and gas resources, with more than 17,000 islands spanning three time zones.
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Sep 26 18
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Indonesia
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Possibly the most exciting group stages in World Cup history, the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) produced many surprising results in the group stages.
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Jul 02 18
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2018 Russia
Possibly the most exciting group stages in World Cup's history, the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) had produced many surprising results.
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Jun 29 18
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2018 Russia
Myanmar is the oldest country in South East Asia, established in 1044 AD. After many years isolation under military dictatorship, the country is slowly opening up.
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Nov 10 20
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Myanmar
The six goals scored in the final between Argentina and France made the 2022 FIFA World Cup the highest number of goals ever scored in a single tournament.
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Dec 27 22
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2022 Qatar
Given the descriptions of the world leaders, identify the odd one out.
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Jan 18 21
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World Leaders
China consists of twenty two provinces, four municipalities, five autonomous regions and two special administrative regions.
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Feb 09 22
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China
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206 national teams from 6 confederations played a total of 865 matches to qualify for 2022 FIFA World hosted by Qatar.
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Aug 20 24
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2022 Qatar
Malaysia gained independence from the British Empire on 31 August, 1957. This multi-racial country has gone through a lot of changes since then.
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Oct 20 20
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Mixed Asia
Chinese homophones have a profound influence on Chinese culture. The way the numbers are pronounced determines whether they are considered to be auspicious or inauspicious.
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Dec 16 20
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Chinese
The joy of victory and the agony of defeat in the world of sports. This quiz is to examine the teams and individuals which fell short at the final stages.
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Jul 07 20
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They Came Second
From the given descriptions on the sporting legends, identify the odd one out.
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Jan 11 21
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WWoS Tough
A trade war between the USA and China. Apple and Amazon becoming the first two corporations to reach the $1 trillion mark in market capitalization value. What else do you know about the business world in 2018?
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Jun 28 19
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Corporations
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The Olympic motto: Faster, Higher and Stronger. Find out the barrier breakers in the world of track and field athletics
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Oct 11 18
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Athletes A-Z
Interesting highlights of Tokyo Olympics held from July to August 2021 featuring new events and surprise medal winners.
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Aug 02 21
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2020 Tokyo
After many years of civil wars, South Sudan separated from Sudan to become an independent state in 9 July 2011, and it is officially known as The Republic of South Sudan.
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May 31 19
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South Sudan
Japan has a global reputation for manufacturing high-quality products. Find out the meaning of the names of the manufacturers of ten well-known Japanese companies.
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May 24 20
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Japanese
Formerly named Siam, this country known as "The Land of Smiles" is the most visited country in South East Asia.
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Oct 11 18
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Thailand