The owners of private schools claim that their courses will lead to significant increases in Gao Kao scores.

What is a lot less well-known, and barely reported, is the number of successful and long-lasting marriages, often enjoyed by some of the really great names in movie history.

Other smaller and privately-held second-hand retailers with humble beginnings are also enjoying success, at least in part because of the recession.

IN "AVATAR", a film that has enjoyed a certain modest success at the box office recently, 3D technology brought blue-skinned extraterrestrials to life.

But Brazil, in turn, will not be able to match China's record in reducing the number of poor people without higher growth.