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Turnover totaled HK$77.47 billion ($9.98 billion), compared with Thursday's HK$61 billion ($7.86 billion).
Of the 700-odd officially published photo portraits of late Chairman Mao Zedong, more than 400 were taken by photographer Hou Bo.
China Thursday lodged a complaint with the WTO over the EU's anti-dumping duties on Chinese leather shoe imports.
Beyonce arriving at promotional meet and greet appearance for her new fragrance 'Heat', held at Macy's Herald Square.
Actor Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva pose during the Spanish premiere of the film "Edge of Darkness" in Madrid.
Zhang Yi, a 28-year-old imagined her boyfriend's proposal to be romantic.