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Web Exclusive: Project has been in the works for five years -- A Chinese shingle is planning to take the country's current 3-D craze to the small screen with a 45-episode costume drama 'Wu Cheng-en and the Journey to the West,' based on an ancient Chinese legend.

Business News: Broadway banker boards bank -- City National, one of Southern California's largest independent banks, has hired longtime Broadway banker Stephanie Dalton as senior veep and team leader for entertainment, based in New York.

Chinese online entertainment and game developer Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited says it plans to have its online business go public in the united states. Shanda plans to submit a draft registration statement on a confidential basis to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a possible initial public offering of Shanda Games Limited, a Cayman Islands [...]

A new business in Saskatoon is offering help for seniors and people with disabilities to become more independent. the company, called "Family Connection," provides services that range from running a ...

Business News: Gilbert, Sheen take sides in battle -- SAG's bitter internal battle over its contract ratification has intensified, with high-profile members such as Melissa Gilbert and Martin Sheen taking sides.

Business News: Mark Itkin expected to fill exec's seat -- The fallout from the WMA-Endeavor merger has hit the highest level: WMA topper Jim Wiatt.

Farmers Insurance is piloting the use of IBM's business process management simulation game in its call center leadership training programs.

Zenit.org ).- What does the Catholic Church affirm about the free market?The answer to this and other questions about Catholic social teaching is part of a quiz found on a new Web site from the U.S. e...

Cash-strapped British consumers are raiding their attics for items to sell on eBay, while businesses are increasingly using the online auction site to offload office equipment no longer needed as they cut staff in the recession.Charity shops are seeing some benefit as the global downturn takes its toll, with one in 10 British people buying more from charity outlets than before the recession and one in five donating more goods, according to a survey released today.The study, conducted by YouGov for the charity insurer Ecclesiastical, found 13% of people use charity shops to help stretch their budgets. Women were found to be donating more than men and although half the women questioned gave to charity shops before the recession, an additional 23% have since begun doing so.Steve Wood, a spokesman for Ecclesiastical, said: 'The number of new charity shoppers is a reflection of the pressure the recession is putting on people's spending power. We're simply not hitting the high street like we

Business News: Producer to replace Rosen at school -- Feature and TV producer Teri Schwartz has been tapped dean of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, replacing Robert Rosen.