Beijing's new $1.6 billion No 5 Metro subway line halted for 10 and 40 minutes on both directions on Friday because of "technical problems", which the subway company declined to reveal. Some passengers, who rely on the train to go to work, had to switch to buses. The company says the first year of operation is a "shakedown period" in which the line will be constantly improved.
SHANGHAI: Subway is more than just a means of transportation, it has improved the quality of life of many locals. While many regard the clean and spacious subway station as a good place to have a short rest, some young people use the station as a place for socializing.
Li Zheyuan's school friends gather around their excited buddy and hear a tale of 90 seals sunbathing together on a rock in a lake in Russia. Compared with his friends, Li had a very cool summer holiday and was eager to share his adventures.
While her much-celebrated film academy mate Zhang Yimou has been focusing his lens on grand costume epics, Li Shaohong has constantly pointed her camera at fresh new subjects. In 2004, Li impressed audiences with the visually over-the-top Baober in Love, which follows a Chinese yuppie who leaves his wife and runs off with an "ageless" Beijing girl. A year later, she set her sights on the murky world of adoption in the drama Stolen Life and now her latest offering is a thriller, paying homage to the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock.
Director Roger Spottiswoode started preparing for his 2007 film after finishing the James Bond instalment Tomorrow Never Dies about nine years ago.
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