Pressures for r410a

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

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

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

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a match-winning 92 off 49 balls against Punjab Kings on Sunday (April 18) and the southpaw said he made a conscious effort to improve his strike-rate during the knock. Dhawan, who smashed back-to-back hundreds in the IPL last season, is no more a certainty in India’s T20 playing XI and is competing for an opening slot alongside Rohit Sharma for the World Cup later this year. “It was a conscious effort from my side. I knew I have to improve on that (strike-rate). Started taking more risks. Not afraid of changes, always open towards it. Not scared of getting out as well,” said Dhawan, who batted at a strike rate of 187.86 , after the six-wicket win over Punjab Kings. The left-hander said he has also been working on his stroke play. “I have worked on a few shots. My slog shot has improved a lot. It was there earlier as well, but now I play it more freely. I’m more relaxed, having played for so many years. I don’t take things for granted.” Delhi … [Read more...] about IPL 2021: DC opener Shikhar Dhawan not ‘afraid’ to get out, makes conscious effort to improve strike-rate

At last we are to get out of Afghanistan , a country to which we should never have sent a single soldier. I am still full of fury at the shallow and ignorant politicians of all the main parties who sent young men and women into that futile war, to die or to be maimed, for absolutely no purpose. But as this long-overdue moment arrives, a frantic lobby in this country and in the USA wants to get us into a new and equally pointless war against Russia . As I know a bit about Russia, and once lived there, I'd like to warn against this. Yes, Russia is ruled by nasty, sinister despots. But it is not a major threat to us. We have no disputes about territory or trade. Its leaders and people care little about us. It is a defeated, poor country with an economy about the same size as Italy 's, which has been in headlong retreat and decline since the 1980s. Once it ruled a vast empire that began at Marienborn in the middle of Germany, less than 500 miles from Calais. Now it is almost … [Read more...] about PETER HITCHENS: Don’t blame Russia… WE are the ones pushing for a war