Vin Diesel has credited the late Paul Walker for the decision to cast John Cena as Jakob Toretto, the long-lost brother of Vin Diesel's character Dom, in the upcoming sequel Fast & Furious 9 . While this will be the ninth installment of the long-running Fast and Furious franchise, Cena's character has never appeared before now, and as such a major character, there was a lot of pressure on Diesel and the F9 team to ensure the right person was cast. Speaking about putting John Cena in the role at a recent press conference, Diesel told the story of exactly how the WWE Superstar was cast. From his point of view, it all comes down to a certain feeling Diesel got when he saw Cena that made him feel like Walker "sent him in." As Diesel explains: RELATED: F9 Director Teases the Return of Hobbs & Shaw in the Fast and Furious Franchise "I remember once we started getting closer to production, Justin (Lin) and I would talk about how harrowing it would be to actually … [Read more...] about Vin Diesel Believes Paul Walker Sent in John Cena as Dom’s Brother in F9
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Durga Ashtami 2021: Date, Puja Timings, tithi, puja shubh muhurat, vidhi and other details
#Durga Puja After Durga Puja, Lakshmi puja organised by BJP in Bengal #Durga Puja Heavy rain warning for West Bengal during Durga Puja #Durga Puja Pujor Shubecha: West Bengal's BJP to telecast PM Modi's address in every booth #Durga Puja Durga Puja 2020: Calcutta HC gives partial relief to Puja organisers, up to 45 people allowed #Durga Puja West Bengal: Doctors welcome high court's order declaring all Durga Puja pandals as no entry zones #Durga Puja What impact will Calcutta HC's order to ban Puja Pandals for visitors in Bengal have? For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now PM Modi to interact with leading doctors, top pharma firms over Covid-19 situation View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 29 min ago Doubling rate of COVID-19 cases at 45 days, death rate also increasing in Rajasthan: Official 36 min ago Urge EC with … [Read more...] about Durga Ashtami 2021: Date, Puja Timings, tithi, puja shubh muhurat, vidhi and other details
Office decries HK judicial interference
HONG KONG -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Sunday voiced its strong disapproval of and opposition against some foreign politicians' trampling upon both the rule of law of Hong Kong and international law. A spokesperson for the office made the remark in response to some politicians in the United States, Britain and the European Union who made groundless accusations against the sentencing of anti-China disruptors Jimmy Lai, Martin Lee and several others by the Hong Kong judiciary and clamored for the release of them. The spokesperson said that Hong Kong is governed by the rule of law, and it is based on solid evidence and with a completely legitimate and transparent procedure that the Hong Kong judiciary has sentenced the relevant people to prison for organizing and participating in unauthorized and unlawful assembly. Some interfering foreign forces who pay lip service to the rule … [Read more...] about Office decries HK judicial interference
Take some of the heat off
US-China collaboration on reducing hydrofluorocarbons would be a significant boost to realizing their climate ambitions An important component of keeping global warming within the limits set by the Paris Agreement is the need to reduce hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are increasingly used in the cooling sector. The 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol calls for an 85 percent reduction in HFC production and use by 2047 to avoid an up to 0.4 C rise in global temperatures by the end of the century. But the world's two biggest GHG emitters-China and the United States-have yet to ratify the amendment. However, that might soon be changing. US President Joe Biden started preparations to present the Kigali Amendment to the US Senate for ratification in January and President Xi Jinping declared that China would ratify the Amendment at the video summit between China, France and Germany last Friday. And over the weekend, after a meeting … [Read more...] about Take some of the heat off
Support for going global
Chinese outbound investment requires facilitation to overcome the headwinds Despite the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China's outbound direct investment remained relatively stable in 2020. However, with the novel coronavirus affecting international investment cooperation, and many countries tightening their foreign investment policies-major European economies and the United States have stepped up their security reviews of potential foreign investments with the blatant intention of targeting Chinese capital-Chinese ODI is expected to decrease by 5 to 10 percent this year, which might be increased in 2022. Although Chinese ODI produces win-win results-for instance, in a survey carried out by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in 2020, 35.3 percent of respondents said Chinese companies hire more than two-thirds of their employees locally-Chinese businesses also face compliance challenges when going international. A survey of nearly 1,000 businesses by the … [Read more...] about Support for going global