NTD Television
Issue 59  January 31, 2013
 Spotlight On China 
 

 

- 2 Billion Passengers in 40 Days

Yuan to Clear in Taiwan

- "The Grandmaster" Debuts

- Protests on the Rise

 
 
 
 

2 Billion Passengers in 40 Days

Chinese New Year comes February 10. The largest annual human migration has begun, but the state-owned railways have not kept up with demand in recent years.

  China's Annual Railway Disaster Already Well Underway [Click to watch] 

 

 

Yuan to Clear in Taiwan

Sometime in February the Chinese Yuan will be able to be cleared in Taiwan. Previously US dollars acted as an intermediary. The move is part of China's desire to internationalize its currency.

   Taiwan and China Sign Yuan Clearing Agreement [Click to watch] 

 

 

"The Grandmaster" Debuts

   Heralded as a kung-fu masterpiece, a film 10 years is making debuts in Asian markets, raking in $28 million in its first week in China. Loosely based on a true story, The Grandmaster is set for a European debut in February.

  "The Grandmaster" Debut in Singapore with Leung and Kar [Click to watch]  

 

 

Protests on the Rise

   The number of mass protests in China has risen dramatically since 2000. Last week 30 protests, some as large as 1000 people, over sixteen provinces, occurred on one day.

  Mass Protests in China on the Rise [Click to watch] 

 NTD Corner
  
Film Screening

 

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The NTD co-produced film, Free China, screened at the Italian Parliament last week. It will be released publicly this summer. [More]  

  
Pandas, Poets and
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Discovering China takes viewers on a modern, poignant and exciting journey.[More]  

  

Shen Yun Performing Arts

 


Free China

 

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