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Bulgaria Thanks Tourists With Greeting Cards
At the initiative of Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova, more than 400,000 cards will be sent to foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria. The initiative aims to thank the guests for choosing Bulgaria as the destination for their holidays, the Bulgarian National Television reported.
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Powerful Earthquake Kills at Least 13 in China, 175 Injured
At least 13 people were killed and 175 more injured late Tuesday after a powerful earthquake struck a popular tourist area in southwest China, according to state media, quoted by CNN.
Of those hurt, about 28 had been severely injured, state-owned media outlet Xinhua said. The quake struck Jiuzhaigou County in China's southwestern Sichuan Province late on Tuesday night.
Why China Censors Banned Winnie the Pooh
A gold figure of Winnie The Pooh is displayed inside a glass cabinet at a jewelry store on March 22, 2012 in Chengdu, China, according to CNBC.
Winnie the Pooh has been blacked out from Chinese social media in the lead-up to the country's 19th Communist Party Congress this fall, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
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Heavy rain in Southern China causes floods, killing 56
At least 56 people have been killed and another 22 reported missing as heavy rains continue to pummel southern China, flooding towns, cutting off power and halting traffic, China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said on July 4.
Legendary Chinese treasure discovered (photos)
For centuries it was just a legend, that a vast trove of treasure had spilt into China’s Minjiang River as a battle raged upon its banks. Turns out, it was true.
More than 10,000 individual items of gold and silver have been recovered from the bottom of the river as it winds its way through Sichuan Province.
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Bulgaria's Dimitrov Backs Down in 2nd Round of ATP Masters Shanghai
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has been defeated by Vasek Pospisil in the second round of the ATP Masters Tournament in Shanghai (5:7, 6:7 (2)).
This defeat put an end to Dimitrov's successful advance in the series of tournaments in China.
Dimitrov played at the semi-finals in Chengdu and lost to Andy Murray at the final in Beijing.
Grigor Dimitrov Returns to Top 20 of Professional Tennis
Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has made it back into the twenty best players according to the ATP's website.
Dimitrov has been progressing within the ATP rankings over the past weeks, his current result being a spot up compared to last Monday.
At 1735 points, he is ten points behind Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and thirty ahead of Croatia's Ivo Karlović.
Troicki beats Anderson to advance to Chengdu semi-finals
CHENGDU - Serbia's Viktor Troicki is through to the semi-finals of the ATP tennis tournament in Chengdu, China, after defeating Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) on Friday.
Troicki, who won the match after an hour and a half of play, is now 2-2 head-to-head against Anderson.
Troicki beats Baghdatis to advance to Chengdu quarters
CHENGDU - Serbia's Viktor Troicki is through to the quarter-finals of the ATP tennis tournament in Chengdu, China, after beating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Troicki won after an hour and 48 minutes of play and is now 2-5 head-to-head against Baghdatis.
He will next face Kevin Anderson of South Africa.
The prize money in Chengdu is 840,915 dollars.