Jackie Chan calls US 'most corrupt' country in the world

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HONG KONG - Hong Kong action hero Jackie Chan has once again provoked criticism, this time from an American blogger, after suggesting on Chinese television that the US is the "most corrupt" country in the world.

"When you talk about corruption -- the whole world, is there corruption in the United States? The most corrupt in the world!" the Rush Hour star, who has made headlines recently for his controversial views, told Phoenix TV last month.

Chan reaffirmed his view after the show's host questioned him -- "Of course! Where did the great breakdown come from? The world, the United States started it," Chan said, referring to the financial crisis and gesticulating as he spoke.

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Kim Chiu: "We are good, we are OK. I don't care, I don't care, bahala na siya. She knows Gerald, who Gerald is"

Actress Kim Chiu finally breaks her silence regarding her friend Maja Salvador and ex boyfriend Gerald Anderson rumored romance. In a press conference of her hit series Ina Kapatid Anak she confirmed that she was surprised and was not expecting it. She also added that she is not feeling any bitterness and doesn’t care about Maja and Gerald’s romance.

An when she was asked if she and Maja are still friends she quickly answered, "we are good, we are OK. I don't care, I don't care, bahala na siya. She knows Gerald, who Gerald is”.

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Mobile devices surge at the expense of TVs, laptops

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LAS VEGAS - The global tech industry has become a tale of two sectors, with mobile devices surging at the expense of older electronics that are struggling, a forecast showed Sunday.

A survey presented ahead of the International Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest trade show of its kind, projects modest growth of four percent for the industry expected to generate 2013 sales of $1.1 trillion.

But half of the revenues will come from mobile connected devices -- smartphones, tablets and mobile computers, according to the forecast by the Consumer Electronics Association and GfK Research.

The industry has been buffeted by the huge shift to mobile, but also by sluggish global economic conditions, especially in recession-hit Western Europe.

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Kuwait sentences second man to jail for insulting emir: lawyer

A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, his lawyer said, the second person to be jailed for the offence in as many days.

The U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state has clamped down in recent months on political activists who have been using social media websites to criticize the government and the ruling family.

Kuwait has seen a series of opposition-organized protests, including one on Sunday night, since the ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, used emergency powers in October to change the voting system.

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Cateel Students need school supplies

Students of Cateel Davao Oriental are now crying for help. They need basic school supplies such as papers, pencils, books and pens. Super typhoon Pablo destroyed everything including their school buildings and school records. But this does not stopped them in pursuing their dreams.

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