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The Porsche 911 Sally Special sold at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey Auction on Saturday evening for a record $3.6 million (auction hammer price). In the charged atmosphere of the packed bidding hall, the one-of-one car attracted significant interest, with the final winning offer coming from a telephone bidder. The price was a record for a new Porsche sold at auction, according to the auction house.The sale reunited members of the original Cars team who created both the car in the Disney and Pixar film and the life-size Sally Carrera, based on a 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera. That team included actress Bonnie Hunt, the voice of Sally Carrera, Jay Ward, Creative Director of Franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, and Bob Pauley, who, as Production Designer for Cars, sketched Sally for the first time 20 years ago. They were joined by Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), and key members of Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’s Sonderwunsch team including Alexander Fabig and Boris Apenbrink.
A Chinese Emperor's seal fetches $11.8 million dollars when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong. Rough cut (No reporter narration).
Beijing, Oct 14 (EFE/EPA).- China's central parity currency, the renminbi (yuan) rose 28 pips to 6.4386 against the US dollar on Friday. (Camera: WU HONG). SHOT LIST: WORKERS AT A WELDING PRODUCTION LINE AT THE SANY BEIJING ROTARY DRILLING RIG PLANT DURING A GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZED TRIP FOR JOURNALISTS, IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Beijing, Sep 24 (EFE/EPA).- The shares of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande plummeted Friday by 11.6 percent in the stock market after the expiration a day earlier of the term to pay the interests of a group of “offshore” bonds.Although at the opening of the session the fall was much more moderate, of little more than 2 percent, the uncertainty prevailed on the mentioned payments, which would suppose a disbursement of about $ 84 million.The company has now entered a 30-day period before it is officially deemed to have defaulted. (Camera: ARCHIVE).B-ROLL OF EVERGRANDE ROYAL SCENERY HOUSING COMPLEX IN BEIJING; EVERGRANDE CITY PLAZA IN BEIJING AND EVERGRANDE CENTER IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Jiangsu, Sep 16 (EFE/EPA).- A Chinese factory Fangtian Non-woven Fabric Co., Ltd in the province of Jiangsu produced a medical-grade masks program that could make over 100,000 N95 masks and a combined turnout of 80 million masks. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).SHOT LIST: WOMEN WORK ON PRODUCING MASKS IN A FANGTIAN FACTORY DURING THE ORGANISED MEDIA TOUR IN YANCHENG, JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA.
Beijing/Shanghai, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- China's industrial production grew by 6.4 percent year-on-year in July, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported Monday.The figure was below analysts' forecasts - who expected 7.8 percent - and lower than the 8.3 percent growth recorded the previous month.Despite the favorable base effect from last year when the Chinese economy began to pick up after the halt in economic activity caused by the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the figure shows a recovery of industrial production although it is also the fifth consecutive month of deceleration. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF THE CITIES OF BEIJING AND SHANGHAI, CHINA.